With my acceptance in December, I received a document entitled “Estimated Financial Aid Award Package.” Do you know when exactly I will receive my confirmation post-FAFSA about my aid, or my finalized package? My parents won’t let me commit until we find it out, but I’m so anxious to get it done so I can make it official! I called the school but the receptionist didn’t seem like he knew what he was talking about much; he said they should send out final packages next week, but that sounds late as it will be after April 1. Any help would be appreciated 
@missinquisitive - you don’t need to commit to a school until may 1 so you should have enough time if you get a final package next week.
However, I’ve had great luck speaking to Case FA and admissions folks on the phone so if you felt like the person you spoke to wasn’t very knowledgable, try someone else.
Case told me that they do everything via email- no hard copies being sent out this year, so final packages should be out very soon.
Hope you get what you need!
@myjanda Thank you! My estimated package was exactly what I needed–do you think it’s possible I will get significantly less in the finalized package? Also, have you gotten your finalized package yet, or just your estimated?
@missinquisitive - in our case, we were 1. picked for some kind of random audit so had to send in more paperwork, and 2. haven’t filed 2015 taxes yet so everything was going off of 2014, so I’m sure our figures will change (and not in the right direction 
But if you either filed your paperwork based on 2015 tax return, or if things haven’t really changed fro 2014 to 2015 - significant increase in income, fewer siblings in college, etc- then you should be fine for the most part.
Good luck!