Agree, my third transferred and received a bigger merit discount than he received at previous uni. I think it is disingenuous to make a blanket statement. It might be true for a small lac that is focused on the 18 to 21 ages and “counts” on 4 years financially but public unis have students come and go and I believe they will package fairly if they want the student. Often the “holes” are juniors and seniors from kids that washout after freshman or sophomore year.