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The Common Application is Flawed
We’ve received many emails and comments from worried transfer applicants who are having trouble with the Common Application. We’ve dug through the Common App to expose some of the issues that you’ll come across as you complete the application. Discrepancies between the PDF and Online Applications We would expect that the Common App would be…
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College Transfer Q&A: What to Write on the Common Application General Transfer Essay vs the School Supplement Essay
Question: When I looked at the common application, I noticed that there is a generic “why transfer” essay and a supplement for each school that asks, “Why do you want to transfer here?” What should be included in one versus the other? Answer: Before we get into the differences between the two essays, we think…
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Your Transfer Application: the Complete Breakdown
Here’s a breakdown of all the items any student (whether coming from a community college or a four-year school) may need to apply to transfer. The major exception to these guidelines are community college students interested in transferring to a public university in their own state. Those students should check out our state transfer guides,…
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Transfer Admissions Rates for US News 2012 Added
Update: also see our analysis of the newer US News 2013 numbers. We just added the recently released Fall 2010 transfer admissions numbers for some of the top schools in the US (the “2012” Top 50 National Universities according to US News). Check it out by clicking here, or by hovering over the “Stats” tab…
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The College Transfer Essay: How to Begin and How to End
The introduction and conclusion are often the hardest parts of the transfer essay to write. The introduction needs to “hook” the reader while the conclusion serves to end the essay “with a bang.” We recommend saving the introduction and the conclusion to write after you have written the body paragraphs. We think the best way…
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