I was accepted into both of my top choice colleges when I was applying as a freshman student, but now that I am in my first quarter I feel like I picked the wrong one and want to transfer to the other school. I am filling out my application to transfer there for fall 2018 and I am fairly confident that I will be accepted as they accepted me a few months ago as a freshman, but I’m not sure how to approach the essay. The topic is exactly the same and basically asks why I think I’m a good fit for the school and why I’m interested, but my answers to those questions have’t changed since my first application. I don’t want to plagiarize myself (if that’s even possible) but I feel like I already covered everything that I most passionately feel about the essay topic in my first essay. Will it be bad if the two essays are similar?
Call the school and ask how to apply in this situation. Some schools will dust off your old app if they accepted you before. With a transcript from your current school and maybe a statement about why you want to transfer, you may be done.