@NotVerySmart @blessupman I wonder how many other people have that 4th checkmark as well and if these people have really competitive stats. Speaking as one without one, it only makes me more skeptical and mopey.
@TheNICKNAME I think you’re looking to far into it, but I do have 4 check marks
@VaishS hey girly! ive seen you on all my threads lets be BFFs!! I also got into Wash U last week:)
Financial Aid Checklist
This checklist does NOT apply to international students applying for international financial aid. If you are an international student applying for financial aid, please submit your International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA) and supporting documents online through your UChicago Account following these instructions.
Status Details Date
Received FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid 03/01/2016
Received Parent’s 2014 Federal Income Tax Return 01/07/2016
Received Parent’s W-2 Forms 01/07/2016
Received UChicago Financial Aid Worksheet (or optional CSS Profile) 01/07/2016
To the left of Received there is a GREEN CHECK MARK.
@FlyingLark sorry boi:((((( one time my friend left out an entire sentence in her essay I prayed for her life and soul. Hope you get in tho:)))))) :x
@Han456 thanks boo! :bz
mine looks like this:
Financial Aid Checklist
This checklist does NOT apply to international students applying for international financial aid. If you are an international student applying for financial aid, please submit your International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA) and supporting documents online through your UChicago Account following these instructions.
Status Details Date
Received Parent’s 2014 Federal Income Tax Return 11/20/2015
Waived Parent’s W-2 Forms 03/09/2016
Received UChicago Financial Aid Worksheet (or optional CSS Profile) 11/13/2015
@jk1998 Thanks for that, and for restoring the smallest amount of hope I have left.
Mine says this:
Financial Aid Checklist
This checklist does NOT apply to international students applying for international financial aid. If you are an international student applying for financial aid, please submit your International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA) and supporting documents online through your UChicago Account following these instructions.
Status Details Date
Received FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid 03/02/2016
Received Parent’s 2014 Federal Income Tax Return 01/28/2016
Received Parent’s W-2 Forms 01/28/2016
Received UChicago Financial Aid Worksheet (or optional CSS Profile)
@smithereenbean Did you have the checklist or an empty box?
For what it’s worth, a while back I had the FAFSA appear on my checklist as received, then appear as not received, then disappear from the checklist altogether. I’d forgotten about it until this entire discussion sprang into being, but since I don’t have the FAFSA appearing on my checklist, despite being accepted EA, I think worrying too much about what this indicates is a futile exercise.
okay, so we are saying the FAFSA checklist/mark has no correlation right?
@yalebound2020 i think i saw in the uc berkeley thread that you got into yale already, right? i guess if this fafsa thing does mean anything, having it means an acceptance… although we’re not completely sure yet
i really hope it doesnt mean anything. im so scared lol
3.5 hours lets go
I want to apologize…back in post #2041 I asked a question about the FAFSA. I truly did not mean to start such a flurry. You guys already have enough to worry about. My apologies 
@collegeeeeee - Yes, thanks. I don’t think that having FAFSA checked means anything but that they have received the SAR report. When did you file your FAFSA? Right now schools are overwhelmed with downloads so the fact that yours is not there means NOTHING. Don’t worry.
okay this whole thing about FAFSA seems really confusing but does it mean that you wont have it if you didnt apply for financial aid…?
@smithereenbean I’m so sorry. Please know you will be successful wherever you decide to attend.
@leobabytiger - Exactly. It should only appear if you applied for FA and filed the FAFSA (and it was downloaded timely).
This may be a dumb question but I applied early decision and was deferred so does that mean I was automatically deferred to regular decision or did I have to make an exerted effort to reapply?