How much should a person's "gut feeling" matter when transferring?

Andale
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:30:37 +0000

Joycelene, now that you are mentioning merit aid, I just wanted to note -

Merit aid for transfer students is, in general, very very limited. Schools “known for good merit aid” for freshmen often do not offer it to transfers or offer much less.

I know of students who got quality merit aid as freshman acceptees to particular schools, and were enticed by letters/calls from students, alums, faculty. When they didn’t go there as freshmen and later applied as transfer, they got nada from same school.

IDK re the particular schools you mentioned, but if merit aid is a MUST, make sure you check their policies and past history of merit aid for transfers.

There are some schools that offer it. If you have to have it, make sure your schools are some of those.

St. Louis University - small u, so may hava a LAC feel - does offer it, if it fits you.