<p>My daughter very much wants to go to a top college where she has been admitted early action. If we accept now, would that possibly affect the way the financial aid award turns out? This school has the CSS Profile and has already estimated quite a generous award.</p>
<p>If the award is generous and beyond your expectations, then go ahead and accept. But if you have a very appealing student who will likely receive other generous offers, you may miss out on a too good to pass up offer. I wouldn’t expect much negotiating room from a Profile school however. The offer you have in hand now will probably be the best you can do from that school.</p>
<p>Would they lower the offer if your estimates don’t change? I doubt it; that would make for really bad press.</p>
<p>Would they raise the offer if you submit more data and/or ask for more? It happens sometimes.</p>