<p>So I applied to Duke, but the Financial Aid tab never appeared when I logged on to their Admissions page. I was never contacted by the College Board about any financial aid requirements, but I did send them my FAFSA. Does this mean that I won't be receiving financial aid?</p>
<p>When did you check the website? Because my status check says it’s down for “routine maintenance”</p>
<p>Mine says that too. I checked it a week or so ago and i contacted the financial aid office to make sure that everything was okay, but I haven’t heard back. I figure that either admission decisions are coming out or stressed-out applicants are overloanding the website. I hope it is the former.</p>
<p>they may have the system down to get ready for decisions. I would call and speak to a Financial Aid counselor to make sure everything all docs are in order. good luck!</p>
<p>go to the duke financial aid website. they have instructions on how to apply there. You might have missed the deadlines; they were march 1, 2011. You should also call the admissions office. I know that Duke requires not only the FAFSA but also the CSS and IDOC component. good luck</p>
<p>All of my primary parent’s components + FAFSA were in on time.
My noncustodial sent in the CSS, but still hasn’t sent in the W2 or tax return.</p>
<p>you’re fine. you’ll still be considered for aid, but they won’t be able to guarantee that your aid package will be ready by the time that decisions come out. if your non-custodial is having problems doing the W2 forms then you could just send in the non-filer form for your noncustodial. look in to it.</p>
<p>My financial aid checklist says I haven’t sent in the parental federal tax return, but I know for a fact that I have and I have the certified mail receipt to prove it. Does this put my financial aid in jeopardy?</p>
<p>Don’t you send in tax returns through IDOC?</p>
<p>No, I let my dad do it and he sent copies through the mail. Is that like not allowed?</p>
<p>Pretty sure you’re supposed to send them in through IDOC.</p>
<p>@adswimfast,</p>
<p>you must submite your tax documents to collegeboard through the IDOC department/program. your financial aide is not at stake, but you won’t receive a package immediately. If you get in, Duke will contact you about completing your financial package. Sometimes Duke’s financial aid office will have you send/fax your documents straight to them if it’s after the deadline. Just know that your tax documents probably weren’t processed by Duke yet.</p>
<p>Called them today, they said it was just a mistake and that everything was okay and where it should be. I’m just really nervous about tomorrow now.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the feedback! Now for decisions. :'[
Good Luck! :D</p>
<p>I know we only have like 1.5 hrs left, but did anyone receive a confirmation from Duke FinAid saying that their FA app was complete? Or that something was missing? I didn’t and I’m wondering if this means I’m not accepted. (They probably don’t even bother with the FA applications for students they won’t accept…)</p>
<p>^okay (back @swisschocolate, aka me) actually i got in, so for future reference, i guess not receiving any info on finaid status does not indicate rejection.</p>
<p>my FA app was complete though and i kept checking its status and i e-mailed once when something didn’t show up as complete.</p>
<p>The financial aid offered by Duke is very low compared to most other colleges. They don’t really have an open forum to discuss the situation. The Financial aid officer that I spoke to was not helpful at all, almost to the point “come here if you can afford it, otherwise go somewhere else”.</p>
<p>^It’s all relative. Financial aid at Duke is supposed to be better than that at Northwestern or JHU, but worse than Stanford/Harvard/Yale/etc. For me, Duke was quite nice…But it all varies depending on your particular circumstances.</p>
<p>But they say they meet 100% of need? I don’t really like my financial aid…my EFC according to FAFSA is 8,129 but Duke is saying that my EFC is almost 23,000. How is that fair?? I think I’m going to call them tomorrow.</p>
<p>I don’t know about you guys but I was accepted by both Princeton and Duke and my financial aid at Duke is wayyyyyy better.</p>
<p>I am an international student whose parents have an annual gross income of approximately $17 000 so anyone would suppose my EFC is 0.</p>
<p>But Princeton doesn’t. I am expected to pay $2 500 and the medical insurance which is $1 600 k. Not to mention that the $1 000 they considered I need for my plane tickets is not enough. I will probably need an extra $500.</p>
<p>Duke on the other hand does not mention that I have to pay for my insurance and my EFC is $1 800. They also allotted $2 400 for my plane tickets, which is almost double what they will actually cost so I will be able to save around $1 000 from here.</p>
<p>So $800 to pay at Duke versus some $4 600 to pay at Princeton? The result is that I will have to choose Duke if Princeton does not agree to pay for my insurance.</p>
<p>I am really disappointed with Princeton. I thought that with all the prestige and full-need and need-blind and blah blah AND THE HUGE endowment it has, money would not be a problem here. But I got better offers from Duke, Pomona, Dartmouth and, in fact, all the other colleges and universities that have accepted me.</p>