mine as well. Make sure that you can check the SAR on FAFSA website
It’s killing me knowing that the decision is probably sitting on a computer waiting to be sent out. Send them already!
@shivay I just called FAFSA and they confirmed it was sent. I called UChicago financial aid and they said they haven’t uploaded my D’s yet. The person was very dry in her response. That’s not a good sign…
@HappyFace2018 Was it ever there? In other words, did it disappear or was it never there in the 1st place?
@HappyFace2018 I wouldn’t read too much into it. The separation between admissions and financial aid at need-blind colleges is no less rigorously enforced than the separation of church and state.
There is a 95% chance you’ll be right, because half the university’s admits are made during the EA round, but a cashier at Harold’s Chicken Shack knows as much as the financial aid office about your daughter’s decision.
@NotVerySmart oh my gosh Harold’s Chicken Shack is amazing. I ate there when I visited UChicago and it was delicious. Best fried chicken I’ve ever had
Hmmm I haven’t checked the portal in a while, but nothing regarding financial aid shows up at all. I can’t remember ever seeing it there in the first place though? I’m not sure. It’s been a while.
That being said, I assumed I wouldn’t qualify for any aid so if you really want to start speculating, that might be what the lack of FAFSA on the portal indicates. Either way, decisions are released in 2 days so no use getting all nervous now. Good luck everyone!
@HappyFace2018 My son’s FAFSA was there with a red x next to it, then disappeared. Then showed up again (still with red x) weeks later, disappeared again. Added back on (red x) and disappeared again. There’s no FAFSA showing at the moment. I don’t know what to make out of this (could be bad or good or neither). S is trying hard not to read too much into it. FAFSA was filed in January.
@sunbeams - did you update the FAFSA after filing the taxes?
@NotVerySmart I’m sitting at desk laughing uncontrollably! I needed that laugh! Thanks!
@Alamom For a period of time there was a red X with “awaiting” next to it. Then it disappeared.
my fafsa is still there and says it was received. trying not to guess my decision based on this, although in the final 48 hours it’s very hard not to
@shivaya We have not used the data retrieval tool yet since we just filed this year’s tax last week. So, the answer is no, we have not updated the tax info from 2015.
@sunbeams My D is just trying to stay calm. Between this and GW sending “likely” postcards and she didn’t get one…American shutting down the prospective student portal (long story), Amherst sending out early notifications (she didn’t get one) she is feeling the $100,000 scholarship from Loyola University-Chicago as a complete blessing.
OMG @Kasami ! I didn’t even consider that. Our EFC is really high so no financial aid. Holding on to hope!!
@HappyFace2018 congrats on the $100,000 scholarship! What a blessing!
@sunbeams Thank you so much! All of the schools she applied to she really wants to attend. Regarding UChicago, she didn’t think she would make it out of the EA round because her SAT score was not in the mid 50% range. We were so expecting a rejection letter. After receiving the deferral and the positive response from the admissions officer…it’s hard not to get your hopes up. She applied to Wellesley with ACT scores not in the middle 50% and got a “possible” early evaluation. The Wellesley admissions officer and interviewer were very possible. We shall see…
@Kasami my EFC is very high, doesn’t qualify me for financial aid anywhere, but I still have the FAFSA for some reason. I really don’t think having the FAFSA and getting accepted are related.
@HappyFace2018 My S also got deferred EA. UChicago is his top choice but it is also his REACH school.
Yea word, I’m definitely getting no aid, I am the lower part of the top 1%, but my FAFSA still is checked.
@kunchandak Yeah I got no aid from Chicago. I am not even close to the top 1% either.