<p>I know that everybody does this but I feel that I should be realistically prepared for when the decisions begin to roll in. My daughter applied to BC, Smith, and Brown as a transfer student this year. She is currently attending a Community College this year as her financial aid packages were not strong enough for her to go to a 4 year university last fall. She has a 4.0 GPA at the college and is taking difficult classes. She is also a member of PTK (2 year school honor society) and the Circle K at this community college. In high school she graduated in the top 10% of her class with honors, had a lot of strong recomms, EC's, and AP's; her SAT's, ACT's, and SAT II's were about average but she will have over 30 credits when she transfers so I don't believe they will be weighted as much as they are for freshmen. What do you guys believe her chances are at the schools above are. Also, please list any schools that are known for giving large financial aid packages if you know of any. Thanks for any help that you could give me</p>
<p>She should be good for BC and Smith. I consider Brown a "heartbreak school," of which no applicant can be certain.</p>
<p>Smith has scholarships specifically endowed and designated for high-ranking community college transfers (in addition to the Phi Theta Kappa scholarships.)</p>
<p>Brown gives very little money to transfer students. There is an effort to change that in the future; I know it's an initiative for Pres. Simmons. Your daughter might be accepted but, like a friend of mine, get no aid.</p>
<p>Thank you guys for all of the insight. It is greatly appreciated and I will definetely keep it in mind.</p>