Help at Private/City schools

<p>Hey all, I'm planning to transfer next year Fall 07' from ECU in North Carolina. Even though these schools are relatively expensive does anyone know how much help I would get at say BU, NYU, CMU, UPenn, Northeastern, or Manhattan College? I heard financial aid for transfer students is really low, is this true? Do any of these schools offer like a work-study program to help pay for school? I really would like to attend one of these private schools, but the may be a little too expensive and I really do not want to have to join the military to pay for school if I don't have to, I'm sorry if these topics have already been covered.</p>