WashU and Emory Need Aware for transfer students

Hi, sorry second time posting bc I forgot to include that this is about transfer students. So I called both WashU’s and Emory’s offices and asked about their fin aid policy and they both said that they are not need aware but they are not need blind either. Does anyone know if based on previous years whether or not applying for fin aid made a difference for TRANSFER students?

If a college can’t tell you that it’s need blind for domestic students in a straightforward way, it’s need aware. No “ifs” or “buts”.