Admission Essay for Transfer Students

Your admission essay (1-3 pages in length) provides you with the opportunity to “personalize” your application. The writing sample you submit will be considered in both the admission and competitive scholarship selection processes.

Be sure to include your full name on each page of your submission in response to one of the following prompts:

Option 1:
Please describe why you are interested in transferring to Truman State University. Feel free to include your area(s) of academic interest including the reasons for your selection(s).

Option 2:
“I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within.” –LILLIAN SMITH

There is something profoundly intriguing about the telling of a journey – whether it be travel to exotic locales; in-depth personal discovery; a meandering walk through a dense, rich forest; or the realization of lifelong dreams. Tell us about a journey – real, imagined or metaphorical. Your journey starts here.