<p>So, my family and I filled out the FAFSA and got my Student Aid Report, which listed our Estimated Family Contribution at the top. I called Student Financial Services at Wellesley and they said that that's not necessary the dollar amount that students will be asked to pay. Current students/alums/ED ladies, was your expected family contribution at Wellesley in the same ballpark as your EFC from the FAFSA? It's so nerve-wracking that everything is still up in the air. I can't wait to have an official decision and financial aid award.</p>
<p>My daughter’s EFC from Wellesley for all 4 years was always a little less than double the FAFSA EFC. When she was applying, this was similar to what she was offered by Williams and better than Smith.</p>
<p>The FAFSA only determines your eligibility for federal aid; it does not indicate what your family will actually be required to pay at a certain institution. Wellesley uses its own institutional methodology to determine need and requires not just the FAFSA but the CSS/Profile, which takes into account things that the FAFSA does not (i.e. retirement accounts, real estate equity, income of non-custodial parent etc.)</p>
<p>Have your parents filled out Wellesley’s own Net Price Calculator on their website? That ought to give you a more realistic figure than the FAFSA EFC. Also, I thought the deadline for filing the CSS/Profile and applying for Wellesley financial aid for 2013-14 was Jan. 15, although I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Called SFS today, the girl said that I will basically have to wait until I get my letter, which will likely be next week. The NPC is useful, but my family has extenuating circumstances that aren’t factored in. Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>We found Wellesley FA to be very generous when compared to all the other schools to which our DD was admitted.</p>
<p>Yes! I’ve heard (from alums) and seen (on their site) that financial aid is very, very generous. I have my fingers crossed! It will definitely make or break my ability to attend.</p>
<p>I have found their financial aid to be generous. Things that may factor in their institutional methodology vs the federal methodology include owning a business, and a student with divorced/remarried parents. If you feel the amount they come up with is not reasonable due to extenuating circumstances, you can appeal.</p>
<p>Will financial aid be online today as well?</p>
<p>does anyone know? i’m crossing my fingers that it is.
Also, I just heard from a friend that her sister got a likely and was then waitlisted…I am now freaking out.</p>
<p>It will be! it is going up midnight tonight! so if you’re a west coaster like me then it will be up at nine. Then again, I don’t think I’ll even get in so I suppose I shouldn’t even think about that</p>
<p>Take it one step at a time, but stay positive. It’s not over until it’s over!</p>
<p>fin aid notification box has nothing in it!!! I want to know so badly…I wonder if some of my forms were late?</p>
<p>@lynne–same here, my box is empty! I got all of my forms in, so I’m not really sure what’s going on, gack. I’ll just keep refreshing until the end of time, I suppose…good luck!</p>
<p>Same here… no FA notification yet.</p>
<p>FA office responded to an email that there was a technical issue with posting offers. He said in the email that the information should be posted later this morning.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, imarealboy. That saves me the trouble of contacting them myself.</p>
<p>Wow. They want me to pay double my EFC. I always thought Wellesley was generous with aid… Hope my other schools don’t do the same…</p>
<p>Oof, that hurts, artandbaseball. I guess it’s hard to predict what CSS Profile schools will do.</p>
<p>I still can’t see any FA on the portal, BTW.</p>
<p>My EFC was pretty small, but hopefully they won’t double it. It turns out I was missing a little piece of documentation 
However, they said everything should be processed and I should have an admission decision in 1-2 business days. </p>
<p>Has everyone else heard back? I just called them and they said that, for people who had all the right documentation as of two days ago, the decisions should be posted.</p>
<p>Same with you artandbaseball…</p>