If it’ll provide some clarity vis-a-vis (unfounded AFAIK) speculation that’s become a source of undue stress, or at least set everyone’s mind at ease, let’s do a quick and unscientific survey. If there’s a fairly even split between “FAFSA” and “no FAFSA,” that’ll suggest the FAFSA box and admissions decisions aren’t linked. If there’s an uneven split, we still can’t know there’s a link until tomorrow. That’s right - a situation where proving a negative is easier than the alternatives. Copy and paste the below text, and add your username under the appropriate heading.
@NotVerySmart you’re literally my favorite person right now. Seriously, UC should accept you now for all of the services you have provided. I have to go to work in a second so I can’t fill out the form at the moment, but for reference, I don’t have the FAFSA showing up on my portal; however, I also didn’t apply for FA, and I don’t even think I submitted my FAFSA (ooOps).
@DynamicProphet Don’t count yourself out already. UChicago is so unpredictable. And I’m sure you’re a fine applicant. Remember, essays are a big part of admissions.
Just for the records…the financial aid (international ) box was checked green had appeared yesterday and it disappeared today…now I have the vacant box just like scriant
To reinforce the idea the FA box probably doesn’t mean anything, I checked out last year’s RD thread and saw someone posts these stats which were apparently confirmed by the dean in a speech given to admitted students in the overnight/info session:
Gives us all an idea of the chances we’re facing here lol. Number of people with FA still up or down doesn’t match that 4% acceptance rate for RD applicants no matter how you look at it. Even given CC users’s tendency to be stellar, there were tons of rejections and waitlists on last years thread. So let’s all breathe, stock up on ice cream, and wait for tomorrow.
Wow… I can’t believe that decisions are coming out tomorrow! Like many people have said, there’s no point in stressing out over a decision that has already been made. I wish you all the best of luck, and hopefully we’ll all get good news!
@NotVerySmart That isn’t necessarily true. We only have about say 30 people, tops, who responded to the FAFSA thing. If we’re using stats, this college confidential group has a undercoverage bias because the kids here are the strongest out of the country. So while it makes sense, you can’t conclude for sure.
Exciting.
jdsfjsdfjdslflhjdsfjhkdsf Just want to smack my head against a wall with anxiety.