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During my 0L cycle, I qualified for need-based aid at two schools. Many of the transfer schools say that they give need based aid. Anyone know anything about this?

It depends on the school. I think most need based aid comes out of endowment money, so some schools are much more stringent about who they give need based aid to then others.

XxSpyKEx wrote:It depends on the school. I think most need based aid comes out of endowment money, so some schools are much more stringent about who they give need based aid to then others.

Someone said something about Berkeley helping out and I think I heard something about Michigan......maybe they don't like giving it to transfer students though, like your post suggests. I don't want to ask schools until I am accepted, haha.

A'nold wrote:

XxSpyKEx wrote:It depends on the school. I think most need based aid comes out of endowment money, so some schools are much more stringent about who they give need based aid to then others.

Someone said something about Berkeley helping out and I think I heard something about Michigan......maybe they don't like giving it to transfer students though, like your post suggests. I don't want to ask schools until I am accepted, haha.

My post didn't suggest that at all. I don't think they would be any more stringent for need based aid for transfers than with non-transfers. I was just comparing need based aid at schools like Berkeley or Michigan (where a smaller number of people get it) to schools like Harvard or Yale (where a large part of their class get it).

Definitely don't ask about whether you, specifically, would be eligible for need based aid before you get accepted.

XxSpyKEx wrote:

A'nold wrote:

XxSpyKEx wrote:It depends on the school. I think most need based aid comes out of endowment money, so some schools are much more stringent about who they give need based aid to then others.

Someone said something about Berkeley helping out and I think I heard something about Michigan......maybe they don't like giving it to transfer students though, like your post suggests. I don't want to ask schools until I am accepted, haha.

My post didn't suggest that at all. I don't think they would be any more stringent for need based aid for transfers than with non-transfers. I was just comparing need based aid at schools like Berkeley or Michigan (where a smaller number of people get it) to schools like Harvard or Yale (where a large part of their class get it).

Definitely don't ask about whether you, specifically, would be eligible for need based aid before you get accepted.

I'm with you 100% on that one.

Sorry for misunderstanding your post and thanks for the comments.

A'nold wrote:

XxSpyKEx wrote:

A'nold wrote: Definitely don't ask about whether you, specifically, would be eligible for need based aid before you get accepted.

I'm with you 100% on that one.

Why is that? It's a relevant consideration. What about if you were accepted and offered need based aid last year but now realize you would want to go there?