Scared of making a mistake

intparent
Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:45:18 +0000

One of the problems with “applying to plenty of schools” is that the financial aid application process is a pretty big pain. Every college has different deadlines, some have different forms they want filled out, different tax forms sent. Some want copies mailed, some want 'em faxed, some have you mail them to iDoc. Agree that this poster may need to wait to see their results before they do final visits, though. You may want to stretch your list to 10 schools vs. 8, but I think you just make yourself crazy by doing that. The net price calculator has changed the game so it is clearer what FA you are likely to get. Five years ago students often applied to 15-20 schools to compare FA packages, but you don’t need to do that any more. The NPC isn’t perfect, but it is pretty good. Don’t spread yourself so thin by applying to a zillion schools. Doing a good job on 8-10 applications makes a lot more sense. If you do your research ahead of time, you can come up with a solid list of 8-10 schools easily.