No other school that I had applied to required CSS profile so I never completed. Today I received an acceptance from Georgetown, but upon searching online regarding financial aid information I discovered that I had to submit it a long time ago. I just finished the profile and forwarded it, but will I receive less aid because of it being late? Also, when do financial aid packages usually arrive? Also, GT claims to meet full needs, but how is this determined? Thank you.
Contact the Financial Aid office tomorrow. They are split up by last name. Info is on the website. Leave a vm, and send an email too. Meanwhile, get the CSS Profile done tonight. Be prepared to upload tax documents for parents immediately. We completed the CSS on time, but did not upload docs because every other school emailed us what they wanted. Just figured it out a week ago, and uploaded to GT last Thursday.
How need is determined varies by school. Generally, you are still responsible for your EFC. Good luck.
As completing the financial aid is your responsibility alone, you may not get all of the aid you could have gotten because it is late. Work with the financial aid and admissions office though. They are usually quite understanding of their mistakes. FA packages usually arrive at the same time as decisions, and their full need calculation is done with an internal calculator. You can use their estimated financial contribution calculator to get an approximate, but there’s no good way of knowing how much they will give you.
You uploaded your information to GT last week? Have you heard back from them? Did they give your son the full aid that he deserved or did they give less because of the tardiness?
I had already submitted the CSS, but had to upload supporting documents last week,. The assigned finanical aid contact acknowledged receipt and said that we would hear soon, so I have no idea of the impact yet. At no time did they mention that aid would be unavailable due to the delayed processing. The university does not offer merit aid, so I don’t think it is a matter of missing out on those opportunities.