Thanks! @ctDad5772
My student tax return has only been received
I actually really appreciate CMUâs applicant portal. They really do keep track of everything that they send you and you send them. I mailed in an additional teacherâs recommendation in January, and they listed it as received a few weeks later on the portal. Other schools didnât update anything regarding the Mid-year Transcript or additional recommendations.
I assume decisions come out this week since CSS has fin aid release 3/26?
@ricecooker420 I was thinking theyâd be out on Sunday morning but itâs odd that they have t said a thingâŠ
@Pianomonster20 yeah, no tweet, email, website update⊠Too quiet.
Someone way back said they were coming out the 31, but this makes me sad because I wanted their decision before ivy day⊠Iâm just hoping theyâll say something 3 days in advance like they did for ED. Good luck! @ricecooker420
Yeah I saw :/. Then why would the award date for FA be the 26th? Wouldnât make sense unless they pushed that back. Good luck to you too 
@Pianomonster20
Thatâs why I kept telling myself 3/25 because of the financial aid notification date. Honestly, Iâm just going to keep hoping for this Sunday because Iâd rather know sooner rather than later. @ricecooker420
Same, although the whole FAT package thing stresses me out lol @Pianomonster20
Me too! @ricecooker420 except Iâm pretty sure Iâm too far away to get one early.
@ricecooker420 what is a FAT package?
A FAT package is the acceptance packet CMU sends out. Itâs basically a very fat envelope with info in it. They send them out before decisions come out and sometimes youâll get the packet before decisions come out. I think it normally comes a day or two later. @confused6789
So just wondering if they donât think youâre a good fit for your first choice college will they still consider you equally for the other two colleges of interest we picked on the CommonApp?
@ricebooker420 Where did you see that Mar 26 is when they release FA? I guess I missed that! It does seem theyâd release decisions in the next few days. I wonder if they have a history of ever releasing decisions on a Sat or Sun?
Heyomayo12, CMU will actually tell you which colleges youâve been accepted. They are assuming youâll take your first choice. So, those interested in the BXA, as long as you get into 2 colleges that offer the combination for the BXA, you can pursue it. There is no separate application for the BXA. I think you are actually considered for all three colleges independent of each other. Thatâs the way that I understand that it works. Itâs confusing, because for ED, you are only applying for one school/college. So, I believe you might see one, two, or even three acceptances on your admittance letter if you get in.
The FAT letter for my son arrived a couple of days after his acceptance was posted online. But, he applied ED 3 years ago. Not sure if they send them ahead of acceptance date for RD.
What time do decisions normally come out? Plus wouldnât the offices be closed on a Sunday? (sorry Iâm new to this thread)
RDJfan28, CMU likes to do a midnight release. So, it is possible they could come out Saturday night (Sunday morning) at 12:00 am EST.
@RDJfan28 itâll come out on Saturday at 12AM (Friday night)