Does applying earlier give you a boost?

thumper1
Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:15:34 +0000

DadOfJerseyGirl:

So just for my understanding - a student who applies on the day of the early application deadline (typically Nov 1), may not receive financial aid because it was all awarded to students who applied earlier?

For schools that meet full need for all accepted students, this doesn’t apply at all.

But there are some colleges that do award things like merit aid on a first come basis. Pitt is well known as a college where early applicants are more likely to get merit aid…and better merit aid than later applicants.