<p>I have a question about financial aid. I hear that Northwestern provides excellent financial aid packages. However, when I fill out FAFSA, I listed the U of M, not NU, as the recipient of the information. Also, I am pretty sure that I filled out the FAFSA after the date that NU specifies its prospective students should (Feb. 15th). Does this mean that I will not receive aid from NU. Because if so, there is no way that I can afford to attend.</p>
<p>You can still send them the FAFSA. Because I applied to more schools than could fit on the FAFSA sending limit, I hadn’t send to NU, so I rushed to send it after I got in. Hurry and send it (and tell the fin. aid office) and you should be fine, assuming everything else WAS sent to NU (CSS Profile, IDOC)</p>
<p>You could also apply late, and get either part of the year (provisionally) and apply next year.</p>
<p>Ok. Thank you very much. That was very helpful. I guess I just didn’t plan on being admitted.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>The best advice I can give is to contact NU directly, and as soon as possible, to discuss your issue. That’s the only way to see if they are still able to help you. If you don’t let them know about the mistake, there’s no way for them to help you fix it :)</p>
<p>See Stewie, I had the opposite (more arrogant) problem of thinking I’d be admitted elsewhere. I’m pretty glad I was wrong though.</p>
<p>Is it true that if you submit your FAFSA late you will be given a lower priority in terms of aid.</p>
<p>You’d have to ask the fin. aid office. I don’ think that happened with me- I get pretty fantastic financial aid. But I had all the other forms in on time, so who knows. It’s also possible that they’re not merit blind for fin. aid- I now get an “endowed scholarship” as part of my fin. aid supposedly based on my achievements at school.</p>
<p>^Really? I thought NU didn’t have ANY merit-based aid.</p>
<p>2k a year National Merit from NU is real merit aid. The “endowed scholarship” just replaced a very small portion of my grants. But I get to say I’m a “_______ Endowed Scholar”. I joked with my room-mate they just knew I like things that add “Scholar” (3 years running, 3 4 different “scholar” programs of various kinds!)</p>
<p>so how would we go about turning in fafsa late? does anyone have any links they would give me?</p>
<p>Just contact the fin. aid office (ideally call on Monday, or send an email now) and ask them directly. I believe it’s through the online FAFSA form.</p>