Harvard transfer essay examples

Harvard is where you want to be. It has the program you want, but if you absolutely had to, you try to go to a school that offers a similar, although incomparable, program. Name 1-2 other programs you are applying to, note their similarities and differences from Harvard’s offerings, and don’t say it’s this or nothing.

Before we crack open each of the essays, a few overarching pointers: Start early. If you haven’t started already, start now. Be strategic. Map each answer out before drafting anything. Understand that while the essays need to be perfect, you shouldn’t try to be. Perfect is boring.

An example of how to appropriately cite a Harvard referenced direct quote is as follows; “The concept of human resource management (HRM) basically contains three elements that refer to successful people management. The first element – human – refers to the research object” (Bach & Edwards, 2012, p.19).

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