I posted this in the essays forum but didn't yield any responses... lol. Hopefully I can get some help here.
To make a long story short, I'm currently a freshman at a college in a small city that's basically a college town, and I really want to be in a larger city since that's where I feel happier, more "inspired", etc. I don't have any major complaints with my college right now, I just need to be in a more energetic environment because I find that motivating. The colleges I want to apply to are very selective, so I'm worried that focusing on the environment alone will make them think, "Why doesn't he just go to (less selective college)?" and that's a fair point. I mean, I could explain that and then go to the cookie cutter, "Various courses and clubs your college provides such as ____ and ____ would be beneficial to building my character and my knowledge" but that's obviously not very inspiring. Of course there would be benefits to transferring to a larger/more esteemed university but they're not things that I'm being severely held back from at my college. I hear of people all the time transferring from one top 20 college to another and I don't know what they could possibly talk about besides an incredibly specific program/perk of their desired college?
So basically, is it a big no-no to focus on my desire for living in a larger city? If yes, how could I incorporate that into an essay while focusing on the school I'm applying to? Another thing I'm worried about is sounding too cliché when describing why I want to be in a larger city...
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