<p>So I must have misread and been in an idiot mood or something because I seriously screwed up. I thought I had all my financial aid stuff done back in February, but I got an email the other day saying I still haven't sent my Parent's Tax Returns. I thought that by sending copies to the College Board for the CSS/Profile that I would be satisfying this requirement, but obvious that is not the case. I am faxing the forms over tomorrow. How long should I expect to wait to get my financial aid package?</p>
<p>expect to wait for another 15 days or so if you’re lucky. The deadline was feb 15.</p>
<p>Thanks. I am fully aware that the deadline was February 15. I had everything in by that point, but didn’t know that I had to send them a copy of my parents’ tax returns directly. It would have been nice to receive a notification that they had everything EXCEPT that sometime before April.</p>
<p>well they did tell you beacuse it should havve been listed as missing on your financial aid to do list on the check application progress webpage</p>
<p>and i dont think youre the only one with some missing info who sent it in recently</p>
<p>So i’m in the same situation, i somehow didn’t send all my materials! But on a side note, does anyone know how they actually notify you of your financial package? Is it an email, or on the student login service or…?</p>
<p>I got my financial aid package in a packet in the mail, except I’m assuming it was sent by either next-day or two-day shipping since I had faxed over one document they needed a day or two before I got it.</p>
<p>I sent my stuff last 8 days ago. I was missing my entire parent tax return forms and W2’s, so I expect it to take a lot longer, but I hope I get it by the end of this week before spring break.</p>
<p>Cornell sends aid packages by mail, so expect it to take a while, esp if you’re living outside the US. All the same, Cornell’s relatively generous with aid, so I wouldn’t worry too much if I were you. If you need your aid package early, send the FAO an email saying you didnt get it yet and they’ll send you a soft copy of the aid letter.</p>