<p>Looking at the schools I'm looking to transfer into, it really looks like a plurality are need-aware in reviewing transfer applications. Specifically, I am talking about Brown, Vassar, Weselyan, and Tufts...does anybody know how large of a factor financial aid is in their review process? Also, would getting applications in earlier potentially help (with the logic that the school's financial aid availability would be not be used up yet)?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>from what I’ve been able to gather reading past admissions threads it’s a major issue at Brown. no knowledge of the others</p>
<p>Would anyone know about others?</p>
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<p>Need-aware is an ADMISSIONS policy, it divides applicants into two piles, those that will apply for FA and those that won’t. Need-aware admissions affects whether or not you will get in or not, not how much FA you will get if you are admitted. So when you submit your app will not affect your admissions decision.</p>
<p>In addition to having need-aware admissions, some schools (eg. Brown) state that they have limited FA for transfers. Even then, if the school has a deadline and is not rolling, then all transfer applications are assessed at the same time and decisions come out about the same time as well, so an early submittal is unlikely to affect FA.</p>
<p>I too only have knowledge of B. But IMO if a school, particularly one that is need-blind for fr admissions, has a need-aware policy for transfers, one should assume it is a significant factor. I’m not saying that only applicants that don’t apply for FA are admitted, so please no flames, but that you should take it into consideration when applying.</p>
<p>Well that sucks for those of us who can’t pay. Every school I’m looking at is need-aware.</p>