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I'm a transfer student from a community college
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Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)
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This is my CommonApp essay, which was sent to all the schools that I have applied to. Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. Language is a wonderous tool that enables people to express emotions, persuade others, and share knowledge. To understand a person, you must first understand the language that they are using. I started to become familiar with the interactions between human behavior and language by learning my...Supplemental Essay Issue of personal significance19 WordsIn this part, I wrote about my experience of being discriminated against and how I overcame it.Supplemental Essay “Why us” school essay22 WordsI specify my interest in those schools. I also researched about their professors in addition to the research opportunities that they offered.Supplemental Essay Strong beliefs/principles28 WordsIn this part, I pronounced my fascination towards language and my interest towards teaching. I believe that by understanding others, I might be better able to understand myself.Additional Essay Details1006 WordsFor the CommonApp essay, I mainly made a very general essay. I changed the name of the schools each time before I sent it--although it was not required. I was just trying to be more personate to each schools. I had this essay being reviewed the most. I think it is crucial that this part of the essay being focused the most, since it would be sent to all the schools that I applied to. My strategy to fulfill all...
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Whether I used a private admissions counselor, and advice I received75 WordsI did use the counseling facilities in my previous community college extensively. However, since they are mainly focusing more in helping to help...How I chose schools to apply to50 WordsI am mainly aspired to transfer to a smaller schools, in which I may have...Post-college plans17 WordsI am planning to go...What I’d change about my application process87 WordsI honestly applied to more schools than needed. If I were to go back and re-do the application process, I would never do that again. I...What might make for a good “Why Us” essay topic at my school48 WordsResearch about the school!!! Show them that you know some parts of the school...What set me apart from other applicants79 WordsTruthfully, neither my ACT nor SAT were promising enough to get me into any top-tier schools. I did not have 4.0 GPA in my previous...My advice about getting recommenders50 WordsMy calculus and physics professors wrote that for me. I think choosing who will write...Why I declined other schools28 WordsThe other schools are mainly large research universities....Why I ultimately chose my school28 WordsI wanted to go to a liberal art...
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