<p>I just got an email from Emory saying that they needed some form to "finalize my financial aid award." Does this mean I'm accepted? Is this a good sign? (Other than that I still need to turn in the form)</p>
<p>I think that it's a good sign.</p>
<p>i don't think they'd do your financial aid award if they didn't want you. lol. congrats!</p>
<p>If the email refers specifically to your "award" it is a good sign. If, however, the email is referring to your financial aid file, then the email is uninformative. </p>
<p>Financial aid and admissions, allegedly, work independent of each other. I suspect that the financial aid office prepares many more packages (or need evaluations) then admissions offers acceptances.</p>
<p>Gator I think you are right for the most part. Assuming they have a budget that the fin aid department must stick to, why would they prepare aid packages for a person who wasn't admitted? It seems really inefficient, but may be true. </p>
<p>And by the way, I got the same email. It says the missing items "affect your financial aid status." "An accurate financial aid award cannot be determined nor disbursed until your file is complete." </p>
<p>I still think its a good sign.</p>
<p>Eek...i got that too! I hope it's a good sign...esp after the Oxford email ruckus.</p>
<p>I got the exact same thing... and think that its a good sign... although it does say financial aid file in the first sentence or so, the following sentence SPECIFICALLY states "financial aid award"</p>
<p>oh really? I have just received this e-mail today and I know the admission office has made a decision on my application last week, either thursday afternoon or firday morning, indeed i have called the office on both days. On friday, the operator told me that the decision was made.</p>
<p>Another thing is my outstanding item has there for quite sometime, so i dont whether it is a good sign in the sense that, if an applicant is indeed accepted, then the financial award office has to remind and rush the candidate to supply outstanding documents in order to grant him/her a complete and attractive package, so tht the candidate will choose to attend Emory. </p>
<p>So if someone is rejected or decision has yet to be made, the office will just leave the outstanding documents alone....</p>
<p>i dont know if that's how it works.....</p>