I got my tentative Financial Aid package and...

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<p>The folder it came in says "for Class of 2014." This is because I was accepted early and they didn't make folders for Class of 2015 yet, right? </p>

<p>Also, the letter itself says that I am subject to verification and that my financial aid award might change. Am I supposed to initiate the verification or will they ask me? Also, when 2010 tax returns come out, am I supposed to fill out the financial aid application all over again, or do I need to send in just the new tax returns? And if I'm an international student, should I apply for my I-20 now or should I wait until my financial aid is finalized in 2011?</p>

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<p>Well I’m an international student and I received the same “for the Class of 2014” folder…I think they probably wanted to save some money lol. </p>

<p>At least for me, it says that I only need to send in my tax returns for 2010 ASAP…sometime before 3/1.</p>

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<p>are you waiting for your FA to be finalized to apply for the I20?</p>

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<p>um I don’t think I’ll be applying for the I20 because I am currently living in the U.S. (have been since 7th grade) on a different visa. </p>

<p>btw where are you from?</p>

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<p>No need to worry. Mine said Class of 2013 on my first package after I was accepted ED.</p>

<p>Don’t apply for the I-20 now. It’s too early. There’s a condition on the I-20 where you have to apply for it within a certain amount of time from the day you will enroll at Penn.</p>

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What you’ve been doing in the U.S. has nothing to do with it unless you are in U.S. as an immigrant.</p>

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<p>geekorathletic, I think you can apply for the I-20 whenever, but you can’t use it any earlier than 30 days before the start of classes. Correct me if I’m wrong. Either way, how long does it take for the I-20 to actually be processed and sent to me?</p>

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<p>Actually, you might be right. It’s been awhile for me, so little details have become clouded. </p>

<p>If I remember right, it took a few weeks for me.
Read up here for directions:
[Newly</a> Admitted International Students & Admitting Units | International Student and Scholar Services](<a href=“http://www.upenn.edu/oip/isss/admitting]Newly”>http://www.upenn.edu/oip/isss/admitting)</p>

<p>EDIT: you’re right. You need to apply for I-20 right away. Says here:
[Penn</a> Admissions: F.A.Q. for International Applicants](<a href=“http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/applying/intl-faq.php]Penn”>http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/applying/intl-faq.php)</p>

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<p>geekorathletic - which brings me to my original question…how am I supposed to apply for the I-20 right away if they haven’t given me a finalized financial aid letter?</p>

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<p>Just use what they gave you. I did and I’m still here.</p>

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<p>geek - where are you from?</p>

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<p>I live in the U.S.</p>

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<p>Now you do…I was asking where you had applied from.</p>

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<p>U.S. 10char </p>