By: Undergraduate Applicant50
Subject: Succesful Harvard Transfer
Briefly1, please indicate the most influential2 factors in your original decision to attend your present college, such as location, cost, large/small student body, only option, special program offered, Early Decision plan.
Please indicate your intended field of specialization and briefly outline your academic plans at Harvard-Radcliffe.
What are your current postgraduate/career plans?
Briefly discuss one book that has strongly influenced you.
Please use the space below to discuss briefly the one or two extracurricular activities that have meant the most to you during college or high school. Which activities, if any, would you like to pursue while at Harvard-Radcliffe?
In the space below or on a separate sheet, please explain in some detail your reasons for wanting to transfer to
I applied3 to the
I intend to eventually become an economist6. To achieve this goal, I would like to double major in economics and psychology7 at Harvard. Although this combination might seem unusual, I think it will enable me to practice economics with insight on human thinking. In addition to pursuing academic excellence8, I also intend to participate in research and extracurricular activities related to these two fields.
After I graduate college, I intend to work for a few years in an economics-related field either in the
"YES.." was the final answer, and it made me feel like a master of negotiation9, excelling at a task at which both the treasurer10 and the president had failed. As a new board member of the Penn Brazilian Club, I had the responsibility of negotiating with
Getting to Yes changed my life in almost every sense. On many occasions, my friends and relatives have expressed their admiration11 at the changes they noticed in my personality and behavior. Although I considered myself a good negotiator since childhood, Getting to Yes taught me how mistaken I was about the art of persuasion12. I have learned to search for alternatives which fulfill13 the interests of all parties to a negotiation, rather than to seek opportunities to take advantage of the opposition14. A masterpiece on the art of negotiation, Getting to Yes shows how reason, as opposed to force; interests, as opposed to positions; and the building of lasting15 relationships, as opposed to determination for "winning, " can bring victory to both sides in a negotiation.
When I came to the
In addition to being active in the Brazilian Club, I have also founded and played guitar in two bands. With one of my friends, I founded a band named Draconia which became very well-known throughout the entire school after our first concert in May of my junior year. As we began to practice more seriously, several more concerts followed. By my fourth week of college, I had already founded another band. My new band, KB-2,already has nine soft rock songs. Although we haven18 t yet had our first concert, our practices are intense and the members take their work very seriously.
At Harvard, I expect to continue pursuing these two activities that have played such a large role in the formation of my personal traits. I owe to these activities most of my leadership and interpersonal skills. I am prepared for the challenge of creating the most active and successful Brazilian club Harvard has ever had, and, if possible, starting a new rock band there as well. In addition, I expect to get involved in undergraduate research projects and to engage in other activities related to my areas of specialization.
In order to succeed in a global, competitive, and fast-changing environment, an individual must have a broad background, yet also know a specific field very well. I want to transfer to Harvard-Radcliffe because no other school could possibly offer me such a solid liberal arts foundation, and at the same time, provide me with the knowledge, analytical19 skills, and confidence I will need to deal with the complexities20 of todays world. Only a rigorous academic institution like Harvard-Radcliffe will give me the education I desire in order to pursue my ever-rising personal and professional goals.
Throughout my life, my goals have always shifted upward as soon as I get close to achieving them. During my sophomore21 year of high school, I realized that an education in
After six months, having accomplished25 all the goals I had for my first semester at Penn, I am now attempting to move up yet another rung in my ladder of achievements. I know Harvard is the world s finest and most rigorous educational institution. Since academic achievement is an unconditional26 priority to me, I will not settle for anything less than being one of the top students at the very best academic institution. I am willing to accept any challenges Harvard has to offer. Harvard s extremely well-balanced curriculum provides its graduates with a solid foundation for any future endeavor, whether it be in the academic or the professional world. I believe Harvard will be a springboard to help me reach all my future goals.
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By: Undergraduate Applicant49
Subject: Succesful Yale Applicant2
We hope that your application essay will help the Admissions Committee better understand you and the ways in which Yale College might enable you to achieve your academic and personal goals. You should discuss your reasons for wishing to transfer to Yale. You may also wish to comment on your academic interests, extracurricular activities, and significant responsibilities outside of school.
While many students decide to apply to Yale for its prestige, the motivating factor for me was an innocent summer activity. I learned about Yale last summer when I served on the Executive Committee and taught for a program in
Beyond Yale s intense involvement in the community, another reason I would like to transfer to Yale is because of its acclaimed30 international relations and economic departments. My interest in economics arose early, as I was the president of the business club at my high school, Choate Rosemary Hall. I also participated in the Fed Challenge, in which Choate selected a team of five economics students to represent the school in a national economics contest in
Another factor in my decision to apply to Yale as a transfer student has been my father s illness. My father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and has begun feeling quite ill. As
I have a variety of college interests that I hope to continue at Yale. These include working as an associate for the Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn s student newspaper, and co-founding the Options and Hedging Strategy Club, an investment club that works in conjunction with