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I remember when I did this you can put any school(s) you still plan on attending even if you're WL'd.
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You should do it ASAP so that if you get off the waitlist then they have everything required to process your FINAID.
Also, delay time for FAFSA processing increases as AUGUST comes closer.
Also, delay time for FAFSA processing increases as AUGUST comes closer.
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So I'm on the very competitive category (VC) list at RWJMS, which could end up as an acceptance or waitlist placement. So I should file my FAFSA, like today, right?
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Yes.
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Is there a way to fill out a FAFSA and not submit it to specific schools (a la filling out AMCAS without designating schools so it'll be ready)? I remember filling it out a while ago, but I'm sure I didn't send it to anyone. Does that mean I'll be behind if I send it to the specific school once/if I'm off the WL?
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When you fill out FAFSA, there's a section where you list which schools it should be sent to. You can list as many as TEN different schools, so for those of you on waitlists, just put those schools down too just in case you get in (I put my Mayo waitlist on there! 😀 ).
Likeclockwork: Not sure, but if I were you, I'd have it transmitted to your waitlist schools now. It can't hurt to do it now, and waiting until the last minute could delay things considerably.
Likeclockwork: Not sure, but if I were you, I'd have it transmitted to your waitlist schools now. It can't hurt to do it now, and waiting until the last minute could delay things considerably.
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Some schools have that oh so complicated extra sheet for school finaid. Damn this has to take more effort...get my hopes up.argh
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Yeah, George Washington's process (multiple different sites/sources with forms to mail in and some to fill out online) seems so convoluted I'm tempted to withdraw for that reason alone. And then in their instructions they seem to discourage you from bothering because they say they barely give out any institutional aid anyway. Loyola had a separate application too (unlike FAFSA, there were a million more questions), but at least it was all just in one place and it was online. But I can't imagine how painful it would be to do all that if you're on a waitlist at the school. Speaking of which, I wonder if you're able to log onto a school's financial aid application site and fill out the form if you're waitlisted. Maybe it varies by school. Then again, I'd guess they have to give you access to do that, or if you get in off the waitlist it would take forever to get your financial aid.
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Well, since posting on this thread, my FAFSA was processed last Monday. As for the individual schools that are still looking at me, Creighton does not have an additional separate application, but the UMDNJ schools do have one. I called the finaid office for both schools since I could only list one of them and they said I could not submit one until I received an acceptance offer. So yea, some schools will only allow you to fill out their form once you get in.
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Do you think that people accepted from the waitlist have less of a chance of getting grants and scholarships? I was filling out the NeedAccess form today and one of the boxes indicated a niche scholarship that I think I might be eligible for (if I'm deemed needy enough).
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i know the feeling...i am seriously thinking about withdrawing from gw....because it is just soo complicated for such an expensive school that barely gives out any aid!!!!...i keep thinking...what if...but then i look at the process🙂 it is funny that u feel the same way...
ooh i didn't mean to go off topic...to the op... i agree with most of the above ppl...send the fafsa to the school u r waitlisted at...actually most schools rec this...u won't get a fin aid offer until you are accepted but it helps save time... i did this for wake forest...and it made it easier when i was accepted!...good luck!!
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Similar subject and I'm having trouble finding information (that I can understand or from people who know what they're talking about).
I'm waitlisted in two (highly competitive) programs (didn't get in anywhere else). I filled out the FAFSA and the NeedAccess forms, but a representative from one of my schools just told me that the closer we get to the first day of school, the less likely I could recieve need-based financial aid.
I could, potentially, be admitted to that program up to the day classes start. But, if I can't take out a student loan, what are my options? I couldn't afford these programs on my own dimes-- I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been in these situations. I want to be prepared now, should I get lucky enough to get in. It would really be a huge loss to me, professionally, if I couldn't go to these programs. What are my options?
THANKS!
I'm waitlisted in two (highly competitive) programs (didn't get in anywhere else). I filled out the FAFSA and the NeedAccess forms, but a representative from one of my schools just told me that the closer we get to the first day of school, the less likely I could recieve need-based financial aid.
I could, potentially, be admitted to that program up to the day classes start. But, if I can't take out a student loan, what are my options? I couldn't afford these programs on my own dimes-- I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been in these situations. I want to be prepared now, should I get lucky enough to get in. It would really be a huge loss to me, professionally, if I couldn't go to these programs. What are my options?
THANKS!
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i don't know which school u r talking about.....but.... even though u may not get need based aid u will still get some aid....
no one ever has to pay for med school out of pocket unless u want to...
so almost everyone qualifies for subsidized and unsusidized loans (stafford)... i think unless you are either super rich or currently in default with any government loans from undergrad.... this covers about 40,500/yr maxmum
most school's tution plus cost of living is higher than this... and if u qualify for need based aid they will find u need based scholarships/ grants/ low-no interest loans to cover the remaining costs....
however if u don't qualify for these and can't get merit based scholarships because of your late acceptance u can almost always get a GRAD PLUS loan to cover anything else... i don't know about it's interest rate...but it is based on credit score...everyone tells me that they are lax with their credit requirements so it isn't like buying a house...but u still need to be in "good credit standing" according to their website....
with the stafford loans the government acts as your co signer on the lonas so it doesn't matter what your credit score is...with the grad plus loan you are on your own so ur score matters but u can always get a parent/wife someone to be a co-signer if ur score is bad...
so there isn't a school that will make u pay for it out of pocket...don't worry... getting into school is the hard part... paying it back after graduation also seems hard...but finding someway to pay for it while in school seems to be the easiest part of the process...
good luck with your waitlists
