Financial Aid as a precursor to getting in??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Northeastern University
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<p>Today in the mail, I received a letter from the Financial Aid Department at Northeastern. They said “we need these final two values in order to determine (or finalize) your Offer of Financial Assistance.” Any award that you may be offered will remain tentative until the requested information is received and reviewed." Once they receive it they will continue to calculate my financial aid. I called up Financial Aid and they said that they review everyone’s financial aid, however, with around 50,000 applicants that seems like a waste of money to pay workers to do that. I know that colleges aren’t allowed to factor in financial aid to the admissions decision. Also, the Northeastern site says, “If you are a first-year applicant, you must first be accepted as a degree seeking candidate before an offer can be created for you.” </p>

<p>Ah, Can anyone please help me out here? It seems like nice assurance, yet I don’t want to get my hopes up to much.</p>

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<p>If they're sending you financial aid papers that means you probably already got your admissions decision -- check online.</p>

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<p>Sorry to be a buzzkill, but no. Colleges process financial aid (like they said!) for everyone,regardless of admissions. Note how first they said "determine." If you're accepted, you get the financial aid letter. If you're not, you don't. </p>

<p>Financial Aid offices work separate from admissions in an effort to make it one less things for adcoms to have to do. So, I'd say wait until your letter comes.</p>