need-blind east coast schools

Transfer Students
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<p>wow, talk about an oversight...</p>

<p>for a long time i had been planning on applying to Brown and Vassar as a junior transfer. Silly me didn't realize that both of these schools are need-aware. Considering the abysmal acceptance rates at both of these schools, it's pretty clear that if you apply for financial aid, you will be rejected.</p>

<p>does anyone know of any east coast schools of equal caliber to Vassar and Brown that are need-blind for transfers? I'm looking for a relatively small (less than 7,000) college, with a liberal and very intellectual atmosphere, little to no greek life, and a strong philosophy and/or writing program. A lively music scene would be a big plus.</p>

<p>i'm pretty certain that such a school does not actually exist, but i figured i'd give it one last try. thanks alot everybody.</p>

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<p>Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Haveford, Grinnell, UChicago, URochester.</p>

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<p>IsleBoy, I should note that unless you are on some odd geographical orientation, UChicago is not on the East coast.</p>

<p>At any rate, other good institutions: Swarthmore, Amherst, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale, Georgetown, and JHU.</p>

<p>I am not sure about Greek life at any of these places, except for Georgetown. Georgetown has no official fraternities.</p>

<p>Also, JHU's philosophy department is rumored to have significantly improved in the last two years.</p>

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<p>Amherst has no official frats. Located in very liberal town in Western Mass (school itself is liberal but not as much as the town itself)</p>

<p>Neighboring town of Northampton has incredible, lively arts scene. Students ride buses for free. Very strong philosophy and writing. Only about 1,700 students.</p>

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<p>Yes, I understand that UChicago is in the midwest, but the university does meet most of his criteria.</p>

<p>I'm sure, if push comes to shove because of aid concerns, UChicago could be a good bet. Besides, donpon can discard UChicago for geographic reasons--a shame none the less.</p>

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<p>As an aside, Brown has greatly increased the amount of aid allocated for transfer students recently. So, if Brown is truly your pie-in-the-sky, end-all-be-all school, it still might be worth a shot applying, even though they do take financial need into account.</p>

<p>Also, Dartmouth does have a fair amount of Greek life. However, after setting foot in Hanover, I assure you your misgivings will quickly dissipate.</p>

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<p>thanks so much for the help so far everybody. it's all much appreciated and i'm going to definitely look into some of those suggestions.</p>

<p>as an aside, do you people happen to know about the satII policies at these schools: Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Swarthmore, Amherst, Yale <-- (thanks for the suggestions)</p>

<p>i’ve called most of these schools already about this question at some point or another, but i’m always left feeling a little unsettled with their responses. some of them say flat out that if you didn’t take the tests in high school, you shouldn’t bother to take them now. Brown and Dartmouth, however, still place a lot of emphasis on these tests, even for junior transfers. So, while no school that I know of actually REQUIRES them, some use the word “recommend” in a different way than others.</p>

<p>btw thanks for the description of Amherst, unregistered. it sounds like an amazing place.</p>

<p>and to calipharius, if i end up taking the satIIs (which is doubtful), I might perhaps apply to Brown. However, no satIIs + applying for FA = probably not worth it haha.</p>