This is the official discussion thread for Franklin & Marshall Class of 2028 Early & RD applicants. Ask your questions and connect with fellow applicants.
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Just got an email saying decisions are coming out tomorrow, Feb 27th at 7pm (EST). 
Yep, confirmed here too. So early! Last year was more like mid-March.
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Confirmed here as well. At first I thought it a pain that F&M used CSS to determine financial aid… looks like a smart decision by F&M in light of all the struggles with FAFSA. Fingers crossed on results tomorrow with a strong financial aid package.
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Didn’t get anything mentioned about financial aid in second paragraph so think that means a rejection per prior years, bummer
Sorry, I think I misstated. I didn’t receive any mention of financial aid in the email; I am hoping for an acceptance first and foremost, and along with that, financial aid information. My family can’t afford to pay F&M’s tuition+room/board.
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In prior years supposedly, there’s an extra sentence that says if you are admitted and applied for financial aid, they will let you know… supposedly that sentence if you actually applied for aid indicates a coming acceptance, and if that sentence is omitted and you applied for aid, that the news would not be good…but who knows…?
I just read up on previous years’ official threads. Seems the emails are inconsistent at best - something I will provide feedback to my school (I’m an alum and my son hopefully can be a legacy should he be accepted AND given adequate financial aid). I actually won’t be devastated if he doesn’t get in - he’s gotten a generous scholarship from a private university that I don’t think F&M can compete with. At this point, just a matter of being able to say we chose for my son not to be an F&M legacy. ha
I’ve seen people talking about this but it seems untrue - lots of people have said that they didn’t get that line and still got in despite applying for aid… I wouldn’t read too much into it.
Hmmm…my daughter’s email said 3/12 (for Regular Decision), not 2/27.
Is that a bad sign?
“The Admission Committee is in the process of reviewing your application, and we will release our decision on Tuesday, March 12. Your letter will be available on your F&M Application Portal at 7:00pm Eastern Time that day.”
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That is odd — I guess they are releasing in two batches? Ours also said 2/27. Maybe it means nothing and they just want to release to the applicants they’ve gotten to? Good luck in any event!
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Do you have the sentence for financial aid?
same for my son, release on Mar 12
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so far i haven’t seen anyone who has the sentence for financial aid
Same here, it says March 12th for me as well.
I am an international student and I received an email saying that I will receive a letter of the decision on the 27th of February, with no paragraph about FA, this is bad news?
I don’t think so because I haven’t seen anyone who got the FA part
But I have this odd feeling that it’s either an early rejection or people that were immediately accepted for us that have our decisions so early today
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Maybe those who received letter for this pragraph do not write here 