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Kobaine51 wrote:I transferred twice as an undergraduate. I spent one semester at the first school before transferring and spending a semester at a public school in my home state, while at that school I was accepted to an elite university, where I matriculated the following autumn. I have no disciplinary record, nor was there an underlying issue that I was facing while transferring. I got basically perfect grades at the first two schools I attended. I graduated from the third school after three years, spending a total of four years in college.

I am considering writing an addendum simply because it looks strange, and if left undressed raises questions. What I would say is "I transferred because at every juncture I thought it would improve my life. As an eighteen year old I did not have enough life experience to understand the consequences in terms of perception that transferring twice would have on my record." I can give a positive explanation of why I made each decision, but not briefly, and so I think that is beyond the scope of an addendum. I worry though, that the explanation I provided above could come off as defensive or evasive.

Should I write the short addendum I described above, a more detailed one explaining each decision but being two pages or longer, or no addendum at all?

As a final note, I applied last year, and several schools asked me to explain my transfer, one in the interview and another in writing multiple times. The second school asked me if I was a "degree seeking student" at both of the first two schools I attended. I honestly don't even know what that means. So more food for thought.