<p>Here's a story ...</p>
<p>My daughter applied to DePaul (among others) and having been asked by another school that she got admitted to - to send in verification materials as we'd been selected to do so -- I preemptively contacted schools she applied to - asking if they wanted our documentation. I was hoping to speed up the process.</p>
<p>DePaul said they would let us know if they needed our documents -- then the next day - I got an email from someone in the financial aid office - that they wanted those documents. I sent them.</p>
<p>Fast Forward to yesterday and we still haven't received any paperwork from the school -- no acknowledgment of the application or even junk mail. Their website says notification of admission would be sent by March 15. I send an email to the financial aid guy since he's the only one I have had any contact with up 'til now. </p>
<p>He replies that she was admitted or else he wouldn't have asked for the tax paperwork and that if I had more questions I should call admissions.</p>
<p>I call admissions who is very perturbed to hear that someone in financial aid told me that my daughter got in and tells me to leave a message for a counselor. I do.</p>
<p>I spoke with the admissions counselor today who looks up my daughter and says her file is with the admissions committee and a decision hasn't been made yet.</p>
<p>I say - I sure am glad I didn't tell my daughter that the financial aid department thinks she's been admitted.</p>
<p>So -- is this typical? For what it's worth -- I had started out thinking that all schools we applied to would need the verification info then began to think - well why would a school that rejects you want to collect all that needless paperwork? But now - I guess I don't really know what's going on.</p>
<p>Very very frustrating to tell the truth.</p>