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sorry if this has been asked 1000 times but what time on Sat do decisions come out?
I think last year they came out around 8 AM ET
I know you guys hate this. A lot. But the message in the financial aid portal is different tonight. Does anyone else have this message?
2018/2019 Academic Year
Your application is complete. A decision is pending. You will be notified by mail as soon as a decision is made.
The following 2 document(s) have been RECEIVED by our office.
CSS/PROFILE (01/02/18)
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (01/02/18)
Right up until this evening, it said:
2018/2019 Academic Year
Your application for financial aid is complete.
Additional forms may be requested when your application si reviewed. Once a decision is made on your application for admission, a decision will be made on your financial aid. You will be notified about financial aid by mail and the decision will also be available to you online on the Link.
If you would like additional information or have specific questions…
The following 2 documents have been RECEIVED by our office:
CSS/PROFILE (01/02/18)
Free Application…
@YoungOne4 I’m not sure if the financial aid message means anything, but just so you know I got that same message a couple days before decisions were released (ED1 this year). I was accepted, but I did not receive any aid. I know most of my ED friends who were accepted that I discussed this with (from all different areas since we all connected over going to BU next year) did not get this message. I was wondering if maybe this was the message one gets if they don’t get any aid. Also, I never got my financial aid decision in the mail and received it in the portal hahah
@sunflower. Thanks for your kind response. Lol: That’s what I was hypothesizing: were he to be accepted, I don’t think my S will get any FA.
@TomSrOfBoston , does BU tell Presidential Scholarship winners and Trustee Scholarship winners early or just Trustee winners? Wondering if anyone will hear about those before Saturday.
@Winky1 Based on posts here on CC, they did in the past. But that could have changed.
Is there an advantage to applicants that don’t need financial aid?
@jamz18, I think there is always an advantage to students and their families who do not need any financial aid. That is if a student is qualified. Then it’s a bonus for the school, right? And we are a family with demonstrated need and apply for Financial Aid. Nothing my D can do about our facts and figures on the FAFSA and CSS Profile.
Does everyone else have this message under financial said status:
"Your application for financial aid is complete.
Additional forms may be requested when your application is reviewed. Once a decision is made on your application for admission, a decision will be made on your financial aid. You will be notified about financial aid by mail and the decision will also be available to you online on the Link."
I don’t know if this is good or bad but it kind of sounds like they didn’t review it yet.
@e60436 That was the message my S had from the time he submitted his application in December through last night. Now it says something different. In my opinion, the wording of all of the messages in this portal seem somewhat inapposite to where we are in the process.
My financial aid says complete
Our financial aid says “Your application is complete. A decision is pending. You will be notified by mail as soon as a decision is made. “
@Lynn26 Does yours say the same as @MrazFan100?
Does anyone else see anything odd when logging into Applicant Link? I see “Admission Decision” at the top of the page but the rest is black.
It went directly there instead of the first pit stop that says “Welcome to the Applicant Link.”
But now it’s back to normal. This is the second in time in a week that this has happened.
@YoungOne4 my financial aid says Once a decision is made on your application for admissions a decision will be made on your financial aid you will be notified by mail and this decision will also be available to you online
"Your application for financial aid is complete.
Additional forms may be requested when your application is reviewed. Once a decision is made on your application for admission, a decision will be made on your financial aid. You will be notified about financial aid by mail and the decision will also be available to you online on the Link."