<p>Should you take a creative approach to transfer essays?</p>
<p>I'm in the same dilemma, so I put a little bit of both in there. I mean the schools I'm applying to actually only offer you one essay and this is it. So I took it as my chance to be creative, but simply put it out there why I want to transfer. It actually took me awhile.</p>
<p>It's a really delicate balance. I think if you play with it, there's a way to be succinct and creative at the same time.</p>
<p>I think that, if the school offers (requires) two or more essays with one being the Reason to Transfer and the other being some sort of Personal Statement, I would choose the latter for the creativity. I would lean toward less creativity in the Reason to Transfer - that one would be why you want to make a change and what about this school is really right for you (and you for it). Show as much depth of knowledge about the new school as you can.</p>
<p>If you do only have the one essay, try for Decisions2's delicate balance. But don't sacrifice showing that you really know the school and why it is a fit and why you want to make a move. That is more important than creative license, imo.</p>
<p>But at the same time...certain schools do read some of the same reason to transfer essays over and over and over again. There's a way to catch their eye with a bit of creativity in a not so abstract way.</p>
<p>personally, I went with the honest and sincere route. There was nothing "creative" or "different" about my essays. However, all I could say was that they were "real"</p>
<p>You can be sincere and unique at the same time. Basically show your personality</p>
<p>For the "reason to transfer" essay just take them through the factors that made you consider a transfer and what you hope to accomplish by transferring to that school. Worked for me.</p>