<p>I will be applying to Lafayette as a transfer with the intention of enrolling in the fall of 2009 if accepted depending on one thing: financial aid.</p>
<p>Is financial aid offered to transfer students?
Does the same system of grants after $2,500 to students from families that make between $50,000 and $100,000 still apply to transfers?</p>
<p>I thank anyone who responds for their responses in advance.</p>
<p>-JB</p>
<p>JB,</p>
<p>This is what the Office of Financial Aid has to say about funding for transfer students:</p>
<p><<< Spring 2009 transfer applicants should submit the 2008-09 Profile, FAFSA, and 2007 federal tax returns, schedules, and W-2s for both student and parent(s) by Oct. 1, 2008. Fall 2009 transfer applicants should submit the 2009-10 Profile, FAFSA, and signed copies of 2008 federal tax returns for student and parent(s) by April 1, 2009. College-funded aid for transfer students is highly competitive and subject to availability of funds. >>></p>
<p>The College meets the full financial need of ALL students. The new system of funding you describe also applies to ALL students.</p>
<p>With that said, another sentence in the transfer application is even more telling:</p>
<p><<< College-awarded aid for transfer students is competitive; however, we attempt to aid as many transfer students as possible. >>></p>
<p>Just as for our international applicants, gaining acceptance is the hard part; once accepted, funding shouldn’t pose an issue. Funding is disbursed to transfer applicants as it is to any other applicant.</p>
<p>How hard exactly is it to gain admission as a transfer student? Well, this year, we had only nine transfer students enroll. Of course, more could have been accepted and then decided to enroll elsewhere. I do not know how many transfer applications we received last year; maybe Ms. Lichtenwalner would be willing to share (<a href=“mailto:lichtenj@lafayette.edu”>lichtenj@lafayette.edu</a>)?</p>
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<li>Justin</li>
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<p>Thank you for your help Justin.
I email that person mentioned in your post about transferring as soon as I speak to my transfer counselor at Binghamton today, I had submitted my Fafsa and tax returns to Lafayette in February, because I originally applied as a freshman, was waitlisted and then chose not to take a spot on the waitlist, so I wonder if they matriculated over.</p>
<p>On a similar note, are Marquis scholarships open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors too, or only to incoming freshmen? </p>
<p>Are there any scholarships for returning students who perform well in their freshmen year? Just curious.</p>
<p>Good questions, Minky.</p>
<p>Lafayette’s merit-based scholarships (Marquis and Trustee) are only offered to first-year applicants.</p>
<p>There are a number of endowed scholarships one may qualify for in any given year, so, yes, one may be awarded additional grant money based on academic performance and extracurricular involvement as a current student.</p>
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<li>Justin</li>
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