"Safeties" for an international transfer.

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi.</p>

<p>So, I've been selecting schools that I will be trying to apply for admission. I have been quite ambitious, in fact, I'm afraid a bit too ambitious. I'm a well above average student, but I'm very certain that there are many applicants that are much stronger than me. So I was wondering, are there any colleges that could be possibly be safety colleges for me? I know that I'm not in a very good position for several factors (read below), but maybe you guys can help me out. Which schools would possibly meet this criteria:
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- a top tier school
- known for being friendly towards internationals (I'm not sure if it's going to help, but I'm from a very small country. I can bet that I will be the only applicant from this country.)
- known for its generous financing - I will be needing lots of financial aid :(
- known for being transfer-friendly
- decent transfer acceptance rate
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I would really be thankful if you could help me out. I've been on hundreds of various college and university sites. I've done months of research, but I still think many of you here know better. Only college that comes up to my mind meeting most, if not all, of my criteria is Mount Holyoke College, but it's, unfortunately, girls-only.</p>

<p>Thanks for any suggestion.</p>

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<p>I gather that top tier schools can’t be considered safeties for an international with so many demands?</p>

<p>I’ll still add that I’m interested in Economics.</p>

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<p>"known for its generous financing - I will be needing lots of financial aid "</p>

<p>There is no such thing as a safety for you. Since you need a lot of financial aid, every place is a match or reach.</p>

<p>You need to visit the Financial Aid forum, and read the long thread about aid for international students. Perhaps you will find some useful information.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for your reply, happymomof1.</p>

<p>I’ll check it out. :)</p>

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<p>Where are you from? Being from a country that sends no other applicants will certainly help. But being an intnl transfer needing money is tough.</p>

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<p>yea im an intl myself… and itll be hard if you need money… look into possible financing from your country!
ive heard cornell is kinda good with that kinda stuff… but not really easy to get into…</p>