<p>hi everybody i'm new to this so i'd appreciate y'alls help :]</p>
<p>i was wonderingif it's okay to talk about your FA need in your commonapp transfer essay</p>
<p>like what i mean is the reason why you're transffering is bcause you aren't receiving alotta aid. would that be okay? ESPECIALLY for the essays for top schools like brown or dartmouth. </p>
<p>ex: "I want to transfer out of XYZ University because I am not receiving adequate aid."</p>
<p>i'm sure there're much better ways to phrase it lol but is the idea okay?</p>
<p>Brown isn’t need blind for transfers, by the way. </p>
<p>With endowments as they are, I would not (and did not) mention needing $$. You could potentially disadvantage yourself for the need blind schools. (The need aware schools would know you need financial aid anyways). </p>
<p>The closest I would get to that is “you want to attend a school with more resources” and list a few unique resources specific to that school.</p>
<p>How do you know if a school is ‘need-blind’ for transfer apps?</p>
<p>Does that mean they give priority to the students who do not check ‘will apply for financial aid’? Or will they have your financial aid information at the time of the decision?</p>
<p>also, brown doesn’t ask for or read transfer essays. it’s not a good idea, because although schools are meant to educate their students, they are still a business.</p>
<p>CC, I don’t know of a list of need blind and/or meets full need schools for transfer students, so I suggest checking the financial aid web pages of the schools you are interested in. If you can’t find it on the website, you would have to contact admissions. </p>
<p>As I understand it, need blind schools do not consider your (in)ability to pay when making admissions decisions, while schools that are need aware consider your (in)ability to pay and factor this into admissions decisions. Of course, once you are admitted, a school may not meet your “full need,” so you may not be able to afford to attend anyways.</p>