<p>Helloo everybody, I am currently an incoming freshman at Baylor University and a Texas Resident. I really want to transfer to a University in California, but I also need some good financial assistance if I get in. So can you guys list some Universities that are good with financial aid and scholarships?
-I definitely know to steer clear of the public schools in California due to the economy there. So I'm guessing private schools only?
-I've already decided that I'm going to apply to USC, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, and Santa Clara. </p>
<p>Here were my high school stats, since I hear Universities look at your HS stats if you are transferring as anything less than junior standing, and perhaps some of these stats can help me get decent scholarships?</p>
<p>I am not sure if you are male or female, I have included some all girls colleges which you would not be able to apply to if you are a male :rolleyes:</p>
<p>University of La Verne
University of Redlands
Whittier College
Claremont McKenna
Scripps (in Claremont, girls college)
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Harvey Mudd College
Mills College (All girls college)
Chapman University
Occidental College</p>
<p>It’s much more difficult to get financial aid as a transfer than as an incoming freshman. Many --possibly most – colleges don’t give financial aid to transfers. The ones that do ted to be the nation’s most competitive colleges, so check now to make sure that the colleges you’re considering offer aid to transfers.</p>
<p>Our EFC was about $5000. We got a very generous amount of financial aid from Baylor, and are only paying $10,000 this year. However, if a better University accepted me, such as USC or Pepperdine, and I had to pay about $25,000 then I think it would be worth it :/</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids: welllll lol, i have a brother… who is about to become a radiologist :), so I think if it’s 25 k, he’ll be able to help me and my parents out.</p>
<p>@gwugirl: thanks, do you know if they also give those grants for transfers?</p>
<p>i have a brother… who is about to become a radiologist</p>
<p>I think you better ask your brother first. Someone who is “about” to become a radiologist doesn’t have an extra $50k just laying around to pay out over 2 years. </p>
<p>New doctors often aren’t earning big bucks and they often have their own big loans to pay back. Your brother probably has some big loans of his own that he will soon begin paying.</p>
<p>I have known several new doctors and none had extra thousands to just give away.</p>
<p>So, ask your brother if during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years if he could give you $50k. Since transferring is a choice, he may not be willing to pay even if he could.</p>
<p>If your EFC is $5000, where will you get $25,000 each year?</p>
<p>Most of the schools on your list do NOT meet full need for even incoming freshmen (USC does for incoming freshmen, not sure about transfers…the others do not meet full need).</p>
<p>Why do you want to go to college in CA so badly (my DD went to college in CA so I’m not knocking it…but just curious why you would give up a great financial aid package at a great school just to go to CA?)?</p>
<p>I think you better ask your brother first. Someone who is “about” to become a radiologist doesn’t have an extra $50k just laying around to pay out over 2 years.</p>
<p>oops…I should have said $75k to pay out over 3 years. Just realized that this student is only a freshman and wants to transfer for soph year forward.</p>
<p>Anyways…ask your brother. He may be shocked to find out that you think he’d have enough money to help you. Since your family isn’t affluent, it’s very likely that he’s accumulated at least $200k in debt himself for med school that he will want to pay off as soon as he can.</p>
<p>Oh…and if your brother contributes to you financially, this will have to be listed ON the financial aid application forms. Any money paid on your behalf needs to be listed and $25K in college payments would need to be reported. This would INCREASE your EFC and therefore your need based aid.</p>
<p>If your brother decided to “gift” the money to you, he could, but only $12K per year to you. He could “gift” $12K to your parents too.</p>
<p>But I agree with others…a newly minted doctor may not have an “extra” $25K to put towards college costs for his sister. He will have his own living expenses plus his own loans (med school loans usually are quite high) as well.</p>
<p>Baylor is really a fine school. I do wonder what the appeal of the CA colleges is, and why the need to transfer? You haven’t even started at Baylor…give the school a chance. You may decide you love it there. If you go in with the idea that you are NOT going to stay, you will likely not make attempts to forge relationships and get involved in the Baylor college community. I’m sorry, but if you are an incoming freshman, you need to concentrate on where you are going…unless there is a VERY compelling reason for you to considering transfering before you even start.</p>
<p>I doubt Pepperdine gives good aid or scholarships to transfer students. Schools give such things to get the best freshman class - because it helps with ranking.</p>
<p>I also think the brother may be shocked to find out that his sibling is thinking of transferring away from a school with good aid and go to a school where he (a brand new doctor) would be asked to help pay for.</p>