A Letter of Intenet from Foreign Student - Admission/Application Essay Example

Selecting a college or is often a very difficult decision. For foreign who neither have the benefit of high school guidance counselors nor advisors, it is an especially complex and confusing decision. With no guidance or point of reference, it is very easy for foreign students to make the wrong decision and select a college which neither allowed them the realization of their potential nor the expression of their talent. This is precisely what happened with me and is the reason why I am seeking transfer to another college.

Having been told that foreign students often have a very difficult time settling into and acclimatizing themselves to the American college environment and education system, my initial college search was limited to community colleges. I had been advised that community colleges were comparatively easy and, more importantly, a good introduction to American academics. It was on the basis of this advice that I selected my college. As evidenced by my decision to transfer, my selection was hardly successful.

The college, while it was a very good choice for some of my colleagues, simply did not allow me to express my talents, either as an athlete or a musician, or develop my potentials. Realizing that college presents one with such academic and extra-curricular opportunities as which allow for the personal and intellectual development which are the cornerstones of professional success, I realized the imperatives of transfer. My decision to transfer is a natural outcome of the flawed nature of my initial search.

Having restricted myself to community colleges and not really realizing the importance of there being a good fit' between students and their institution of study, I ultimately chose a college which did not address my needs or respond to who I was and wanted to become. Knowing, however, that it is never too late to admit to a poor choice or to correct one's mistakes, even if it is two years into the decision, I applied for a transfer. My second college search was infinitely more discriminatory.

I was searching for a college with a sound academic reputation and which would challenge me on an intellectual level. At the same time, I was searching for a college which would furnish me with the requisite opportunities for the expression and development of my talents, both as a soccer player and as a clarinet player. The diverse nature of my interests, athletics and music, initially led me to believe that I would not find a college which was a good fit.' The result of my second college search, however, established this as an erroneous assumption.

The United States has such a healthy variety of higher educational institutes that one would be hard put not to find a college which addressed one's requirements and expectations. Upon making that discovery, I decided that I had to transfer and, in so doing, fully and constructively exploit the opportunity I had been given for undergraduate education in the United States. In final commentary upon the above stated, I would like to emphasize that I am fully confident that I am making the right decision.