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What should I make of this letter from MLA admissions?
I received the following email from an MLA program that I applied to.
"We are in the middle of reviewing your application and plan to send notification letters out on March 23. Included in the acceptance packet will be a financial aid letter informing you of the various types of aid for which you will be eligible. If you haven't done so already, please file your FAFSA form as soon as possible. If you have questions about the financial aid process, feel free to contact me."
I've been trying to make it read as though they hinted at me being accepted, but it's probably just me getting ahead of myself. Did they include the line, "Included in the acceptance packet..." simply to keep hope alive? It seems strange to mention that I'll be receiving an acceptance packet, only to reject me a few weeks later.
This is my first time applying to grad school, so excuse my novice babbling.
Don't read into it. Stay calm. If you're planning on financial aid, follow the instructions. Call the person anyways and ask about financial aid opportunities, to register interest. Perhaps Admissions is trying to ascertain how many candidates need financial aid to attend, and how many don't, to figure out how many applicants they need to accept to get their final class assembled by Fall.
New York Times did several articles recently regarding university admission offices' frantic attempts to calculate how many acceptance to actually make and how many to wait-list, given horrible state of economy which will significantly affect accepted students' final decisions regarding where/if to attend this Fall. Many parents can't help to the extent expected by schools in previous years. Public universities may have larger than normal enrollments, and private universities will likely have smaller than normal enrollments. Financial aid from outside sources is far more difficult to obtain, making many more applicants dependent upon school-funded aid. Some undergraduate colleges are no longer doing "need blind" acceptances.
sounds like they were overwhelmed with applicants this year and found that many folks forgot to fill out the FAFSA.
just chill, everything should work out in the long run.
i definitely filled out my FAFSA months ago.
tk- the letter was from UPenn, that's why I got a bit worked up=)
I got that letter as well. No worries. I agree with the kids above. We'll hear back when they've made a formal decision. Until then...
I got the same thing. Form letter.
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