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Transfer Essays

A transfer statement has a different job: explain the move, own the record, and make the case that this student is ready now.

Word count
650 (Common App) / UC TAP
Timeline
4–6 weeks
Revision rounds
Unlimited
Written by
The student — 100%
Overview What’s Included Our Process Pricing FAQ
Overview

How This Works

Transfer essays fail when they read like a first-year essay or like an apology. Committees want a clear-eyed account: why the move, what changed, and what the student will do with the new school’s specific resources. Our writers coach that case the way an editor coaches an argument.

What’s included

Every engagement: one dedicated writer start to submit, the no-AI guarantee in the contract, and the student writing every word.

Our Process

Four Steps, Start to Submit

1

The Story of the Move

An interview focused on the arc: where they started, what changed, what they’re ready for.

2

The Case

We turn that arc into an argument a transfer committee can act on.

3

Draft & Edit

The student writes every word; the red pencil sharpens the case.

4

The Send

Final read-aloud and portal check before submission.

Pricing

Flat Pricing, No Hourly Meters

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Transfer personal statement, complete
$2,400
Transfer statement + up to 5 school supplementals
$3,000 flat
Rush timeline (under 3 weeks)
+$600

Prices are flat per engagement — never hourly. Unlimited revision rounds are included; the essay ships when it’s right.

FAQ

Fair Questions, Straight Answers

My student’s record has a rough patch. Is that fatal?

Usually not — if it’s handled honestly and briefly. Committees respect a clear account of what changed far more than an essay that pretends nothing happened.

Is the transfer essay really that different?

Yes. First-year essays are about identity; transfer essays are about trajectory and fit. Writing the wrong kind is the most common transfer mistake we see.

Do you handle UC transfers?

Constantly — we’re in Southern California, and the community-college-to-UC path is one we know inside out.

The move deserves a case, not an apology. Let’s build it.

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