Your application to apply for need-based aid from Whitman College consists of three parts:
If you are only interested in applying for achievement-based (merit) scholarships, you do not need to submit either need-based application form to be considered for this. The Office of Admission will automatically let you know if you have been selected as a recipient of an achievement scholarship.
The CSS Profile is the most important application students need to submit to apply for Whitman need-based scholarship. Whitman's code for Profile is 4951.
The deadlines for completing the CSS Profile are:
| Early Decision I |
November 15 |
| Early Decision II |
January 5 |
| Regular Decision |
February 1 |
Please pay close attention to the deadline for submitting your CSS Profile. If your forms are submitted late, you may be placed on a wait list for need-based scholarship.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the second form that needs to be completed. You cannot complete this form until after January 1. Students who are applying Early Decision in November must wait until January 1 to complete this form. For all incoming students this needs to be completed no later than February 1. For returning students, the form needs to be completed by April 15. Whitman's code for the FAFSA is 003803.
Income tax returns will eventually be needed to complete your need-based financial aid application. Please send complete, signed copies of the federal tax returns for both you and your parents as soon as they are completed, but no later than May 1. It is important that we receive a complete copy so please include all schedules, business returns and W-2 forms. If a tax extension has been filed, we will need a copy of that extension form by May 1.
**Please note that if your family is self-employed or receives income from a corporation or partnership, we may require tax return information sooner than May 1. We sometimes ask for prior-year's tax returns if the most recent documents are not yet available when we perform needs-analysis.
