Financial Aid Deadline? Magic of 1/15?

Prep School Admissions Prep School Parents
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<p>As I work through the details of the financial statement and financial aid forms and see the clock ticking - I do wonder about the 15th as a deadline Some schools have it as the 31st.</p>

<p>Does anyone know or have insights on what happens if the forms/ work are not complete by the 15th - midnight? If finalized on the 16th? 17th? Is aid hurt? lessened? gone? </p>

<p>Our decision to apply to prep schools this year (versus waiting to next year) was only recent. All other parts of the applications are in but that last important piece - financial aid is giving us fits with the portal and forms. Yikes...</p>

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<p>Check with the schools you are applying to because I believe there is flexibility with Financial Aid because you do not necessarily have all of the prior year info. Complete the online form to the point where you are asked for supplemental documents. You have the options to upload or mail so there is some flexibility. The supplemental forms and documents are used to verify the information furnished online. Looking at the financial aid info on my son’s school, the deadline is 1/15/2014. I hope this is helpful.</p>

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<p>Please also see my reply to your other post at:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1605665-financial-aid-deadline-magic-1-15-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/1605665-financial-aid-deadline-magic-1-15-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;