I just received an email that a college (where I applied ED) has accepted my Non -custodial parent CSS waiver!
Does this mean I will be accepted? Do they bother going through the committee and the hassel otherwise? I had assumed they accept you THEN decide on an aid package.
The email says: " the Review Committee met today and your request has been approved. Your father’s information will not be needed when your institutional financial aid eligibility is calculated."
When, not if. Or am I just getting excited for nothing and they meet about all waiver requests no matter what?
NO it has nothing to do with your application for admission. All it means is that the financial aid office has waived your need to file a non-custodial parent Profile.
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Yeah I think it was wishful thinking lol
FA departments will start working on FA applications before admissions is done, so that FA will be ready when admissions is done.
So anything from the FA department is not an indicator of admission, unless it comes with an offer of admission.
A friend’s son had the same waiver accepted at a school and they had a FA package prepared for him, but he was never accepted to the school.
It doesn’t mean anything except that the financial aid office will be able to offer you aid based on an accurate picture of your financial situation in the event that you are accepted.
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Yeah it was wishful thinking lol
Do you know if it matters? Meaning could needing aid mean I don’t get accepted? I have awesome grades etc. But I’m very low income
Please stop fretting about this. The good news is that your waiver for this college was approved.
You applied for financial aid likely because you would benefit from receiving it, right? That being the case…stop worrying about this. Just wait and see if you get accepted.
Your ED school is need aware…this is what their website says:
“Smith meets the full documented need, as determined by college policy, of all admitted students who apply for aid by the published deadlines. Because Smith follows “need-aware” policies , a small fraction of admission decisions may include an assessment of the student’s level of need.”
But if you get accepted, your full need will be met…and really that’s what matters. An acceptance without sufficient aid to attend isn’t really worth much.
Good luck!
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Oooh I did not even see that. Thank you!!
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