my daughters SAI finally got fixed this morning! went back down to the original amount. check ur accounts everyone!

I'm dealing with the exact same issue! My SAI went from around $47k to $94k overnight and I've been stressed out of my mind. After reading through all these responses, I'm feeling a bit more hopeful that it's a widespread bug rather than something wrong with my specific application. I've already reached out to my financial aid office with screenshots like someone suggested, and I'm going to mention that Dear Colleague Letter GEN-25-03 that Miguel referenced. It's so frustrating that this is happening right when we need to make crucial financial decisions about college, but at least we're not alone in this mess. Fingers crossed it gets resolved soon for all of us!

Just joined this community because I'm having the EXACT same problem! My stepdaughter submitted her FAFSA last week and my husband never got the parent invitation email. We've been panicking thinking we missed some deadline or did something wrong. Reading through all these responses is such a relief - it's clearly a widespread issue with the new FAFSA system. I'm going to try the "Manage Contributors" method that @Lincoln Ramiro explained step-by-step, and I'll definitely make sure the email addresses match exactly like @Faith Kingston warned about. If that fails, the Claimyr service @Noah Lee mentioned sounds like a great backup plan. Thank you all for sharing your experiences and solutions - this community is amazing for helping families navigate these FAFSA nightmares!

I'm a new member here but dealing with this exact same issue! My daughter submitted her FAFSA application and I never received the parent contributor invitation email. After reading through all these helpful responses, I'm relieved to know this is a widespread problem with the new system and not something we did wrong. I'm going to start with the "Manage Contributors" solution that @Lincoln Ramiro outlined, and I'll be extra careful about making sure our email addresses match exactly like @Faith Kingston mentioned. If that doesn't work, the Claimyr service sounds like a great alternative to avoid those terrible wait times. Thank you all for sharing your experiences - this community has been incredibly helpful for navigating what feels like a broken system!

my son's fafsa got rejected THREE TIMES even though we entered everything right! turned out his social security number had a typo that i didnt catch. double check all the basic info before submitting!

This thread has been super reassuring! I'm dealing with the same situation - my daughter (returning junior) got processed in 12 days while my son's freshman application has been stuck for 5 weeks now. I was starting to panic thinking I messed something up, but it sounds like this is just the new normal with the FAFSA changes. Going to have my son reach out to his schools' financial aid offices proactively like some of you suggested. Thanks everyone for sharing your experiences - it really helps to know we're not alone in this!

My cousin got a full ride + money for books and her family is middle class like yours. The difference was she applied to like 20 scholarships from local businesses and community groups. She got most of them because hardly anyone applies! Check your local credit unions, Rotary clubs, parents' employers, etc. Even small $500-1000 scholarships add up!

Hey Freya! As someone who just went through this process last year, I totally get your frustration. The "full ride" stories can be misleading because they often don't mention all the work that went into it. Here's what worked for me with similar stats (3.6 GPA, 1310 SAT) and a family income around $85k: 1. Applied to 15+ schools including several where I was above their average stats 2. Filled out CSS Profile for private schools (wish I'd known about this earlier!) 3. Applied to every local scholarship I could find - even the weird ones nobody talks about 4. Looked specifically for schools with good aid for middle-income families I ended up at a private liberal arts college that gave me $32k/year in grants. My total cost is less than what our state school would have been! The key was casting a wide net and not assuming expensive = unaffordable. Don't give up - there are options out there for families like ours. You just have to know where to look!

update!! any1 see that email from studentaid.gov this morning? they finally admitted the system has major problems and theyre fixing the signature glitch this weekend! said all apps with signature errors will be reprocessed automatically

I'm dealing with the exact same issue right now! My daughter submitted her FAFSA in early February and we're getting that frustrating "signature required" error even though we both signed electronically. It's so stressful with college deadlines approaching. Reading through all these responses is actually really helpful - sounds like this is a widespread problem with the new system. I'm going to try checking both our FSA ID verification statuses like Connor suggested, and maybe look into that Claimyr service Paolo mentioned since I can't seem to get through to FSA either. Has anyone heard if schools are being understanding about these technical delays when it comes to financial aid processing? I'm worried this might affect my daughter's aid package even though it's not our fault the system is glitchy.