<p>YOU- they will send it at a later date. i got the same thing.</p>
<p>^Are you sending in the deposit without seeing the fin aid package? What if not enough aid is given?</p>
<p>already sent it in.</p>
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<p>What are we talking about? A $250 deposit? What's the worst case scenario? Eating $250?</p>
<p>In virtually all cases, ED students (both domestic and international) end up with financial aid packages that are workable.</p>
<p>So submitting the $250 doesn't mean that we'll accept any fin aid package that we're given?</p>
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<p>No. Sending the deposit has nothing to do with the financial aid calculations. Virtually all accepted ED students at Swarthmore end up with a financial aid package they can live with.</p>
<p>They want you (as evidenced by the accceptance letter). You want them (as evidenced by the ED application and sending them a deposit). That is a strong basis for a win/win financial aid negotiation. There's no reason to think that the financial aid process is not going to work out.</p>
<p>Some don't end up with a package they can live with, though. There are a few exceptions every year, and downplaying the affect that $250 can have for people - particularly abroad, where currency exchanges are quite different - is completely unfair.</p>
<p>I'd contact them and ask what to do in your situation. I'm not sure why they didn't send finaid information out with your acceptance, that does not sound like a good policy to me (and didn't happen last year).</p>
<p>On a different subject, I'm an RD applicant and I haven't received any email or notification about the status of my application.</p>
<p>Should I send them an email or wait a little longer?</p>
<p>ignore my previous post...</p>
<p>what I want to know is can you send in the 250, and yet negotiate the finaid package if it's not satisfactory..</p>
<p>You can negotiate the finaid package right up until the time Swarthmore stamps your invoice "Paid in Full". </p>
<p>Think about it. If the aid package doesn't work, then you aren't going to attend.</p>
<p>You need to communicate to Swarthmore that you are excited to be accepted and looking forward to enrolling assuming the financial aid package works out. In other words, at some point in the very near future, you need to confirm their acceptance (subject to satisfactory need-based financial aid arrangments).</p>
<p>WHAT IF after paying the 250, sufficient financial aid is still not negotiated? Can anything still be done?</p>
<p>YOU:</p>
<p>You are twisting yourself into knots over thinking this. It's not that complicated:</p>
<p>a) You wait to receive your financial aid offer. If it's good enough, then great. Nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>b) If it's not workable, then you contact Swarthmore and explain your reasoning. If they revise the offer to something workable, great. If they don't, then they release you from your commitment to attend Swarthmore.</p>
<p>With rare exceptions, it works out.</p>
<p>The thing you have to avoid is giving Swarthmore the idea that you are trying to back out of your commitment even before you see your financial aid offer. In other words, you're stance really needs to be "I'm so excited and I'm just hoping the financial aid makes it a reality!".</p>
<p>For those admitted, have you guys withdrawn all your other apps?</p>
<p>I withdrew all of my applications when I saw that admissions had receieved my check.</p>
<p>how do you know they've received your money?</p>
<p>ID,
The problem is that you are supposed to withdraw all aps when you accept the ED offer. That would be risky if you don't know what fin aid package is...</p>
<p>And for some $250 is not insignificant either.</p>
<p>If they accepted you, they'll try to make it possible for you to attend. But I'd call and ask about fin aid before sending in the deposit, and withdrawing other apps.</p>
<p>I've recommended to "YOU" in all of our PM conversation that he not withdraw any other apps until he is satisfied with the financial aid arrangements.</p>
<p>I have suggested that, whether he sends the deposit at this time or not, he needs to communicate his enthusiastic acceptance of Swarthmore's EDII offer, contingent (of course) on a workable financial aid package.</p>
<p>Honestly, I doubt that enthusiasm will make any difference at this point. They will not change their fin aid offer based on his enthusiasm, or rescind the admission based on the lack of it. (Of course the deadlines must be met!)</p>
<p>Right. Enthusiasm won't change the aid offer. But, an ethusiastic acceptance of the admissions offer (contingent on financial aid) might go a long way towards relieving any concerns arising from NOT sending a deposit!</p>