<p>pinkearmufs, here is what I can let you know about transfer admissions at Hopkins.</p>
<p>(1) it is much more selective than freshman admissions. JHU only takes fall transfers and each year the applicant pool is between 400-500 students. Selection is based on space availablity and in previous years meant about 30-40 admits. (<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/faqs/falltrans.html[/url]”>http://apply.jhu.edu/faqs/falltrans.html</a>)</p>
<p>(2) financial aid is limited for transfer students. This is not said to discourage you from applying, but to make you realize that even if admitted you may not be offered the best financial aid package. Grants, loans, and minimal scholarships are offered to transfer students but the amount of money depends on what is available after packaging the incoming freshman class. I will say in the past few years transfer students have received competitive need based aid packages.</p>
<p>(3) you should contact the transfer admissions coordinator if you want more specific information…good luck.</p>
<p>AND, i just want to clear up one thing edad said – merit scholarships are limited at Hopkins but it is not because of LAX atheltes. The LAX scholarships are DI sport scholarships and are taken from a separate pool of money. The reason JHU funds only about 40-50 merit scholarships for incoming students is the decision to focus the majority of aid dollars to need based grants rather than merit based aid.</p>