<p>(MaryMac15535’s mom here) Did you file both the CSS Profile & the FAFSA? Swarthmore would need the info from both of those before they could make a proper financial aid award.
I’m guessing you probably filled out a paper financial aid form from Swarthmore (our daughter received one of those last fall). Because my spouse is self-employed (& thus our tax figures vary from year to year and can’t be estimated), we waited until this month to start financial aid paperwork (since MaryMac15535 was applying RD to Swarthmore, we weren’t in as much of a rush as your folks were). The main Swarthmore financial aid page is currently saying that 2013-2014 financial aid forms will be available on their website as of 02/08/2013 - but they still have a link to a PDF financial aid form.
Does anyone know if the Swarthmore financial aid form can be completed online?</p>