<p>I was defered early action. Has anyone heard of a defered EA student getting merit aid? How unlikely would that be?</p>
<p>Heh, sounds pretty unlikely 
Did you send any updates?</p>
<p>If you’re a National Merit Finalist, you’ll get aid no matter when you’re admitted, EA, regular, or off the waitlist. Not much, but it’s aid.</p>
<p>Really? Sweet!!!</p>
<p>I’ve wondered the same thing.</p>
<p>This has been quite a painful wait. I can’t wait for it to be over and see the final decision.</p>
<p>Do you get NMSC aid even if you didn’t mark Chicago as your first choice?</p>
<p>no, but you can change it to be your first choice using that form that was given to you along with the packet</p>
<p>Ok that’s what I thought.</p>
<p>I would worry about getting accepted to UChicago first.</p>
<p>Just because he’s deferred doesn’t mean he/she can’t be concerned with other things. Chicago is an extremely expensive school and he/she very well be trying to decide between schools right now.</p>
<p>I don’t see how a deferred student would get merit aid unless he or she was deferred for an unusual reason, such as a problem with the file or something else that stopped the applicant from being fully evaluated in the first round. Keep in mind that merit scholarships are chosen by a faculty committee, not the admissions office. The admissions office “nominates” applicants, and then those files go to a group of faculty from all different departments across the University who then discuss and vote on the applicants.</p>