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Mar 6, 2013
Undergraduate / I sought out ways to excel in an Economic academic setting; Why you want to transfer? [3]
Hi everyone. First time posting and hope someone can help with some of my ideas. The prompt is the general common app one of "why you want to transfer"
So here goes! :x
As a fresh-faced, driven, and focused student matriculating at [school], I sought out ways to excel in an Economic academic setting. I threw myself into a myriad of activities, clubs, and social functions that satisfied my thirst for academic improvement while preparing myself for a career in Law. Yet, as the semesters progressed -along with unfortunate circumstances that repeatedly caused me to step away from my education in order to support myself financially- I slowly found that my true passion in life was not Economics, but Chemistry.
Chemistry offers me the intellectual drive that no other subject can stimulate on a comparable level. I often find myself lost for hours reading and researching Chemistry and its different applications; yet, with each hour spent captivated by the vast world of Chemistry, a looming doubt grew deep within me. Though [school] is a great liberal arts college that specializes in Government and Economics, I found myself starving every second for a strongly developed Chemistry department that focused on research and offered a multitude of varied chemistry courses to its students.
I was thrilled to finally know what I wanted to pursue educationally, but forced myself to set aside these dreams because so much time had passed since I first entered college and I needed to graduate. Yet, when I found myself this past summer restrained to a bed in the ICU- just barely awakening from a 20 day medically induced coma- fighting for my life against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with a 2% chance of survival, I knew I had to pursue what I wanted in life. My entire perspective on life was changed because of my ordeal, and though my academic record has its gaps and marks for which I am responsible for, I am fully committed and driven to study what truly drives me to excel academically: Chemistry.
My illness had completely destroyed me, physically and mentally, and I no longer had the discipline nor concentration to even read a page in a book. I was physically and academically unprepared to study. I spent months recovering, pushing myself to regain what I lost due to muscle atrophy while mentally training as well. I even enrolled at my local community college in an accelerated yearlong Chemistry course taught in a semester. I was nervous about my ability to keep up with the demanding schedule, but as each week passed, I grew confident in my capability as a student to thrive in such an environment while even tutoring my fellow classmates.
By transferring, I would like to attend a university that will allow me to explore and develop my passion for Chemistry. I want to become an integrated part of a scientific community where students share my passion for the sciences while using its applications to help the surrounding community. That is why I believe that transferring to an institution with a strong Chemistry department that affords undergraduate research opportunities to its students with amazing professors is the foundation I need to grow and advance my intellectual passion as a student.
It still needs work, but hopefully I'm on the right track. Thanks again!
Hi everyone. First time posting and hope someone can help with some of my ideas. The prompt is the general common app one of "why you want to transfer"
So here goes! :x
As a fresh-faced, driven, and focused student matriculating at [school], I sought out ways to excel in an Economic academic setting. I threw myself into a myriad of activities, clubs, and social functions that satisfied my thirst for academic improvement while preparing myself for a career in Law. Yet, as the semesters progressed -along with unfortunate circumstances that repeatedly caused me to step away from my education in order to support myself financially- I slowly found that my true passion in life was not Economics, but Chemistry.
Chemistry offers me the intellectual drive that no other subject can stimulate on a comparable level. I often find myself lost for hours reading and researching Chemistry and its different applications; yet, with each hour spent captivated by the vast world of Chemistry, a looming doubt grew deep within me. Though [school] is a great liberal arts college that specializes in Government and Economics, I found myself starving every second for a strongly developed Chemistry department that focused on research and offered a multitude of varied chemistry courses to its students.
I was thrilled to finally know what I wanted to pursue educationally, but forced myself to set aside these dreams because so much time had passed since I first entered college and I needed to graduate. Yet, when I found myself this past summer restrained to a bed in the ICU- just barely awakening from a 20 day medically induced coma- fighting for my life against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with a 2% chance of survival, I knew I had to pursue what I wanted in life. My entire perspective on life was changed because of my ordeal, and though my academic record has its gaps and marks for which I am responsible for, I am fully committed and driven to study what truly drives me to excel academically: Chemistry.
My illness had completely destroyed me, physically and mentally, and I no longer had the discipline nor concentration to even read a page in a book. I was physically and academically unprepared to study. I spent months recovering, pushing myself to regain what I lost due to muscle atrophy while mentally training as well. I even enrolled at my local community college in an accelerated yearlong Chemistry course taught in a semester. I was nervous about my ability to keep up with the demanding schedule, but as each week passed, I grew confident in my capability as a student to thrive in such an environment while even tutoring my fellow classmates.
By transferring, I would like to attend a university that will allow me to explore and develop my passion for Chemistry. I want to become an integrated part of a scientific community where students share my passion for the sciences while using its applications to help the surrounding community. That is why I believe that transferring to an institution with a strong Chemistry department that affords undergraduate research opportunities to its students with amazing professors is the foundation I need to grow and advance my intellectual passion as a student.
It still needs work, but hopefully I'm on the right track. Thanks again!