Financial Aid Discrimination

Colleges & Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Yes, discrimination. Here is my story:
I am a rising premedical sophomore from Cornell University with a 3.98 GPA. I applied for transfer to Columbia College because of a family emergency that mandates me being closer to my parents to offer them help.
I was admitted to Columbia College.
What has me really confused is that Columbia does not meet the financial need of any transfer student!
They only admit 25-100 transfer students a year, and their endowment is $1.64 billion more than Cornell's. Yet, I would have to pay 4 times the amount to go to Columbia than if I stayed at Cornell, all because of my transfer status.
And this is not because of the financial aid schedule. For the FULL duration of my stay at Columbia, they will not meet my financial need, and I CANNOT APPEAL at all.
So, because of their transfer status discrimination, I cannot afford the tuition, and thus I cannot be there to help my parents.</p>

<p>Oh, and BTW, Cornell's financial aid office does not discriminate against transfers.</p>

<p>Sucks.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to hear that. </p>

<p>Have you tried calling or maybe speaking to the financial aid office in person? That might help...</p>

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<p>I'm 5 hours away from NYC...
I've already called them multiple times and have had email conversations for the past 3 days.
I just don't get why they would have such a backwards policy.</p>

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<p>Does this suck? Yes, but didn't you know about this before you applied for transfer? Also, finaid sucks for most int. students, so you're not the only one suffering from "finaid discrimination".</p>