<p>I am applying EA to MIT.</p>
<p>Do I need to complete the CSS Profile now or not until later?</p>
<p>The CSS Profile is very annoying... feels like CB is just leeching money out of us AGAIN. It costs so much to send!</p>
<p>Not until later – financial aid forms will be due in mid-February. (Your parents often can’t fill out these forms until they get this year’s tax information sometime in January.)</p>
<p>Still, it’s never a bad idea to start as soon as you/your parents are able. Deadlines have a way of sneaking up on you. :)</p>
<p>Note that this is not true for many other schools - Caltech, for example, requires the CSS by November 15th for EA applicants.</p>