Hi,
My CSS NCP was handed in very late … like the week I heard from my regular decisions acceptances. Is there still a possibility of receiving financial aid money?? The regular profile was submitted on time, will admissions departments understand there was confusion with the NCP and help me out? Im worried because I really need the financial aid. Please help.
The schools that have no received my NCP but received my regular profile are Fairfield University, Boston University, Providence College, Yale, Barnard, Fordham, and Brown. I have yet to hear from Yale, Barnard, and Brown but the rest have been acceptances. Boston U has clearly stated I received no money from CSS and that I cannot get any even if submitted late. Any help or experience with this issue?
There are deadlines for a reason.
Contact the colleges to see the implications of a late submission.
wow thanks so much for that. i had NO idea there were deadlines and nonetheless … for a reason.
Up to the schools. Some have priority deadlines but will still consider later applications if they have money left. Other deadlines are hard and if you miss the deadline you are SOL (Calgrant).
I don’t know the policies of the schools you listed. You’ll have to call them.
@gearmom thanks for responding and yeah I should have tried there … Taking a gap year is still on the table though.
Fairfield, Fordham, Providence, and BU don’t “\meet need” so it’s unlikely to change a lot. You may receive merit if your stats are among the top 10% of those admitted.
Hopefully it won’t be too late for Barnard and Yale, which do meet need and are your best shot at financial aid if you have a relatively low EFC. If you have no financial need these wouldn’t offer merit aid though.
what does “meet need” mean? @MYOS1634
I got waitlisted from Barnard yesterday so I’m not really thinking about my financial aid issues with that school since it is very unlikely I attend in the fall. @MYOS1634
“meet need” means your financial need is taken into account and met. Most colleges don’t meet need and ‘gap’.
So, college A meets need and college B doesn’t.
Your EFC is 15k.
College A costs 65k. It means they’ll give you 50k, with 5.5k in loans, 2.5k in work study, and 42k in grants. If your EFC becomes 10k they’ll give you 47k in grants, if your EFC becomes 20k they’ll give you 37k in grants. Barnard and Yale are in that category.
College B costs 35k. Your EFC means nothing to them. They look at whether you’ll improve their profile thanks to your 30 act or will balance a major. If you do, they give you 20k in merit scholarship, congratulations you can afford it! But if your income falls and your EFC falls by 5k, since your act is still 30 and they don’t calculate aid based on EFC, it doesn’t matter to them that your EFC fell and you no longer have enough money. Too bad, not their problem. On the other hand, if your ACT 30 is one making hundreds, the same college has no compunction telling you you must pay 30k even if your EFC is 15k and there’s no way you can afford it. Obviously you can ask for a review of financial circumstances where you highlight the changes but odds are, they won’t change their mind.