在美国，转学其实是一个十分普遍的现象，每年都有大量的学生通过转学，进入到一所更适合自己的大学中。
转学制度是美国大学所承认的，无论你是通过何种方式进行转学，只要符合条件就会被列入录取的行列。申请美国本科转学，成为越来越多的学生踏入美国顶尖名校的捷径。
随着美本申请季的到来，计划转学的同学是不是已经开始准备起来了呢？老师今天就来重点讲讲转学文书！
在完成申请主文书之后，转学生通常需要额外提交一篇转学文书（不同学校要求略有不同)，这篇文书是你向招生官展示他们学校如何适合你的重要材料。
转学文书不同于本科新生的申请文书，转学文书更侧重于:
你是如何从现在的大学成长起来的?
你在新大学未来的具体目标。
由于转学生比新生申请者要少得多，招生官往往有更多的时间投入到每一份申请中。这就是为什么你的转学文书要传达深思熟虑的转学原因，并密切关注细节。
做到:
1、解释一些你希望在新大学实现的具体目标。
2、你希望学习的具体专业是什么?你想和哪个系的教授一起工作?有没有一门课你觉得非常有趣，你想去上?
3、关注未来，从教育和成长的角度，提到你是如何从你现在的大学中受益的。你可能完全不喜欢它，但重要的是你要向招生官展示你如何从你的经历中学到东西。
4、谈谈你很想加入的学校的具体学术特点。例如你对某个项目或教授感兴趣吗?
不要:
1、批评讨厌你现在的学校，或听起来你在那里过得很不好。为你在以前的大学成绩不好找借口。许多转学生的学习成绩较差，这可能是因为他们的社交生活对他们的学习成绩产生了负面影响，也可能是因为他们被困在了某个专业，他们已经不感兴趣了。
2、给出没有学术动机的转学理由，或者可以被理解为微不足道的理由。比如，因为你想家，你原来的大学太辛苦，你想和你的另一半更近一些，等等。
下面老师带来了CMU官网的两篇转学文书，帮助大家理解上面说的“要”与“不要”：
Essay Prompt:Please provide a statement that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve.
The time I have spent at Gotham University in unsatisfying writing classes has led me to my true passion: computer science. Though GU was once my dream school, and my educational field originally English, my time in the campus computer club has inspired me to become more involved in computer science.
Carnegie Mellon’s computer science program is ranked very highly in the field, which will help me be a great programmer. At Gotham University, my class sizes were too large and I felt like my professors did not care about me as a student. As a result, my grades were very poor and do not reflect my passion for learning.
At CMU the class sizes will be smaller, and I will take the necessary initiative to form lasting relationships with my professors. I wish I had applied to Carnegie Mellon from the start, and gotten ahead on my education and career. Now that I know my passion, I am ready to be an enthusiastic and prosperous student at Carnegie Mellon.
这篇转学文书可以说是一个典型的反面例子，没有说出想申请CMU的具体理由，否定现在的学校、教授来试图解释成绩差的理由。并且不关注自己的未来发展，很难让招生官信服。
接下来我们再来看一个正面例子：
I am eager to gain a sophisticated understanding of computer science conventions, as well as Artificial Intelligence technology, at the Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science. From numerous and cutting edge computer labs to professional leaders in research like Professor Scott Fahlman, there are opportunities that will allow me to achieve my research goals at Carnegie Mellon that would be otherwise unavailable.
Specifically, I want to help construct search and inference interfaces that mimic human recall, and help make such interfaces a commonplace feature of modern technology, like Professor Fahlman’s work with the Scone program. Although my previous university did not have CMU’s range of courses or the focus on AI, my faculty there did impart to me the value of risk-taking research, from their exploratory work on cryptography.
CMU embodies this value by funding research that pushes the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence technology. I look forward to collaborating directly with my professors on their AI research, and working towards being a critical and valuable member of Carnegie Mellon’s computer science community
对比起前一篇文书，这篇文书给出了申请CMU的具体理由，并且有一个特定的学术目标，关注自己未来的发展，有理有据，让人信服。
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