<p>Should I wait to send CSS profile until I hear if my daughter is accepted or not?
I sent the CSS and FAFSA to her accepted schools already, and her FAFSA to all schools she applied to (FAFSA free).</p>
<p>I don't want to miss the boat for aid, but I don't want to spend ANOTHER $ 16.00 to each school she applied to RD unless I have to.</p>
<p>Advice?</p>
<p>I sent the Profile to all the schools that requested it…whether my daughter has heard back from them or not. My theory - better safe than sorry! (wasn’t happy about the extra 100.00+ !!)</p>
<p>Our son only applied to one school that requires the CSS and they want it and the FAFSA by February 15. He won’t hear about acceptance until mid-March. </p>
<p>I think you need to check each school’s Financial Aid website to find the deadlines. Most are March 1 or earlier.</p>
<p>The colleges generally post deadlines for their financial aid applications. If finaid is not important to you or you are pretty certain you’ll be full pay then it becomes less important I presume. Also if the student has “eliminated” a college from consideration it’s less important. Profile colleges tend to be the more expensive privates and publics so the cost is pretty low for the potential of some merit aid against the full cost of attending. If the potential for finaid is important to you and you need an estimate before making any decisions…follow the deadlines for each college. Not all schools prequire a Profile and some have their own forms.</p>
<p>Send the PROFILE soon…you do this BEFORE your child is accepted…adhering to the deadlines on the college websites. Check EACH website as the deadlines vary wildly.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the replies. I know this may sound stupid, BUT…for colleges that we are waiting to hear from RD, would getting a CSS Profile that showed obvious financial need, lessen a student’s chances for acceptance? These are all privates…</p>
<p>Keeter if you need aid why are you concerned that it makes a difference in the acceptance? An acceptance you can’t afford isn’t feasible is it? But to answer your question yes,some private colleges are need aware. The end game is the college the student attends and can afford…not how many acceptances or rejections.</p>