Late application - colleges still accepting, EFC, covid-19

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I’m asking on behalf of my cousin as I’m helping him making his decision. He applied to a few schools that are in the NACAC list of colleges that are still accepting applications. He’s been accepted to a few schools and he narrowed it down to 3 (all of them have moved their deposit dates to June 1). But he’s still not satisfied with the list - he was denied at his top 3. He was accepted to all his safeties and 2 schools from his target.

Do you think the colleges that are still accepting applications are more lenient now because they didn’t fill all their seats? For example, Bentley, Chapman, USD are all on the list. Does anyone know how they make decisions for the late applicants?

Also, sorry this may sound awful - does a high EFC help as colleges are now suffering from full paying students (international students delaying decisions due to covid). My cousin’s parents are very fortunate to be in the top 1%.

Thanks!

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All he can do is apply to find out.

FWIW I do think being full pay will help, but to what degree it would overcome relatively low stats, I don’t know.

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I do think they are being more lenient since they need to fill the seats to make sure that they have enough money for their budget( especially of your cousin can pay full tuition). Some other school still accepting applications are Union College(which is a great liberal arts college) and UI Chicago.

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@Doodoo27 @Mwfan1921 so that means he should submit his FAFSA even though the likelihood of any scholarship is zero? Thanks!

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What is the EFC that you say is high? Does he need FA to attend, or not?

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@Mwfan1921 he doesn’t need FA to attend. He told me his EFC is very high but he didn’t tell me the actual figure, but he said his one year EFC is more than enough to pay for all four years of full pay in a top private university

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TOS rules say you can’t ask questions for others.

In general, yes, being full pay will help, especially now. He should apply and decide rather quickly. Colleges are having a hard time planning right now. They may hold fast to their June 1 deadline, even if they aren’t “full” in order to allow leeway for social distancing in the fall. No one really knows. DH has a coworker whose son is an incoming college freshman and already knows he will be getting a single room in August/September. That’s pretty rare and I don’t think he simply got lucky.