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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a more complicated issue then people are making it sound, at least for an applicant applying for FA.

My DC will get an ED decision on Friday afternoon.  The school is need blind.  The school also asked for the CSS documents and we submitted them all, including in response to follow up requests. But the application portal shows that not all the financial documents requested have even been uploaded from College Board by the school, although they were submitted weeks ago.  We called the telephone number for questions on FA listed on the portal and they assured us there is no problem with our submission and they are just backed up and haven't been able to process things yet. They said the ED decision is totally separate.  They had no estimate of when the CSS submission would be processed.  So I don't see how a child in that situation will be expected to "immediately" withdraw any other applications if there isn't even any clarity on when an FA decision will be made.  [/quote]
I [b]don’t think ED is actually suggested for those who need significant FA[/b]. You would want options open I should think.[/quote]
This is not true.
ED is for everyone if it is your 1st choice school.
For those who need aid, you do the school estimator.  You call the school and talk to see if they can give you an estimate.  3 schools my DS was looking at this year reached out and offered a pre-admit aid estimate.   (Not an official name but you get the idea).

However if you want to merit aid shop to compare multiple packages - not just if your 1st choice school will come in to what they estimated - ED is not the right choice.
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DeanJ from UVA said on IG this year that Ed wasn’t for you if you needed to see the financial aid award. I think she was saying particularly this year where things might be a little messy but not sure. [/quote]

I’d love to see this quote. UVA is need-blind and meet-full-need, so this is very off-message if she said it about UVA specifically (rather than a more general statement that FA policies vary by school, so if you need FA be sure you understand their policy before submitting an ED application). [/quote]

I think the drawback is that you can't compare aid from multiple schools if you ED at one. You could get full need from UVA and then full need + merit money at another school. [/quote]

This. And the possible confusion this year with the Fafsa. I think it’s very on message for UVA because their consistent messaging is that at UVA there is no admissions advantage in applying ED. So if money is a concern, they’d rather you apply EA or Rd and not disadvantage yourself. [/quote]

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