Is it entirely a mistake? The transfer prompt for the Common App is “Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve,” which while an understandable admissions criteria for a transfer student, leaves a lot to be desired in the area of creativity.
I’ve written another essay for a different prompt (“Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others”) which I feel gives a far better indication of myself as a student, a learner, and adds a better perspective of my application rather than writing a drier history of my education.
Would it be completely stupid to submit the latter essay instead of the former? I don’t have much a chance at Stanford so really it’s not a huge risk lmao
Is it possible that the transfer prompt is an additional prompt that can be chosen from out of the other options?
Thanks!