<p>I’m pretty sure I tottaly screwed myself for college… if cornell/upenn’s own institution financial aid applicatoni was due january 1st,and I haven’t sent that in, is that bad??? what about fafsa, do tehy have to RECIEVE it by February 1st, or is it have to be sent in by february 1st?? I’m so confused nad suddenly scared that maybe i can’t go to the places I’ve applied… is anyone else in this predicament?? Am I totally screwed?</p>
<p>anyone??? ???</p>
<p>Have you bothered to go to the FAFSA website? Or to Upenn FA site? Maybe a little reading is in order…I doubt if you are screwed but you have screwed up~~~~~~~better get a new plan.</p>
<p>First thing Monday, call the places to which you have applied (particularly those to which you have been accepted) and ask those questions you have asked here. If there are extenuating circumstances, plead those. Ask if there is anything you can do.</p>
<p>Today, this very minute, go online at <a href=“http://www.fafsa.ed.gov%5B/url%5D”>www.fafsa.ed.gov</a> and apply for a fafsa “pin” for yourself and have at least one or both your parents apply for a “pin” so that you can electronically sign your online fafsa federal financial aid application. Also, today read elsewhere on this site, at the fafsa website, at the finaid.com website, and at other websites (search CC for more, and I’ll try to post a few more) in order to inform yourself about the financial aid process.</p>
<p>Tomorrow, also early on, be sure to speak with your guidance counselor about what you’ve posted here. Learn the process. Recruit people to help you. Don’t panic. Just learn and manage the process better from this point on.</p>
<p>You’ve just learned a valuable lesson for when you begin college. You are your own bottom line. You must learn to define the task, and manage every piece of it.</p>
<p>Good luck. Let us know what happens and if we can help you in any other way.</p>