Addressing undergrad transfer?
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 10:01 pm
I transferred from one undergraduate institution to another, which will definitely be obvious based on my transcripts etc. First question is, does that count as an interruption of my education? I didn't miss any semesters between the transfer, just picked up at one school where I had left off at the other (as a freshman, so I was at the school I graduated from for three years). My instinct tells me this isn't an interruption, but I want to confirm.
Which leads to the second question: even if it's not an interruption of my education and I can answer no to that question, should I still address it elsewhere on the application, and if so, where? The transfer was for a variety of reasons, none of which are particularly compelling -- just realized School 1 wasn't the right fit for me. I haven't been planning to address it at all, but now I'm wondering if that's the right call.
Which leads to the second question: even if it's not an interruption of my education and I can answer no to that question, should I still address it elsewhere on the application, and if so, where? The transfer was for a variety of reasons, none of which are particularly compelling -- just realized School 1 wasn't the right fit for me. I haven't been planning to address it at all, but now I'm wondering if that's the right call.