<p>how do you guys answer the essays? So i have written two essays for the commonapp: </p>
<ol>
<li>personal statement describing why i would like to transfer out of my current university</li>
<li>the "why College X" essay, which is specific to each college</li>
</ol>
<p>however, columbia asks for "How and why is your present school not meeting your needs? Please limit yourself to 250 words (1 page)" which sounds like the combination of both my essays. </p>
<p>How must I answer? should I compress them to 250 words or should I submit an essay with the theme "Why Columbia" for that topic, and submit my commonapp personal statement (which actually "Why I would like to transfer out" essay) as the "Personal Essay" ?</p>
<p>It seems impossible to cram "Why Columbia" and "Why do you want to transfer out" into a single, 250-word essay. LOL.</p>
<p>thanks!</p>