desperate situation need transfer help

Paying for College
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<p>so I ended up going to CMU… i went even though i couldnt afford it and my parents knew they couldnt afford it but they wanted me to go where i wanted</p>

<p>the financial aid here is pitiful to say the least and my family’s financial situation is getting worse… i have to take out an excessive amount of loans for them to let me stay here next semester… </p>

<p>now im in a situation where i dont know what to do. of course i cant stay here with these crazy loans. in fact if i know how extreme this would be a few weeks ago i probably wouldve transferred to the State U for spring semester</p>

<p>however, even the State U was too expensive for me to attend without taking out crazy loans…</p>

<p>so i need to find colleges i can transfer into that will give me nearly a full ride. i know such colleges probably dont exist… but it is my only choice</p>

<p>can anyone suggest good colleges that will meet full aid? my grades are very good here and i could probably get accepted to a top 15 school as a transfer… but nothing like HYPS… which is a shame because if i got into a HYS then it would probably be free</p>

<p>ugh</p>

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<p>the down side is that as a transfer student you have lost the opportunity for a lot of merit money that is usually reserved for incoming freshmen. However there are schools that meet 100% of your demonstrated need (it still does not mean that you won’t have loans).</p>

<p>I would suggest that you come up with a list of schools, look them up on the college board website to get an idea as to how they package their aid (percentage of grant aid vs. loans).</p>

<p>Keep in mind that even schools that meet 100% demonstrated need with a lot of grant aid may have very few seats for transfer admissions.
I would suggest looking at some of the LACs and even contacting some of the other colleges that you were accepted to last year (some will still have your application on file and you may just have to amend it).</p>

<p>good luck</p>