<p>Beyond sending in the CSS and FAFSA…:)</p>
<p>I have officially gotten SO CONFUSED by all of this…
Help?</p>
<p>Here are the schools I applied to: </p>
<p>Harvard
Princeton (I filled out the PFAA…)
Cornell
Columbia
USC
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Brown
Northwestern
Georgetown
Brandeis</p>
<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you!</p>
<p>Also, I got into Umich early action, but I have not heard anything about financial aid yet. Does anyone have any idea when they will start sending me financial aid packages? Because very recently it went up quite a bit on my list, to my top 3-4, and I would love to start picturing myself there, but because I am OOS and it is so expensive, I cannot really do that until I hear something. :(</p>
<p>If anyone has any insight on this issue, I would love to hear it! Thank you!</p>
<p>Are you asking one of us to go to the websites and check each one for the required submissions for EACH of the schools to which you applied?</p>
<p>If so…let us know…either that…or check each financial aid website for the required submissions for EACH school as well as the deadlines. Make a list…on paper…with EACH college and write down what each one requires…and the deadlines. Then next to that, write down when YOU actually submitted them.</p>
<p>Re: U of Michigan…I do not believe they guarantee to meet the full need of out of state students (I could be wrong about that). </p>
<p>I know this is not what you are asking…but do you have a safety school somewhere that is not listed here?</p>
<p>Ok, speaking from experience I would say you won’t receive your fin aid award notice until around mid April. I would strongly urge you to compare offers before you commit. I love the school and my D attends but they do NOT meet 100% of need and consider loans as a big part of the need they meet. In my daughter’s first year I would estimate the grants/scholarships at about 16-20% of the COA and the rest in loans and work study (yes, we had to take a PLUS loan). It did get better the 2nd year and was around 50-60% as she became eligible for academic and other scholarships from the school. This is for instate so I would shudder what the OOS costs would be. </p>
<p>My son recently applied there last year and he was a much stronger academic (35 ACT). The percentage of grants/scholarships was a much better 73% of COA but I think that was more of a result of our financial situation as he was offered a limited merit scholarship ($1500). He received much better offers from the two privates he was accepted to and is attending one of those. Outside of fin aid it is a great school though.</p>
<p>UPDATE: I checked my son’s fin aid summary from last year and he did get his on 03/04 so perhaps they are quicker now.</p>
<p>thanks kdog044! Hopefully it will come sooner rather than later. :)</p>
<p>thumper1- uhmm. no. I am asking if anyone on CC happens to know about any of these schools’ fin aid processes and can fill me in on the details. since scrolling through the websites has gotten me nowhere and the paperwork is hella confusing.
and yes. i am already admitted to u of i. instate tuition= safety. not really interested in it though.</p>
<p>Also, nice list. My son applied to 4 of the schools on your list. :D</p>