Does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?

metaphy6
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:36:14 +0000

This is the kind of pathetic, shot-in-the-dark question I usually look down on:

What does it “mean” if, a few days before decisions are released, the Financial Aid office is emailing my parents asking for minute clarifications to our CSS and FAFSA?

“Although the Admissions Committee is still deliberating, the Financial Aid Office is currently reviewing Class of 2015 documents. We want to ensure that when candidates are selected for admission we will have sufficient information on file to make a financial aid decision.”

On ONE hand, I am not one to grasp at straws and read a whole lot into this.

On the OTHER hand, does Dartmouth’s financial aid office seriously work out financial aid for each one of its 14,000+ applicants, regardless of likelihood of admission? Seems a bitty-bit inefficient.

I’d appreciate any casual, anecdotal, or perhaps, even factual evidence anyone out there has to offer.

Thanks! :)