<p>hi so i finished the css/profile... but someone told me that instead of submitting the profile, they waited until they were accepted from their top college, then they submitted the css/profile to only that college instead of sending it to every college they applied to. am i allowed to do that?</p>
<p>Yes, you are allowed to do that, however, you risk not receiving any financial aid offers from any of your schools and then the school that you ultimately choose may be out of available funds to provide you. </p>
<p>It is in your best financial interest to submit the CSS by the deadline in order to receive the best preliminary aid package from that school (all of them) and in order to be able to compare packages to see which school you can best afford.</p>
<p>If you wait until you are accepted, you will NOT receive a financial aid package in time to make your matriculation decision by May 1. In addition, you will likely MISS the deadline for receiving any institutional aid from those schools that require the CSS Profile. Check each website…my guess is their due dates are WELL before any acceptances are sent. Don’t miss those deadlines.</p>