<p>I would love to think this a good thing, but I'm afraid it doesn't really mean anything either way :(</p>
<p>It means that Brown cares enough to both to let folks know if they're missing materials. To me, that shows something positive about Brown. It's much kinder than rejecting an ap because materials are missing, which is another option.</p>
<p>I understand that requests were made for financial documents even in cases where the Profile and the FAFSA made clear that the student had an EFC far in excess of the total cost of attending. Given that, and if you assume that the need-blind rule is strictly observed, then it must be concluded that incomplete packages result in request letters being sent irrespective of the presence or absence of both need and the decision of the Admissions Committee.</p>
<p>In fact, although more costly and time-consuming, sending letters in all cases where documents are missing--without regard to any other factor--tends to prove that the need-blind policy is adhered to strictly. The extra effort is a fact the school can point to as proof it is truly unbiased.</p>
<p>my financial status says complete on the site...so I guess there's no way for me to find out lol</p>
<p>okay, so i DIDN'T get an email and i checked my status.</p>
<p>Incomplete : missing CSS profile even though i sent it in January via internet? (at least yale received them from CB)</p>
<p>Did anyone else get incomplete, missing CSS? what should i do? helpz</p>
<p>I just received an email from Princeton financial office this afternoon too, requesting additional family financial information. It says I must response by next few days...</p>
<p>I wonder why they did not inform us earlier about missing information? Looks these schools all rush to request missing "financial" information in the "final stage".</p>
<p>i got the same letter, had the same question.</p>
<p>hey fresco and those of you who got the letter.... what did it say on their site? complete?</p>
<p>I checked on my app that I wanted to be considered for financial aid but then never sent them anything, and I got the letter dated the 14th requesting the extra information. On their site, my status says incomplete.</p>
<p>How good is Brown financial aid? Does anyone the average grant?</p>
<p>This pertains to another Ivy, but it's instructive, if not disppositive. </p>
<p>I continue receiving Brown to press me to send them in my family's missing financial documents even after I replied that my family had difficulties to file in in time. Brown is nice.</p>
<p>I just received an email this morning:</p>
<p>".....If this helps, your parents taxes are not due here until April 17th,
so there is still a bit of time left to have them sent in. If they
cannot meet that deadline, and need to file an extension, they can send in a
copy of the extension in lieu of the taxes...."</p>
<p>My dad said it might be a good sign that they want us to send in these information even after April 1 and he said that he will try best to complete tax filing before April 15. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>You need to read this:</p>
<p>Here's the heading of the thread:</p>
<p>"Anyone get contacted for Finaid in March but later rejected??"</p>
<p>There's a Chinese wall between Admissions and FinAid. The latter prepares aid packages for each applicant without knowledge of whatever way Admissions may be leaning. FinAid's communications with applicants arise only from its need for documents necessary to completing its job IN CASE particular applicants are accepted.</p>
<p>Brown is need-blind. What better proof of this could there be than the fact that 95% of the work their FinAid office does has to do with applicants who later are rejected?</p>
<p>Based on the above thread and other information, IMO, requests for financial info have zero evidentiary value in terms of indicating ultimate acceptance or rejection.</p>
<p>Better to see it the way it is than to have false hopes.</p>