received financial aid package, but no acceptance yet...

[jrmint]

This happen to anyone else?

SFSU has awarded me money, but I haven't gotten in yet to the MSW program.

[MSW Bound]

That happened to me last year with another California State University. They process all FA that is applied for regardless of your pending admissions status.

[Wishing]

SFSU specifically is famous for this - it happened to my wife in a different program there and I also know several other people who had the same issue. According to the admissions dept. for that program, the aid award letters only go out to students who have been accepted and are not automatically processed for all students, but I don't know if it works that way for the MSW program. Apparently their turn-around time on sending out acceptances is pretty crummy and sometimes the aid arrives first. I'd call the admissions office and ask whether a decision has been made on your application.

[jrmint]

thanks. i will keep all this in mind, although nothing seems to be certain.