"One Last Chance"- Transfer essay for MIT

Please discuss why you are considering transferring from your current college or university. (200-250 words)*

chance to gain experience

Everyone has their own interests, but I always find myself residing inside a bubble because the people surrounding me are concerned with trivialities, in this way, it's difficult to form new friendships. The university I am attending does not run enough clubs in which people of common interests could join to share experiences and ideas with each other through deep conversations.

During my two years as an undergraduate student at I have recognized that they put far greater emphasis on the theoretical part of science subjects which personally I resolutely disagree with such method of teaching. Illustrating my point, I will tell you a little story, this semester I am taking inorganic chemistry and unfortunately I did not stand a chance of applying my knowledge in any of the experiments; I was not satisfied with just checking demonstrations done by the teacher assistant because I was seeking individuality when working with lab equipment. Given the practice and experience of using lab equipment, I believe will be able to know what setup I will use when designing a lab experiment in my further years of study.

On my previous semester, my professor offered me an opportunity to work with him and a group of graduate students on a research project to prepare nanoparticles. However, I had to get an approval to my proposal by the head of the department of chemical engineering. My request was declined because he can't trust me to use chemicals and he insisted that no undergraduate student will engage in such projects unless he/she are in their final year of undergraduate studies. I was more sad than angry at that moment because I did not get the chance to gain experience at an earlier stage of my life and the potential to make a difference.

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Abdelmoniem, your essay does not end on a proper note. In fact, it abruptly ends without really creating a connection between your reasons for wanting to move to MIT based upon your previous experience at your university. This essay must be approached from a compare and contrast point of view. Therefore, when you say there are not enough clubs in your school, you switch that in your next sentence to explain how MIT can encourage your desired discussion among students through specific clubs. When you say that the lab word does not create a true learning environment for you, rather than sharing 2 negative stories, share only one. Make the other story a reference to how you have learned that the experiments at MIT are dealt with in a manner that is more akin / similar to the way you learn. These reasonable discussion will be more than enough to create a valid idea in the reviewers mind regarding the benefit of changing schools on your end. Don't forget to mention your current GPA and how you know that it can even be higher when you actually inspired to learn by those around you. Which is what you hope to experience at MIT.