we haven’t started it because we weren’t aware that the deadline for the css was jan. 1 and i’m not sure how long it will take to fill out. If I could i would fill it out myself but i’m sure there would be material that only parents would know how to fill out.
I’d suggest getting that done ASAP. I finished mine… it won’t take that long. I actually did mine without the help of my parents, they just gave me their bank statement and their tax forms.
My daughter’s application is in a similar situation. She applied to Brandeis in Dec., and I just today saw that Jan. 1 was the Profile deadline. We will add Brandeis to the Profile today.
Their website does say that they will accept the Profile after Jan. 1, and that financial aid will be considered for as long as funds are available. Presumably they haven’t given out all the aid by Jan. 6, so it’s a question of whether they give any priority at all to someone who sent in the Profile in December (as compared to Jan. 6) when they’re considering packages weeks from now.
Brandeis can set whatever deadlines they want, and this one is right on the website, but I don’t think it’s a good decision on their part. My daughter is applying to 9 other Profile schools, and all of them have deadlines of Feb. 1 or 15. Last year the Brandeis deadline was Feb. 1, and I don’t know why they thought this change was needed.