If you don't submit the Profile, you will not receive financial aid. Plain and simple. As the website says, you can wait to see if you are admitted and then just do it after, but this seems like a question you want to pose to MIT directly. Answer from blue_surfboard on reddit.com
MIT Student Financial Services
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Domestic students | MIT Student Financial Services
The CSS Profile is a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for an MIT Scholarship.
MIT Admissions
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Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers? | MIT Admissions
Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly.
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March 23, 2019Do you need to submit the CSS profile to MIT?
If you don't submit the Profile, you will not receive financial aid. Plain and simple. As the website says, you can wait to see if you are admitted and then just do it after, but this seems like a question you want to pose to MIT directly. More on reddit.com
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August 26, 2019CSS Profile fee waiver for International Students.
I am planning to apply for the MIT undergrad program by the end of this year. I require financial aid both to study and for applying to MIT. It requires a CSS profile, and the application fee is 25 dollars, which is too much for me to pay, considering my family income and debt. More on collegevine.com
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May 27, 2021MIT financial aid 💔
The reason is that MIT is a school that requires a CSS profile which drags in a lot of assets for consideration that the FAFSA does not. For example, FAFSA schools exclude your parents' primary residence, retirement accounts, etc. CSS schools not only consider the value of your house but how much of a mortgage your parents have. CSS schools also take into account how much they have in retirement savings. All of these assets are considered fair game to CSS schools as means of paying their tuition, regardless of what using them would do to your family's overall finances. So if your parents make just under $200k and are leveraged to the hilt, you'd get a better financial package than a more modest earner who was a good saver and a paid off house. More on reddit.com
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December 12, 2024Reddit
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MIT financial aid 💔 : r/ApplyingToCollege
December 12, 2024 - The reason is that MIT is a school that requires a CSS profile which drags in a lot of assets for consideration that the FAFSA does not.
MIT Course Catalog
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Financial Aid | MIT Course Catalog
To apply for financial aid, students must complete the FAFSA and CSS Profile. MIT also requires parental tax returns and income documentation. These are submitted through IDOC, the College Board’s secure Institutional Documentation Service. MIT is need blind, meaning that the Institute does ...
MIT Admissions
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How to apply for aid | MIT Admissions
The following documents help us paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a need-based MIT Scholarship
College Confidential
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Does MIT require CSS profile in order to give financial aid to international students? - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - College Confidential Forums
March 23, 2019 - Does MIT require CSS profile in order to give financial aid to international students?
Quora
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How to qualify for financial aid at MIT or CMU as an out-of-state US Citizen? I probably will not receive federal aid, but hope to receive merit based aid. Do I submit a FAFSA or CSS profile? Do I send this information only if I am accepted - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): First, understand that these are not state universities so the concept of out-of-state doesn’t apply. Most students will be out of state and some will be internationals and US nonresidents. Tuition is the same for all students. The information for applying for need based financi...
CollegeVine
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Every School That Requires the CSS Profile | CollegeVine Blog
July 15, 2024 - Many top-tier schools require the CSS Profile, as well as the FAFSA, when creating financial aid packages. Learn which ones, and how they use it.
MIT Student Financial Services
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International students | MIT Student Financial Services
The CSS Profile is a tool provided by the College Board.
Reddit
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r/ApplyingToCollege on Reddit: Do you need to submit the CSS profile to MIT?
August 26, 2019 -
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I'm a poor international student and paying the fee to send the CSS profile to every college would be a burden to my family.
I've read this on MIT's website: " Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly. If the cost of the CSS Profile poses financial difficulty to your family, you are welcome to wait until you learn if you’ve been admitted before submitting the application without penalty."
If I don't submit the CSS profile now and If I were to be accepted, would I still receive financial aid?
Many thanks!
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If you don't submit the Profile, you will not receive financial aid. Plain and simple. As the website says, you can wait to see if you are admitted and then just do it after, but this seems like a question you want to pose to MIT directly.
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Ask to see if you can submit the same info to their financial aid office without the CSS profile, especially since it's really ironic that you have to pay to apply for financial aid. I know UChicago does that as a free alternative to the CSS Profile.
MIT Student Financial Services
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FAQ | MIT Student Financial Services
My family has more than one child in college at the same time, how does the new FAFSA impact my aid? MIT uses the CSS Profile to determine need-based aid. We will continue to count siblings in college, so you will likely not experience any changes.
QuestBridge
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Application Requirements | QuestBridge
The deadline to submit is November ... "Early Action" as your admission application type. ... Each parent will need to complete their own CSS Profile application....
College Board
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CSS Profile Home – CSS Profile | College Board
Review which colleges, schools, and scholarship programs use CSS Profile.
MIT Student Financial Services
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How do I get my fee waived for the CSS Profile? | MIT Student Financial Services
For U.S. citizens of low-income backgrounds, CSS Profile fee waivers are granted automatically for up to eight schools directly from the College Board.
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Since you've already stated that you are not eligible for a fee waiver, I don't see how you'll be able to get one. One thing you can try is to call the admission office/financial aid office and seek help from them (although I doubt it will work).
I do understand that $25 is a lot, specially in a country like India but unfortunately, there is nothing much you can do about it.
Call the respective offices and see if they can help you.
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This is copied and pasted this from the MIT website. It's clear that MIT will not provide a fee waiver and direct you to work things out with CollegeBoard who administers the CSS profile.
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How do I get my fee waived for the CSS Profile?
For U.S. citizens of low-income backgrounds, CSS Profile fee waivers are granted automatically for up to eight schools. You may be eligible for a waiver if any of the following applies to you:
you received an SAT fee waiver,
the parental income you reported on your application is approximately $45,500 or less for a family of four or,
you are an orphan or ward of the court under the age of 24.
Visit the College Board for detailed information on eligibility and how to apply. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly.
There are no fee waivers for international students.
MIT
web.mit.edu › arma › Public › UAAP0001.pdf pdf
Student Financial Services Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Follow all of the instructions above, including the filing of the CSS Profile form, except:
MIT Student Financial Services
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Aid deadlines | MIT Student Financial Services
At Student Financial Services, we work to make MIT affordable for every family so their students can join our community and make the most of their education.
MIT Student Financial Services
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MIT Scholarships | MIT Student Financial Services
All students who apply for financial aid and fill out the CSS Profile01 The online financial aid application from the <a href="https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">College Board’s College Scholarship ...
Quora
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I got into MIT but did not get any financial aid, is it still worth it to go? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): The answer is going to depend upon a lot of different factors that you have not mentioned. I would say that it makes sense to go to an elite, prestigious, and highly selective school only if: * you can somehow come up with the money. Maybe your family has enough money to get y...
Harvard College
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Prospective Students | Harvard
Regardless of your citizenship or when you are applying, you will need to submit a CSS Profile and an IDOC Packet. US Citizens and Permanent Residents will also need to submit the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.