“Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. You can type directly into the box, or you can paste text from another source.”
This is the main Common App essay for the transfer student. The “why transfer” essay, will this be seen by all the schools that are on my list, or can I customize it to each schoo? I was told that all the schools I listed will see it, which would suck because then I won’t be able to pin point specific reasons as to why I want to go there.
If that’s the case, then why not skip the Common App and apply to each school individually if that’s possible.
Yeah, it will be a huge hassle. But you could personalize each application.
If that’s not going to happen, then talk about how you’ve grown since high school, and what you hope to accomplish in your new school. You can keep it kind of general. But all the schools you’re applying to probably share a lot of the same characteristics. Pinpoint what they are, and why they’re important to you.
Oh really, you don’t need common app? To be honest, I am only applying to three schools that require an essay. The other four are SUNY schools and since I go to a SUNY CC, I don’t need to pay for it and can the SUNY App which you don’t need an essay for.