Check this link:
http://admissions.dartmouth.edu/financial-aid/apply-aid/prospective-transfer-students/types-financial-aid/grants-scholarships
Idk
The exact wording was that the CSS profile is for dartmouth scholarship and is required for consideration for institution funds. I don’t know how we missed that it was due 11/1 but seems funny they are asking for it now. Hopefully won’t hurt my daughters chances. Seems like they are asking for it and giving us a chance to get back to them.
@anotherHollywood Financial Aid has nothing to do with admissions, it wont affect chances at all. The worst that can happen is that u get ur financial aid package a little bit later than when ed results are released.
could it be a good sign that they are asking now? don’t want to read too much into this but it is 3 days from admittance emails and they are just telling us now that we haven’t turned the CSS in.
@anotherHollywood Maybe, I’m not sure. It seems a little strange and I got a similar email saying that I was missing certain parts of my non-custodial parent profile. However, I really don’t know. We know that by now they have probably selected the Class of 2020 and that the Financial Aid team is determining awards for students within the Class of 2020. Honestly, I don’t know. All I know, is that they take the CSS now, and that financial aid has no bearing on admission to the College.
Are there any other possible indications of an acceptance/ rejection that you guys know of, other than the parent ED form being downloaded? I’m just so anxious
@skiergirl5098 Trust me if there was one we’d all be going crazy haha. But no, there don’t appear to be any indications of what the decision will be.
I turned in the wrong CSS profile form on 11/1 and when it was marked “awaiting” on my AMS I sent an email and they allowed me to send in the new one. They seem to be pretty understanding when it comes to financial aid
@dartacceptme, that UN lawl.
I’m so terrified right now. This year’s been a bloodbath. 
my school’s pretty strong in CA and so far about 10ish (?) have gotten back news from ivies/Stanford. no acceptances yet. It’s like we’re being boycotted T.T
Even scarier is there’s been a few flat out rejections. It’s so heartwrenching because I know many of the applicants well and some of them are just brilliant and outstanding and so deserving. Yes, Ivy-caliber admissions these days are so competitive, but sometimes I don’t know what more my friends could have done.
I would be blessed beyond belief to receive an acceptance from my dream school, but at this point I’m close to trying to suppress my feelings so that I won’t be heartbroken if I get bad news from Dartmouth next Wednesday.
innerturmoilAGHHHHH
I’m usually not this pessimistic, I swear. XD
It’s just hard to stay hopeful when the conditions look so grim is all.
I understand, @flowergoddess. I feel the same way!
I feel the same! Ivies very rarely accept even the most qualified of students from my school. I know there’s nothing I can change now, but I’m still so nervous. Plus, I’m avoiding starting my RD apps because I still have a tiny bit of hope left.
I am avoiding my RD apps because 1) I feel like it will jinx my Dartmouth app for some irrational reason and 2) if I have even a sliver of hope that I may get in, I have no motivation to finish the others
@skiergirl5098, yes! I can’t focus on other College Apps until I know my decision. I’ve steeled myself for the worst but that sliver of hope is keeping me unfocused.
I’ve done about half of my RD apps but it’s just so difficult to do them while waiting for Dartmouth.
Oh, Dartmouth, here we ask you to hear our pleas, please.
ahh I am the same way. I know I’ll most likely be rejected but I don’t want to waste the money on apps/sending test scores until I know my official decision… I’ve already mentally prepared myself for the rejection though. I just don’t want to be crushed when the decisions are released so expecting a rejection just makes things easier (obviously still secretly hoping for the acceptance though)
@lexiii17 Same! While one part of me keeps dreaming of acceptance, another part of me is prepared for that rejection/deferral letter. My brain’s like “WTF” because of this. I don’t know how to react to my own emotions.