<p>I've had 2 years at a community college.. and ive got a 3.8 GPA. and hispanic, and a member of phi theta kappa (an honors society for CC's)....</p>
<p>More info... why do you want to go there?</p>
<p>I want to go there because it's a great school.. and this sounds cheesy.. but I want to make my family proud.
In high school I didn't do too well... I ended up with around a 2.7 GPA. But once I started college courses, I loved them, and found it 100x motivating than high school had ever been; I'm working really hard and doing really well. Now I know what I'm capable of accomplishing, and I want to take my education as far as I can at a great institution.
That's why I want to transfer to Colgate! :-)</p>
<p>So is that what you're going to write on your admissions essay for why Colgate? That won't fly with the admissions.</p>
<p>q0340-- don't listen to ticklemepink. i think your reasons for going to Colgate are waaaaaay more valid than most of the privileged kids on this form. write that on your essays if it's true. don't worry, it will fly with the admissions.</p>
<p>actually... I agree with ticklemepink. saying "i want to go to colgate because it's a great school" just isn't enough, sorry. you need to show both why you want to colgate in particular (as opposed to one of the dozens/hundreds of other "great schools" out there, and what would make your contribution to the colgate community unique and significant. what would you contribute to the campus that they don't already have (not in a literal sense...)? it is exactly the same expectation that they have for anyone applying, and it is still true for transfer students, since the acceptance rate for transfers is about the same as for first years. </p>
<p>most transfers that i know of were from comparable schools to colgate (like boston U or depauw, for example), and i never knew of anyone that came from a community college. that's not meant to be discouraging - i'm sure is definitely possible and has happened, but it's not exactly common. one thing to keep in mind is that since the huge majority of applications are from high school students, the admissions officers are probably not quite as knowledgeable about particular CCs. you might want to show them that you are capable of performing well at a college level since CCs can be variable in their quality.</p>
<p>something else that doesn't really apply to the OP, since s/he is applying from a 2-year program, is that they probably want to know why you're leaving wherever you are and that you know what you want. they don't want to let you in and have you decide you don't like colgate either and just transfer out after a year. (for any other potential transfers that may read this).</p>
<p>woah woah... yes, those are my personal reasons for wanting to go to colgate.. but who said anything about it being my essay topic? lol....</p>
<p>and in regards to my situation... the reason i'm leaving my 2-year community college is because i will have completed the full 2 years there.. and therefore will need to transfer to finish my bachelors.
i definitely didn't mean for this thread to become a full-blown discussion, but its fine! lol</p>
<p>There you go. That's really all you need to say in your "why" essay- that you need to move on to a four year school to achieve your BA and give any good academic reason like a good department in your field of interest, and you will be fine.</p>
<p>lydia... you're right, I've sat in two transfer orientations at Colgate (one for myself, one as a mentor) and not one person said CC...</p>
<p>you didn't say that was your essay topic, but pulsatingemu basically said that it would be fine if you said just that. i thought you should get a different perspective. the admissions office stresses that it's really important to show why you want to go to colgate in particular, so go beyond just why you're applying to 4 year schools (colgate has an excelled X department, i would contribute Z to the colgate campus community, etc.).</p>
<p>i figured you're done with a 2 year program, so you won't have to worry about showing that you won't leave colgate, but other potential transfers who are coming from 4 year programs might read this thread to get information and i just thought they might want to know about that too.</p>