East Coast Colleges on the level of UC Berkeley

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@tk21769

Columbia claims to cover 100% of demonstrated financial need for all students, including students from distant states. Berkeley only covers about 81% of demonstrated need on average. That rate probably is much less for OOS students.

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<p>For Berkeley, it is probably very close to 100% for California residents, but very few non-California residents will have their need met (only by specific rare merit scholarships like Drake (not sure if Regents’ does it)). Columbia has a lower student self-help contribution ($5,400 vs. $8,500, according to net price calculators), but uses its own methodology (vs. FAFSA only for Berkeley).</p>

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@tk21769

There are no “impacted” majors at Columbia.

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<p>However, Columbia does not guarantee being able to change between divisions (e.g. between College and SEAS).
<a href=“FAQs | Columbia Undergraduate Admissions”>http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/ask/faq/question/2434&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;