Chance this non-traditional, urm, cc student

Transfer Students
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<p>rc251, thanks for the tip about StatFinder, it looks like a great tool.</p>

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<p>NYU is notorious for gapping students on FA. And you should know that at Brown “Financial aid for transfer applicants is limited.” AND they are need-aware for transfer admissions:</p>

<p>[Brown</a> Admission: Transfer Students](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University)</p>

<p><a href=“https://financialaid.brown.edu/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=56[/url]”>https://financialaid.brown.edu/Cmx_Content.aspx?cpId=56&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p><em>Sigh</em> :frowning: The wheels keep on coming off. How about USC? Honestly it’s my #1 choice</p>

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<p>haha… why?</p>

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<p>Meh… I just overeacted. I still have great schools on my list that offer generous FA… I hope.</p>

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<p>no, no I mean why is USC your first choice? I live twenty minutes from there, and I can tell you it doesn’t seem all that great. Especially considering you have Brown, Cornell, Berkeley and so forth on your list, which I still think you stand a shot at</p>

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<p>It just “feels” right. Something I can’t explain. Although I am worried about the area around the school, which I’ve heard isn’t exactly the safest. Can you verify this?</p>

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<p>It’s definitely not. I suggest you go visit before you commit to your decision. In my opinion even just UCLA blows USC out of the water</p>

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<p>I would visit the campus, however, due to time constraints and financial resources it seems unlikely. As far as UCLA is concerned, I would definately consider it over USC, but the tution would likely be too expensive since I’m an OOS transfer.</p>

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<p>USC is a lot more OOS transfer friendly than UCLA, and I’ve visited both USC and UCLA, they emit nearly the same feel. UCLA seemed to have just a bit more of a bookish feel, than USC which seemed a bit more social than UCLA. It’s not uncommon to see UCLA students on the USC campus though, and vice versa.</p>

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<p>Orson,
Have you gone to the websites for your schools and checked their FA policies? Have you searched some of the threads on the FA & Scholarship forum? Have you run FAFSA and Profile calculators to get some estimate of how much you will be expected to pay?</p>

<p>This is as, if not more important, than admissions. Because if you can’t afford to attend, there’s really no reason to spend the energy and expense to apply. While it may be ok to select a couple of financial reach schools, you want to make sure that you also have financial safeties, otherwise it could be a very bittersweet spring.</p>