<p>I'm applying at Northwestern as a transfer student. I hear it's really hard to get FA as a transfer anyway but I wanted to know if it affects your chance of admission.</p>
<p>No, the application process is need-blinded.</p>
<p>only if you're international.</p>
<p>In case the juxtaposition of the previous two posts causes some confusion, applying for financial aid only has an effect if you're international. For domestic applicants (for freshman admission at least, and I would assume transfer as well) is need-blind.</p>