Education Interruption Explanation

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I switched schools after 9th grade, and apparently the Common Application requires an explanation of this. My big essay is basically all about my conflicted feelings about transferring from an inner-city public school to a wealthy private school, and I'm not sure how much to say about this in the explanation. So far, I have something like "After my ninth grade year, I transferred from X High School to Y School. The transfer resulted in a small drop in my grades because of the increased rigor and workload of the Y curriculum. I transferred because, among other reasons, I wanted a smaller community and academic rigor, neither of which I was provided with at X High School." Should I mention the longer essay and/or the issues I raised in that essay (privilege, guilt, etc.)?</p>

<p>I'm not sure whether to mention the drop in grades, either--it was from a 4.5 GPA (which actually will be reported as a 4.0) to 3.6-3.7 (which will probably be recalculated somewhat lower when "fluff" classes are taken out). Do I want to call attention to that?</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>For that question, i just wrote two lines that were like this:</p>

<p>“I moved from school X, where I attended for n years, to school Y because my family moved”</p>

<p>I don’t really think you need to write much for that question. I found it weird that they don’t have the option to write in a textbox instead of a separate attachment…</p>

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<p>Thanks! Any idea on whether I should mention the drop in grades?</p>

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<p>@unlocked–
and did it work out for you alright?</p>

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<p>Old thread…</p>