<p>There's been a lot of talk about whether or not a request for financial aid forms signifies an impending acceptance, and it seems the general consensus is that, because it would be ridiculous to prepare financial aid packages for 30000 applicants, it is in fact a very good sign.
Post your stats so we can see if this is a reasonable assumption.</p>
<p>3.8 GPA
Unofficially number 1 in class
34 ACT
790 Lit, 730 Math SAT II's
3 Sport Varsity Athlete (not recruited)
Editor in Chief Newspaper
etc.</p>
<p>You probably got accepted BUT...Financial Aid office is totally independent from the admissions...So there probably is not a correlation between these letters and an acceptance. However, there is a correlation between the people that applied for Financial aid and receiving these letters...</p>
<p>3.8UW, GPA School doesnt weight, including 10 aps by graduation
top 10% school doesnt rank
31 act
750 lit, 800 chem, 790 math II
Cross Country and track captain, not recruited athlete though
etc.</p>
<p>I understand that they are separate, but it seems like the Admission's office would say, "hey, we're probably going to accept this kid, make his financial aid package" and the Financial Aid office would go "oh snap, we're missing his parents tax returns, better ask him for them so we can tell him how much he has to pay at the same time as he officially finds out his acceptance."</p>
<p>The way I see it is...they make sure they have everyone's missing papers and sort it all out. Then once acceptances are made, they will forward the stuff.</p>
<p>I'm just worried one of you will get disappointed when you think you are accepted but actually are not.</p>
<p>i agree with you, bashi. I'm still torn on this correlation. It's better to assume they're sending these letters out of standard practice than to hint at an acceptance.</p>
<p>But anyway, I got this letter too. </p>
<p>Applied for CAS
99.3 Weighted, Top 5% (no rank), Heavy course load
SAT - 2150, ACT - 32, SAT II - 730, 720 ,720
ECs - Art for 10 years, Editor in Chief of Lit Mag, VP of ARC/GNY Youth Council, a lot of volunteer work, etc.
...and other jazz.</p>
<p>I'm worried too Bashi - but I guess I would rather think positively! I will be so disappointed if I don't get in on decision day - but this thread won't make my disappointment any worse. It will be interesting to see if there is a connection.</p>
<p>ACT 33
3.8 GPA (11 AP courses by graduation)
Top 5%
Student Council Treasurer
Honors Chorus Member
Two Varsity Sports (not recruited)</p>
<p>It would seem to me that the ones that are rejections would probably not be sent to the financial aid office. However, those that are in, and those that are a maybe would be sent. Thus cutting down the workload for the FA. I really do not know but this would seem more logical.</p>
<p>i would have to agree, me being the low end of the spectrum i still feel pretty good knowing the company im in, plus me subjects back me up, im more of a wedge than well rounded anyway, w/e dude this is in my mind pretty positive and to bashi im gonna be devastated either way if im rejected so dont worry bout me</p>
<p>Haha same here, plus, I applied to 12 schools, if I do end up getting rejected it will suck, but it is definitely not the end of the world. I would be happy at every single one of my schools.</p>
<p>I don't know if this will help...or create more turmoil....and I'm not trying to get people's hopes up...but I was part of a CALS admissions information panel and when a student asked about FA the Dean of Admissions said that basically....when a student is admitted the CALS adcom puts that in the computer it "flags" the FA office to create a package for the admitted student.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that just becuase you didn't receive a letter doesn't mean you weren't accepted, even if there is a correlation. All FA applicants SHOULD have had all of their material sent already. The letters are only sent out if things are missing. I encourage you all to check your Self-Service FA status. Mine used to have a list of things missing, but last week, everything was removed, and now my FA application is considered complete (nothing pending). As such, I'm not expecting a letter.</p>
<p>The likelihood is that most people who will be accepted already have all of their financial aid forms in - so those people will not be getting a letter requesting missing forms. For those of us who did not submit all of their forms, the letter just seems like a good sign.</p>
<p>dtop - i checked my FA status earlier today and there wasn't anything missing. So I don't know why they are asking for tax returns when I sent it to them in January!</p>
<p>megsy - i sent both fafsa and css, and basically everything they wanted. for some reason they still sent me the letter.</p>