There seems to be some systemic problem with the BU NPC. Either it’s a mistake, and if enough people bring it to their attention, they’ll fix it. Or it’s on purpose, to attract students into applying and inflate some numbers (which ones though? Any disingenuous tactic toward applicants would deal with rankings… but I fail to see what BU has to gain in increasing the pool of applicants it admits without providing aid?)
OP, can you stay one more year at the school you’re currently attending?
Also, are you aware of the NACAC fee waiver for transfers?
http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/feewaiver/Documents/TransferWaiverForm.pdf