<p>I've already perused a few posts here, but I couldn't quite find an answer to my dilemma. Thus...</p>
<p>I'm currently in a top-20 school, but my mom recently lost her job and I'm in the middle of a potential financial crisis. My dad works as a researcher at a certain Ivy League school, which means that, were I accepted to said school, I'd receive significant financial aid (75% off tuition, I believe). It's a need-blind school, and the application states that transfer students should include relevant financial issues in their essays, but I'm still waffling about it. What if I put it in and they reject me? (They'd be losing a significant amount of money, after all...)</p>
<p>Any advice would be appreciated :( The transfer process is so stressful!</p>
<p>You can’t exactly hide that your father works with the university, it’s probably a big asset to your application actually. They’re going to ask you to submit your financial information which will show your mom’s unemployed status. You don’t necessarily have to write an essay about it, but they will become aware of what’s going on either way (also from when you fill in the part about parents’ employment on the common app). If you’re a strong applicant I don’t think they’d reject you simply because your dad works for the school.
Regardless, you said they are need-blind, so your current potential financial situation shouldn’t change your outcome anyway.</p>
<p>Firstly, you already have a hook with a parent working there.
Secondly, need-blind is need blind. The admissions committee doesn’t handle Financial aid, nor do they report it to that department. The two are separated for that reason.
Plus, you’d be getting discounted tuition anyway.</p>