My transfer essay

Transfer Students
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<p>Question: What is the most significant invention in the 21 century</p>

<p>Answer:</p>

<p>In the last fifty years of human history, we have seen a huge surge in technology and innovation: personal computers, microprocessors, cell phones and rocketry to name a few. With every passing generation, humanity has pushed back the boundaries to what was once perceived as impossible. In this burst of technological advancement and innovative progress, there is an advancement which has been overlooked and neglected by the invention seeking enthusiast: the Carl’s Junior (or Hardy’s if East Coast) Six Dollar Burger. </p>

<p>Throughout the plethora of restaurants in the fast food industry, the fast food devotee have been relegated and subjected to substandard hamburgers; these burgers are commonly flaccid, gelatinous, lack overall substance, stoutness and sustenance. Many of these fast food hamburgers are earmarked as giants with substantial volume. Some of the burgers one may find are classified as the “Big Mac” the “1/4 lb Deluxe Double Stack” or the “Big N’ Tasty”; names that can invoke awe and wonder in some. Upon visiting many of these restaurants over the years, I find these sandwiches inadequate in virtually everyway a burger can be. It is rather striking that the mere appearance of these burgers can invoke a feeling of disservice to what constitutes the word big. </p>

<p>The Six Dollar Burger, in all its relative simplicity, reverses this depressing stagnation. The Six Dollar Burger overall is superior, satisfying and definitely more appetizing. This trend setting hamburger tops off with ten ingredients, uses charbroiled Angus beef patties and weighs a hefty pound. These characteristics are quite common in many dine in restaurants (Red Robin), however, unknown in fast food restaurants. </p>

<p>The effect of the development of the Six Dollar Burger by hamburger engineers in ever expanding professional burger-making industry cannot be understated. Hamburgers in popular dine in restaurants have always had, and will continue to have, high quality sandwiches. The fast food industry, in contrast, has unfortunately lagged behind producing small, substandard burgers, until now. The Six Dollar Burger has broken this trend introducing dine in restaurant quality sandwiches at a fraction of the cost. Popular sandwich restaurants, such as Red Robin charge up to 10 dollars for a burger plus fries! This cost does not include the tip, drinks and sales tax depending where one is. That same meal can cost you around 6 dollars with a hamburger of relative quality. This sandwich, having broken the endless stagnation in hamburger improvement, set a watermark for all those aspiring to be hamburger specialist in the further development of the hamburger. Indeed, we must all hope that Paris Hilton will not ruin what could be seen as a tipping point in burger development history.</p>

<p>This essay is being sent BC, University of chicago, Notre Dame, Georgetown and Columbia.</p>

<p>Good or bad?</p>

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<p>just curious as to how you already know the transfer topics so early in the year? i didn't think they'd be available so soon.</p>

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<p>Of those schools, this essay might work particularly well with U of Chicago as they are fond of unusual prompts and subsequent unusual responses.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>BC had their transfer application out already. One of their prompts is "choose your own", therefore decided to intellectually write about one of my favorite edible items, the hamburger. As a consequence, my essay turned out exceedingly absurd, yet hopefully fun to the audience. </p>

<p>I have applied to a myriad of universities and have been rejected to almost every college, but the one that I currently attend, therefore can pretty much anticipate what the prompts will be. I am sure I’ll get one "what do you feel is the most important invention in the 21 century". Prompts are pretty much a given.</p>

<p>As for why im transferring, I'm enjoying it here and don't mind staying here for the duration of my undergraduate experience, yet there is innate feeling in me to keep going higher. I currently attend BU for one semester and have a 3.08 average (math and economics major). Hopefully I can bring that up to around 3.5, but since this school is know for grade deflation, it will be difficult.</p>

<p>Thank you for your responses.</p>

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<p>I liked the first paragraph</p>

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<p>I agree with cardinalfocused - u chicago would most appreciate this topic because it so refreshing and out of the box in terms of the usual college essay.</p>