<p>I was wondering why yale asks EA applicants to submit finanacial documents along with their application (i.e before nov 1) but does not ask RD applicants to do so. why?
is there any chance that yale considers financial requirement an aspect( maybe even minutely) during SCEA addmissions, especially considering the low endowments this year.</p>
<p>If you get in EA and you qualify for financial aid, they will give you a preliminary estimate of your award at the time you get in.</p>
<p>Suspicious, no?</p>
<p>achiever, I am not sure what you mean. You don’t need to submit financial documentation if you are not asking for FA consideration.</p>
<p>If, rather, you are wondering why the FA application deadlines are simultaneous with admissions deadlines for SCEA applicants and come after for RD applicants, then the explanation is simple. The gap between RD submission deadline and decision is much longer than between SCEA deadline and decision. To ensure timely FA processing (i.e., by the time an admissions decision is rendered), early applicants need to submit their financial doc at the same time as their application. RD applicants have the luxury of a wider window and need not be so constrained.</p>
<p>Of course they want some documentation, both to have numbers upon which to base an estimate and to validate your representation of your financial position. Since year-end numbers won’t be available by the time SCEA decisions are rendered, they do want some documentation from last year (e.g., 2008 tax forms) that you might not have to supply if you weren’t in need of an early estimate. SCEA FA applicants need to follow-up with new documentation from this year when it becomes available, just like RD FA applicants. FA numbers will then be firmed up based on the newer documentation.</p>