Undergraduate / Completely different college; Boston University Transfer [2]

Hey Everyone, I am hoping to get accepted into Boston University as a transfer student. I know how competitive BU is, so I hope this essay will help. Please let me know what you think! Thank you!

"Why not try this one?" my mom asked as I was scanning the shelves. I walked over to the shelf where the book sat. It had a white cover with a pink silhouette of a girl standing in the corner. "I don't know, it looks a little boring", I relied. I had been looking for a good book to read for about an hour. I walked through the shelves of Barnes and Noble so many times, I could find each section with my eyes closed. "Well, you won't know unless you try", my mom answered. "I guess you are right", I replied as I took the book off the shelf. Although I was not ecstatic about the book, as I started reading it, it turned out to be one of the best I had ever read. My mom had taught me a lesson that day, never judge a book by its cover.

The magnificent view of the mountains in the distance, and the small town atmosphere made Colby-Sawyer College my comfort zone. The campus was a small town just like home, the size of the school was about the size of my high school and the class sizes allowed for one on one attention. At the time, I did not think I would like to be at a large college or university.

After my first semester at Colby-Sawyer College, I realize now it is not the place for me. As an athletic training major, I want to have the best education possible with the best internship opportunities available to me. The location of Colby-Sawyer, limits the number of internships available. I want to intern with football and ice hockey teams at a higher divisional level. At Colby-Sawyer College, Dartmouth College is the only ice hockey and football team at the Division I level who offers interns from Colby-Sawyer College. There are only two members from the major allowed to travel to Dartmouth.

My future depends on the internships available and with a limited number of internships offered for football and ice hockey; it limits the experience I will receive in the long run. I have looked at both Boston University and the University of New Hampshire's athletic training programs. Not only will I get the chance to work with both ice hockey and football teams, I will also get the chance to be involved in a comprehensive accredited program working toward my future. I am ready to experience different environments and larger universities; the city of Boston would be one, while the urban environment of UNH would be another.

Colby-Sawyer College has been a great experience, I have made many friends and I have done very well in most of my classes, although the lack of internships is something I know will affect my future. It is a big step transferring from one college to a completely different college, but I am ready to make the switch while working as hard as I can to make my dreams come true.

Undergraduate / Best education/ Internships with Ice Hockey & Football; Why TRANSFER to BU? [2]

This is my transfer essay, please let me know what you think. The question was: Why do you want to transfer and how you see yourself at the college or university. Thank you!

With magnificent views of the mountains and a small town atmosphere, Colby-Sawyer College was my ideal comfort zone. During my freshman year I have come to find out that comfort was exactly the opposite of what I needed from my college experience. Over the past months I have thought a lot about my options, and have decided that if I transfer my dreams and future will be better served. To accomplish my goals I find I need to earn my degree from a more prominent university with challenging class work, more opportunities in athletics and for internships. In addition, I would also like to be a part of a larger and engaging campus.

As an athletic training major, having the best education and opportunities available are very important to me. I would like to intern on the ice with hockey teams and on the field with football teams. Colby-Sawyer has limited internships available, and only with Dartmouth College. My future success depends upon the invaluable training gained from these internships. Another deciding factor for my decision on leaving Colby-Sawyer is the degree I would earn. I would like to go to a school that is more widely known for its athletic training program because I would like to further my education by going on and acquiring my masters in athletic training and a DPT in physical therapy. I believe the education I would receive would give the start needed to ultimately gain that advanced degree.

Aside from the academic perspective of transferring, I would also like to become part of a larger athletic community. In doing this, I would like to be more involved with a much larger program allowing me to compete at a higher level than is currently available to me. I have competed in Track and Field since my freshman year of high school and it has been my dream to compete at a Division I level. Aside from sports, I would also like to play a part in larger social activities. In high school I was widely involved in clubs and organizations that worked for my community and which helped me grow and mature as an individual. I planned to continue to be involved with similar organizations in college but have come to find out Colby-Sawyer has a limited number of these types of programs.

While Colby-Sawyer College has been a great experience, I envision myself being a part of something much larger that offers more opportunities. My personal vision now is to work with a football team in the fall and an ice hockey team in the winter. In the spring, I would be throwing javelin at the Division I level, working my way to becoming a graduate in Athletic Training.