I Need to Transfer Out of Amherst

[circuitrider]

@MYOS1634 wrote:

Another issue is cost: transfers get lousy aid. Even the most generous meet need colleges, transfers aren’t guaranteed the same generosity as freshmen. If you depend on a scholarship to attend Amherst and transferring depends on your getting a similar scholarship, your odds would be significantly lower.

I’m not sure of how many prestige colleges would penalize their transfers that way. An admitted sophomore is an admitted sophomore. What is much more likely is that the college would not be need blind for transfers, which means the OP would have to be a real stand out in order to compete against the rest of the applicant pool. Not to be overlooked, of course, is the fact that Amherst is among the most generous aid providers in the country. If the OP’s family makes above 60k a year, it’s highly likely he or she will graduate with some debt anywhere else.