Any questions for a current student? Ask away!

averagesnarker
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:59:52 +0000

About transfers: I know a transfer student, and from what I hear, many students transfer because Vassar is much more affordable and offers better financial aid than their original school. But, the numbers aren’t really in the favor of transfer students; they accept very few transfers every year.

Essay length: CUT IT DOWN! My first essay was almost 1,200 words long, and my mother basically yelled at me until I cut it down and I thank her for it now. Admissions at any college does not want to read through heinously long essays and that could definitely work against you. Brevity is wit. Once you get here, the English professors will beat you over the head with that idea; keep it short, and cut down on any and all fluff. Take out all the unnecessary “thats” or fluffy adverbs. And “very.” If your essay is long because of fluff, this will help. If it’s long because of content, that will be harder, and it may just be best to write a new one.