<p>Do Ivy League schools typically ask for the various tax/asset-related financial aid documents for all applicants, or should a request to a particular student for those papers–during the period between submission of the application and the date of decision–be seen as a positive, an indication of likely acceptance?</p>
<p>It seems like it would be a massive waste of time to receive and sort all those documents for 25,000 separate applicants when only 1600 or so will be accepted. On the other hand, maybe the financial aid offices simply need to be ready when finally notified by admissions as to who’s in and who’s rejected.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance to anyone who can fill me in.</p>
<p>At the ivies, the FA and Admissions are 2 separate processes and yes some schools do a preliminary check for to be sure that all information has been turned in in the event they do have to prepare a package for you. If the school is looking for your tax information it means that your file is incomplete.</p>
<p>In addition, Colleges are required to verify the documents of a random sample of some of its applicants, you could have just been picked as part of the sample. Look in about 3 weeks you will know one way or the other.</p>
<p>I agree with Sybbie that the need for completed documents is usually not an indication of likely acceptance…but hope you get some great news at your house.</p>
<p>In our house last year it most definitely was NOT an indication anything positive. Out of the three that asked - two rejected and one wait listed and later rejected. So don’t read anything into it IMO.</p>
<p>Of course I’m not saying it will be true in your situation too- it just was for us.</p>
<p>Most of them try to provide a FA estimate at the time of acceptance (if any). They can’t do that unless they work the financial documents in parallel with the admissions committee work. The two are unrelated at Ivies, and at some LACs. At other schools, they want a look at FA before they make the final decisions to limit their liability on FA.</p>