<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I'm curious about the entire transfer process and was wondering if being a transfer as opposed to an entering freshman affects your eligibility for financial aid. In general, do colleges usually offer less financial aid and scholarships for those who are transfers? If so then how much more are freshmen usually offered?</p>
<p>Yes they do.</p>
<p>A lot more.</p>
<p>really2 depends on the university...
what univ r u talking about?</p>
<p>There are relatively few merit scholarships for transfers compared to freshman applicants. As far as FA, it depends on the school. Some have the same policy as for freshmen, others give less. For instance, for transfers, Brown gives less FA AND is need aware as well.</p>
<p>I believe USC still continues to meet 100% of financial need for all students, including transfers. <em>I could be wrong, but that is my current understanding</em></p>
<p>CMC will meet 100 percent of need for transfers, i personally asked this during my interview.</p>
<p>to liek0806,
what's the full name of CMC?thank u.
to entomom,
"Some have the same policy as for freshmen"
could u give some examples?thank u.</p>
<p>CMC = Claremont McKenna College</p>
<p>Like the above posters have stated, many of the colleges that provide for 100% of need for freshmen have the same policy for transfers. However, remember that that need can be filled with any combination of grants, loans and work study; so it's possible the amount of loans could be higher for transfers (particularly the first year since they are accepted after FA has been given to freshmen).</p>
<p>Is there a way to find out the financial aid policies for transfers in each college? For example a specific website, etc etc or should we use google and research individual websites?</p>
<p>I think the only way is to look at each college's website, and if you can't find enough information there, give their FA office a call.</p>
<p>one great thing with CMC(claremont mckenna college) is that not only do they meet 100 percent of your need, but they have established the no student loans in their financial aid packages, which means instead of having loans in your financial aid, you'd have more grants/scholarship money. something i made sure of when i interviewed as well(the no loan policy).</p>
<p>a lot of top liberal art colleges that meet 100 percent of need, are doing that. on wikipedia theres a list of colleges/universities that officially guarantee 100 percent of your need Need-blind</a> admission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>