What's up with this transfer stuff?

midmo
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:39:20 +0000

Is this hypothetical full scholarship based on financial need, or is it a merit award?

Vanderbilt’s merit scholarships are not offered to transfer students (not the big ones, at least). I do know transfer students who have been offered very nice need-based packages.

If money is no object (that is, the hypothetical student does not mind losing the merit award), s/he should fill out a transfer application and see what happens. The student I know best who transferred sophomore year had an excellent high school record, as well as an excellent freshman college year (in the classroom and out of it).