Types of Financial Aid Read

Terrafin
Mon, 02 Sep 2013 01:42:42 +0000

Kid will go on four Ivy OVs in September. Initially we viewed them all equally. In the past month 2 schools have surged forward in favor (#1 and #2). This is mostly due to their very personal style of communication and the close communication they have kept. #3 and #4 are in contact but it somehow feels more distant, less personal.

We have asked for financial aid info for all four. The coaches at #1 and #2 sent specific info with contact and telephone number of a counselor in the FAO. They asked that completed forms and documents be sent directly to contact at Financial Aid Office and said responses would be forthcoming in about a week.

3 and #4 coaches sent specific forms and info requests as well, but they both asked that all info be sent to them, not to FAO. When we reviewed the forms closely, they offered 3 options for financial reads - and a box was to be checked:

1) Pre-read from the athletic department and coaches
2)‘Likely’ with all info to be sent to the financial aid office
3) "Review’ of previously sent info

Are we reading into this, or are schools #1 and #2 more interested and hopeful of getting kid (hence the term likely) and therefore they are setting up the direct communication with FAO;
whereas #3 and #4 are less sure that kid would be in line for a ‘likely’ therefore the coaches will have a look and not bother FAO with a recruit they are not sure about?

For many reasons we are not comfortable with sending all our financial info to the coaches, so will probably wait on schools #3 and #4.

Anyone encounter these distinctions when getting a financial pre-read?