<p>I have been told that some students have to be “packaged manually”, whatever that means, which takes longer to complete. Another variable would be how soon you have cleared out all your financial aid “to do” items from SIS. The pre-recorded message on the FA phone number says they will be processing aid through the month of August, although a representative said they are trying like crazy to get awards out with reasonable (?) time left to pay the bill by the 16th. I’m not sure what the best approach would be if the 16th rolls around and you haven’t heard from them yet. If the FA office causes a timing issue like this to begin with, they should at least be expected to give you guidance on how to proceed.</p>