Sign of Acceptance?

Applying to College
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<p>I received an e-mail from Columbia asking me for additional documents for my financial aid on March 11. Now that I think about it, they're the only school that e-mailed/contacted me regarding missing information (Duke, Harvard, Penn did not). I know that the info was missing at those schools, so I sent it to them, but they didn't contact me for it.</p>

<p>Could this be a sign that I got accepted to Columbia and they want to make my financial aid package? This then means that I'm rejected at Duke, Harvard, and Penn.</p>

2

<p>I think you're reading too much into it. The big time schools you named are need-blind, so fin aid has nothing to do with acceptances.</p>

3

<p>Financial aid and admissions work seperately. People have posted on this board every year that they got asked for the forms and then didn't get admitted.</p>

4

<p>Absolutely not. Financial aid is prepared in parallel with the admissions process for the simple reason, IF they accept you they want to include a FA estimate in you package. Every application gets this treatment no matter how remote their chances.</p>

5

<p>its not an acceptance letter.......just do the YMCA and it will make you feel better</p>

6

<p>not all schools include the fa package with the acceptance packet.</p>

7

<p>Schools can send you tons of mail concerning financial aid and missing documents, but that means nothing in the admission process other than that you've applied with incomplete data.</p>