<p>what is the need-aware policy for transfer students..can someone please talk about that..does that mean that if we're poor, we won't get in?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>1000 Char</p>
<p>What it means is that the school DOES take your financial need into consideration during the admissions process. So, if you need financial aid in order to attend, you MAY have less of a chance of being admitted than a student that doesn't request financial aid. </p>
<p>The classic example of this is Brown. They are need blind during freshman admissions but are need aware for transfers. I know posters here on CC who were admitted to Brown as transfers and did not request FA and others that did. So it's very difficult to determine the degree of impact applying for FA has, but what Brown is saying by it's policy is that it may indeed affect their admissions decisions.</p>
<p>Didn't Brown change its policy not too long ago? I thought I recall reading somewhere that it became need-blind for transfers? I could be wrong. </p>
<p>Don't let a school's FA policy, (whether blind or aware) discourage you from applying to a school you really want to attend - if you are a decent candidate, a majority of the time, it will work itself out. And if in fact you are accepted to a school, however offered a not-so-great FA package, you can always attempt to appeal.</p>
<p>That's possible, but if so, they haven't updated their website yet:</p>
<p>"All transfer applicants will be admitted to Brown on a need-aware basis starting for the 2005-2006 academic year. Need aware means that financial need will be taken into account in making the admission decision."</p>
<p>Maybe not, lol. Nasty practice, IMO.</p>