<p>Hi parents....I applied to many schools...too many actually. Anyway, I've already been accepted to my 4 safeties and my 3 matches...which thrilled me. I've also been accepted ED to one of my reaches and heard through a coach that I'm in at another reach...which really thrilled me. I've spent a lot of money on application fees, SAT/ACT tests and extra reports, and a few CSS profiles. I thought I was done writing and spending for a while. </p>
<p>This week I received an email from 3 of my ultra reach schools urging me to send several financial documents including the CSS profile ($18 each). My question is: are these schools considering me seriously? Does the financial aid department hear any word from admissions before they send such emails? I think it would be kind of mean to ask kids to spend an extra $18 per school on the CSS profile and postage for mailing tax returns when they know they're already in the decline pile. </p>
<p>Im' feeling kind of weary at this point, but I don't want to pass up any great opportunities. Should I send all of the documents and pay the fees to schools that were a super stretch (Ivy) from the start? Or should I call it a day and save my bucks.</p>
<p>Flstudent, if your statement that you've been accepted ED to one of your reaches is accurate and not a typo, then the question is moot. Once you are accepted ED, you must withdraw your applications from other schools. Did you happen to mean EA?</p>
<p>if you have been accepted to your ED school, all you have to do is withdraw your other applications.</p>
<p>Yep! Sorry....I meant EA. I have the choice of enrolling or not. I did not do any ED applications.</p>
<p>if you are applying to a school and requesting finaid and that school requires PROFILE, then filling out the PROFILE is part of your application.
I realize that $18 can seem like a lot- but from my view at the end of the process for one daughter, $18 is a drop in the bucket, and if you are interested in those schools, and they potentially will meet 100% of your need, then filling out the PROFILE is a very wise financial decision.
HOwever- I just noticed that you already have been accepted at 7 schools, that is plenty for anyone to choose from- congratulations!- but...... without filling out the PROFILE you may always wonder if you could have gotten in to those other schools- only you know how you would feel about that</p>