Is the transfer common app the same as freshman common app?

Transfer Students
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I am applying as a transfer… are the questions for transfers the following:

2016-2017 Essay Prompts

  1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
  1. The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
    1. Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
    2. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
    3. Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
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No. For the transfer common app, you are only asked one question: Why do you want to transfer?

3

@Wolverine251 where do you find that? I can’t find the transfer question on the common app. and how specific does it have to be? I’ll apply to 5 or so different schools, so can it just be one general reason covering all the schools (so that I can just use 1 essay for all schools)?

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It may have changed since I applied as a transfer last year. This was what was asked specifically for my personal statement essay: “Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve”. Personally, I slightly changed some small details of my personal statement for each school I applied to, because the schools I applied to had supplementary essay questions that asked why I wanted to transfer to that specific school. However, you’re welcome to use an overall general reason to cover all your schools.