<p>I submitted my CSS profile on 2/3 and FAFSA on 2/7 although the deadline was 2/1. Am I scrwed financially, considering my expected family contribution is $0? Or do you think they will cut me some slack?</p>
<p>I found myself in the same situation. I talked to my counselor and she told me that the deadlines colleges set aren't as strict as they seem and that colleges just set these deadlines to try and get as much of our information as quickly as possible but they still accept it if it's late. She said that we don't have to worry unless it gets close to march and we still haven't sent in our financial aid stuff. I think/hope she's right.</p>