Is 900 or so words to much for "Reason why you are transfering" essay?

Transfer Students
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<p>Thanks guys! your time and consideration is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>It can be, but I think it depends on the college to which you are applying. To which college(s) are you applying? </p>

<p>Here is a website that may be a model for you:
[Sample</a> Transfer Essay Critique - Read a Critique of David’s Sample Transfer Essay](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/transferring/a/sample-college-transfer-essay_2.htm]Sample”>Sample College Transfer Essay for Admission)</p>

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<p>Do the requirements list a minimum amount of words? Could you explain your reasons in a more concise way with fewer words?
If not then 900 words is who you are, how you wrote, how you felt you needed to explain your situation, own it, make sure its your best and submit it.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

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<p>@ GFCI… applying to middlebury, oberlin, and occidental as a recruited athlete… also applying to unc semi recruited</p>

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<p>Interesting, the downloadable CA Transfer app used to say, and still does when you copy & paste:</p>

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<p>However, if you LOOK at it, it now says:</p>

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<p>Weird, very weird.</p>

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<p>If it makes any difference, I did the Common App for UMichigan and my “Reason for Transfer Essay” was 874 words. So it just depends on what you want to say in your essay, no matter how long it is make sure that you convey your reasons clearly and concisely.</p>

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<p>Moreover, to add to “bleedmichigan’s” comments, it’s also important that you don’t badmouth the institution from which you are transferring; the institutions to which you are applying want to see that you have given your old one a chance (this statement was reiterated by admissions representatives at the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt).</p>

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<p>I think a better question is are you REALLY supposed to not customize the essay for a particular school? Seems a bit stupid.</p>

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<p>^That is what the CA says, and IMO it’s none of their business, they are supposed to be facilitating the application process, not imposing more rules. People have been customizing the CA main essay for both fr and transfer admissions for years, neither the CA or schools care.</p>

<p>I think that if a school’s supplement does not include a “Why school X?” type of question, then the main CA essay should be customized to address that school. It is easily done by making different versions of your CA app:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/docs/alternateversiontechnologyfaq.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/commonapp/docs/alternateversiontechnologyfaq.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I have called schools such as Cornell, Washington University in St. Louis, Johns Hopkins etc, and they have all told me - keep it as near as 500 as possible. So anything over like 580 or so maybe pushing it. They said that this is for the applications reviewers, who must read hundreds of essays every day.</p>

<p>CHICAGO on the other hand - DOES NOT CARE. The admissions processor stressed that there is NO word limit.</p>

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<p>The take home IMO is that no matter what the limit, or lack of it, your essay should convey your reasons in a concise, well written manner. Poor essays will suffer no matter what the length.</p>

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<p>I made each transfer essay customized to the school it was being sent to. I wanted to be able to show why I wanted to transfer to the particular school, and at the same time show why I thought the school would be a good fit for my educational goals. I think that doing this showed that I had done my research on the schools that I applied to.</p>