<p>I applied to certain ivy league colleges as a freshman but was rejected. Now I plan to apply as as a transfer. Can I use my original essay, which I think was quite well-written and memorable?</p>
<p>you could, but if you got rejected b4 oviously you could stand to improve your essay and make it bettter.</p>
<p>Also, they might go into your original file to extract some pertinent information that may be used to influence the transfer decision. Don't send in the old essay. You're not the same person you were then so they expect to see a newer, more mature you.</p>
<p>It depends...why do you think you were rejected? What aspects of your application has improved since last year? If everything is almost the same then using the same essay wouldn't make sense. Regardless, even if you use the same essay, you should have it edited by a couple of people to get different perspectives. </p>
<p>"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Einstein</p>
<p>You could phone the admissions office and ask if there was anything in particular which needed improvement on your application (from the freshman process). Sorry to be harsh, but there is usually a reason for which one applicant is admitted over another, whether it be that one has low scores, a weak essay, lack of interest (shown in the school, e.g. no school visit) and so on. If you were rejected by all the schools to which you applied using that essay, then it wasn't good enough to overcome the faults that you had in the other parts of your application. I'd suggest doing it again. As the other posters have said, (they assume that) you are a more mature applicant. Don't recycle your essays just to save time, especially if you take this process seriously.</p>
<p>ur freshmen files are not extracted and probably deleted and will not be looked at anyhow during transfer admission...trust me.......</p>
<p>I doubt that they are deleted straight away. After all, most transfer applications ask you whether or not you applied the year before. Although they may just check the results of your previous decision, some schools say you do not need to resubmit test scores or final grades, which means that they keep those on file for at least a year (transfer to sophomore standing at the new institution) or two (a transfer to junior year) assuming that you applied as a freshman.</p>
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I agree with that!!!
And also, in a year, doesn't your writing skills and your reasons for liking the school change? and as a transfer, you are more familiar with what you want in a college rather than just throwing big words around
I think a new easy would be much better :D
best of luck</p>
<p>Thank you so much</p>
<p>Schools are really big on "progress" in pursuit of higher learning...and I don't think an old essay will be able to represent you in the best light. Write a new one - I'm SURE there's more to be said about you after two years.</p>
<p>Not writing a new essay = not putting in much effort = not favorable.</p>
<p>Honestly, it's the kiss of death to submit the same essay.</p>
<p>I submitted the same essays to my transfer schools, except I significantly improved them after a year of learning on college. I got in to all of them as a transfer.</p>
<p>If you significantly improved them, then that means they weren't the same essays...</p>