My College Admissions Essay: Being A Transfer Student

It may seem irrational to some that after less than a semester at Delaware County Community College, I have decided to leave. Many would ask, "why not stay for one more semester?" For me, that is not an option. I have made up my mind and believe my reasoning to be more than enough for me to seek to continue my education somewhere else.

As a transfer student at Texas A&M, I demonstrate what determination and hard work stands for through staying self-motivated to attend my dream school. Prior to the start of my education, my family and I moved to this country in hopes of escaping crime and violence, seeking opportunities and freedom. I was able to undertake my own opportunities and enrolled at a community college while also working a full time job in an effort to pursue my dream of attending Mays Business School. Every year, thousands of students apply to Mays; however, Texas A&M only accepts 100 candidates to attend their business school. Because of this transfer process, I have become a motivated, persistent and dynamic individual who strives for success.

I am a first-generation, Chicano and will soon finish my last semester before I transfer to a four year university in the upcoming fall. Coming from a first-generation household, I have had to overcome many obstacles to be in the position that I am now in. Community college has been a valuable resource that has allowed me to pursue an amazing education at a low price which has eased the burden of high tuition on my parents. Sometimes it is the cost of education that impedes those that seek it and scholarships are one avenue in which they become easier to travel down the path to success. Coming out of Gilroy High School years ago, I was unsure of what I wanted to major in and devote myself to but I had the amazing opportunity of enrolling in University of California, Merced.

Initially after high school I decided to move across the country in order to find myself, my passions, and my career goals. I attended WW-P South in Princeton Junction where many of my friends chose TCNJ. I always loved TCNJ but I knew I wasn't academically ready to be part of the community just yet. I started at a private university in California which turned out to be an amazing experience but also a lesson learned that it was not for me. Everything was new and overwhelming and it was the first time being completely on my own. After completing my freshmen year, I moved to a community college to do better academically and work a little on the side. My passion for pursing a degree boosted during my second community college that I attended.

“Honey, I got laid off again” my dad told my mom when I was about ten years old. At the time though, I didn’t know what was going on, so I really didn’t think anything of it. As I got older though it started to get clearer that he didn’t have his job anymore. That’s when i started to ask question on why he doesn’t have a job anymore. But during during the ages 12 and 15 he had gotten rehired by the same company, and then they laid him off again. The second time though, it took a pretty bad toll on us financially.

Going back to school has placed a lot of things in perspective for me. It took me five years to continue with school once more. These four weeks of FOR110 course allowed me to see that time is precious and not take it for granted. I realized to become a professional is not an easy task and it takes a lot of hard work and dedication. My oldest son Jaeden heard from his mother I was going to school and he was shocked that I take classes while working a 12 hour shift, five days a week. I saw him and my youngest son, Jayson, two weeks after he found out his dad is a student and I could tell he wanted to tell me something. While in the car, driving to the movies, he told me he was proud of me and wanted to be just like me. Man, that really made my day; however, I told him that I want you to be better than I am. The reason I went back to school was to ensure our life will always remain a plentiful one, therefore take what I teach and convey to you and become a better man than I ever will. Allow your little brother to see what a man who took the teachings of his father and achieved greater can be.

I am from Colombia, South America and have been living here for 10 years. When I was living in my country, I started studying in the university. My major was Psychology but I had to stop my studies due to some personal problems. When I came to this country, I wanted to return to the University but there was always an obstacle. After so many years, now I have the opportunity to do it; it is challenging, but I will put all my effort to accomplish my goal.

he motive behind student transfer is to continue to pursue their goals in higher education. This population of students more often than none attend multiple institutions, with some moving one direction, such as transferring from a two-year to a four-year institution, and others moving between institutions of the same type: two year to two year or four year to a four year. The academic and social motivations underlying transfer student experiences have been articulated in a variety of studies. A 2005 U.S. Department of Education study reported that two-to-four transfer students took about 5.4 years on average to earn a bachelor's degree, four-to-four transfers took an average of 5.1 years, while students who did not transfer took an average of 4.4 years to finish (Enzi, Boehner, &

This forced me analyze my life thus far, to recognize my fears and what I hold dear. It’s only been sixteen (one month till seventeen) years in this carcass, but I already feel like an entire life has flown by. It was like a prerequisite of actually watching my life flash before my eyes. This project was nice to sit back and look at what a social mess I am (one of my most favorite pastimes). But also, only being sixteen, I don’t hold what many would believe to be true values, dreams, fears, and identity. Nevertheless, this is what I have so far.

For as long as I can remember, since graduating high school and becoming a mother, I have aspired to return to school and get my Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Human Resource Management. It has always been a dream of mine. I hope by furthering my education, I will inspire my children to put forth their best effort, and that they will be more eager to get the most out of their education. My experience thus far, has been a compelling time for me. During the first two days of school, I was a basket case, my thoughts were all over the place. By the third and fourth day, my nerves finally calmed down. I was able to comprehend a little more about e-Campus, and what was expected of me. Currently in week three, I am feeling more confident

Since I am a transfer student, my time is very limited at UIC. Therefore, I go beyond measures to grasp every opportunity that comes my way. Before I transferred to UIC, I was living in a small town called Decatur. I had many dreams and aspirations to make a name for myself and get out of Decatur. During my last three years living in Decatur, I was attending a local community college. The teachers, classes, and even the equipment were limited to increase the value of my education. I working several odd ball jobs to help pay for an associates degree that I felt was not taking me in the direction I wanted to go.

Being a transfer student from the UW-Green Bay, I honestly did not know what to expect from UW-Whitewater’s accounting program. The instant I heard that there was an internship program I knew that I had to be a part of it. One of the main goals of going to college is to land a job after graduation. The internship program seemed like the greatest way to get experience in the accounting, while building a relationship with a firm that may lead to a full-time offer. From start to finish the whole process was a lot of work, but in the end, I knew it would all be worth it.

My piece of advice I would give to first-semester transfer students is to take advantage of every opportunity they encounter. To explore beyond their comfort zones and take risks. In college, you begin to question who you are and what your purpose is. Academics are difficult and if students aren’t aware of the resources to help it becomes overwhelming for a first semester student already having to cope with being independent for the first time away from their usual support systems. A first-semester student can feel isolated and I want to make sure they don’t feel alone. Many students share the same emotions and struggles of trying to fit in and find their peers they connect with. If I could do over my transfer I would get more involved on campus

Being an adult transfer student like myself, it can get discouraging and at times becomes worrying, you feel like you’re behind on your education. You don’t have your close friends with you to take classes with and to support each other along the way. Typically, my classes are huge and any free time I may find to get to spend with a professor always tends to be when they are not available. You then start to feel as though you are in it alone without help and achieving the success you’ve been working hard towards starts to feel overwhelming.

I hope all is well with you. It's been a while since you moved to the new city for college.It is so sad that you are not few houses away anymore. I hope your new life is going well. It must be exciting living on your own in the hostel college. Everything is fine here. You know nothing much happens here. Have you already settled in? when is your college strating? Do you like the place you are living in? How is the neighborhood? i can't believe you live on boarding. I will be starting college soon as well but my parents insisted that i live at home. Anyway a bunch of us were talking about a reunion in summer holidays. So you better keep your calendar free. Nothing has been decided so suggestions are welcome!!! That reminds if you need anythig