<p>I just got an email from a college about my FAFSA application. I thought this was dealt with after the admission decision?</p>
<p>no, you have to file the FAFSA before most admissions decisions are ready. Usually you get your financial aid with your admissions letter, so they need the info to come up with your package.</p>
<p>It’s standard procedure for a lot of colleges to remind all applicants to file financial aid apps. It’s a lot faster/smoother than waiting till they decide who to accept. Financial aid keeps all the info on hold. Admissions later tells them which FAFSA’s/CSS profile’s to process (for those admitted), and then they throw away the rest (for those rejected).</p>
<p>Regardless of that specific school, if you are going to any college at all, it’s recommended to file the FAFSA as early as possible. The earlier you file, the higher priority you get for federal/state aid and, depending on the school, institutional aid as well.</p>
<p>They’re just following procedures to make sure the many thousands of files they are compiling are complete. It has no special significance.</p>
<p>Also be aware that the department that deals with financial aid applications at colleges is usually different from the admissions department and at this point in time when the financial aid department is gathering information from applicants, the personnel in it know nothing about what is going on in the admissions decison process concerning you except for the fact that you have applied. Moreover, the only “person” in the financial aid department that even knows that email was sent to you may be the computer which is programmed to send out such notifications at this time.</p>