Yes, I meant financial docs. I stand corrected 
@lpiske @kidforcollege it may not mean anything, but from what I noticed from last yearâs (and previous yearsâ) thread is that a few applicants who were contacted by FA just a week or two before the decisions, got accepted.
I am no expert, not even close. I could be completely wrong, so donât quote me on it Good luck to everyone. Yâall deserve the best, whatever the outcome is.
Weâre right on schedule with about a week or so to go. The nervous energy is high, and everyone is looking for a sign. Itâs called portal astrology.
Yes, there are late changes to the portals and people try to infer meaning from those changes. Do we know the technical or operational reasons why those changes appear? No.
Did some past applicants who saw changes come back to the board to celebrate their Yale acceptances? Yes, but others disappeared from the board âunhappily, perhaps.
At other need-blind schools I follow, the portal astrology also heated up as the predicted or announced decision day drew closer. There, I saw examples of kids who excitedly reported FA portal changes and who later announced their deferrals or rejections.
Need-blind schools separate the admissions and FA work. We cannot infer meaning from (or take any meaningful action due to) these portal changes.
Worse, assigning import to these things can lead to needless despair and anxiety for kids who either get their hopes up or worry why they canât see things happening in their portals.
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Agree 100%. Thanks for that! I think this whole experience should be fun rather than stressful, whatever the outcome may be. Thatâs what I told my DD. What we can control is our work. What we canât control are the decisions from these colleges. Thereâs no point worrying about things that we canât control. Youâre right on the mark. Thanks @Metawampe
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My financial aid checklist has been complete and unchanging since November 17th. Today, they randomly added another two items to complete. Is this a good sign since weâre so close to the deadline or am I delusional lol? Also important to note that the forms ask for a âYale IDâ which Iâm 90% sure is different from the Application Reference ID⊠someone help
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I know that Yale is need blind, but I find it weird that they would wait until the week before the release date to ask for more info when my financial aid was marked as completed for weeks. Regardless of what their policy states, Iâm hoping that it means something simply because it makes logical sense. Also, accepted students in the past have reported the exact same thing. Iâll be back in a week.
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Obviously I know not to get my hopes up but the sheer amount of students who have reported the same thing is something to think about. Staying hopeful regardless!
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In the world of portal astrology, this is indeed a leading indicator of acceptance. I donât think they go thru the lengths of FA review unless they are serious. I know that one shouldnât believe in astrology but itâs as good a sign as it gets in my view. Good luck and I hope it comes thru for you!!
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Thank you! Best of luck to you as well (or whoever is related to you and applying, lol) I will be back with an update
Question: how many applicants who were asked for FA docs/clarifications in the last week and were later deferred or rejected came back to post that update? (Hint: very few people who got rejected post, or provide such details).
Regardless, I wish you and the other applicants here well. Hope it works out!
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Good luck to you! The Yale ID (or the student ID) says something. When I spoke to Yale FA a few weeks ago, they said SID is only for admitted students. So, who knows. I hope you get in. Best wishes!
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Since weâre on the discussion of financial aid, is it a problem if my FA Checklist on Yaleâs applicant portal is completely blank? I applied for FinAid, but nothing has shown up on my portal since November 1 (image below). Thus, I have no way of checking if Yale has actually received my FAFSA, CSS, W-2 form, etc. as my checklist has been empty since the day I got my portal.
Yes, this also stood out to me. I read several Reddit posts from admitted students saying that they were asked to submit docs that required a Yale ID and some were even emailed before decisions came out with an ID number to complete their forms with. So it could honestly go either way but I have hope lol
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Thatâs odd, I would send them an email or call the Financial Aid office asap. But if you get in, itâs not the end of the world, it just means you wonât get your package with your decision.
Arenât the interview reports due tomorrow? I have a feeling that decisions have not been made yet. They probably will convene later this week to discuss and recheck everything early next week.
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Yeah on the podcast they talk about it. Final decisions likely have not been made but Iâm sure theyâve done some sorting. Iâm pretty sure final review is mainly confirming/finalizing decisions and deciding on edge cases but I could be wrong
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Are these documents anything besides the usual financial aid stuff like tax returns, W2s etc? My family also received a request for those but it seemed pretty procedural to us. Also, if the document requires an student ID, how do they expect you to submit it?
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Isnât all that submitted through the IDOC or CSS? I canât recall but I know we submitted all that a long time ago for the schools that requested it. It also requested student tax returns if applicable.
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