The whole deadline system is a JOKE and deliberately confusing!!! My cousin filed by the "deadline" (the federal June 30 one) last year and ended up with ZERO grants because all the school and state money was gone. These different deadlines are just a way to trick students who don't have parents who understand the system. It's financial aid gatekeeping and it's GROSS.

To directly answer your question about where to find all the different deadlines: 1. Federal deadline: Always June 30 at the end of the academic year (so June 30, 2026 for 2025-2026 aid) 2. State deadlines: You can find these at: https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/fafsa-deadlines (they update this page each year) 3. School deadlines: You need to check each school's financial aid website or contact their financial aid office directly This is why we always recommend submitting the FAFSA as soon as possible after October 1. It's the only way to ensure you don't miss any deadlines.

I can confirm this is accurate information. The confusion stems from how the FAFSA form is designed versus the actual legal requirements. While the form collects information for both parents in a married-filing-jointly situation, the Department of Education only requires one parent's signature to process the application successfully. The key thing that trips people up is the difference between providing information and providing authorization (signature). Both parents' financial data must be provided, but only one parent needs to authorize that information with their FSA ID signature when they file jointly. This is especially important given all the FAFSA delays this year - focusing on getting one parent's signature right rather than coordinating two can save valuable time.

does anyone know if theres a way to check if ur fafsa was actually submitted right?? i thought mine went thru but my SAI never came and now im worried

One more thing to be aware of - if your SAI is below a certain threshold, your application might be selected for verification, which is like an audit of your financial information. This is separate from the signature issue and could happen even after the corrected FAFSA is processed. If this happens, don't panic - it's random and doesn't mean you did anything wrong. Just be ready to provide additional documentation if requested.

So for the 2025-2026 FAFSA they're supposed to be sending rejection notices directly to the student email too now right? Did your daughter get an email or just the text from her advisor?

Just a quick update - my son's blank pages finally started showing actual information this morning. It took exactly 6 days from when we first saw the problem. No explanation, no email, it just suddenly started working. Maybe check yours again today?

After helping several students with similar issues, I wanted to add that you should also try downloading the FAFSA status information as a PDF. Sometimes the website displays blank pages but the PDF download still works. Look for a small download or print icon near where the summary should be. Also, check if your school's financial aid office can see the processed results - sometimes they receive the information even when parents/students can't see it on their end.

after u get thru to fsa ask them to check if ur application is in error status. sometimes it gets stuck but doesnt show that to u. they have to reset something on there end to fix it

Good news - I just spoke with an FSA representative about a similar issue today. They said they're aware of a system-wide delay in the federal approval process affecting applications submitted in the last month. They're working on a fix that should process all backlogged applications by the end of this week. In the meantime, definitely contact your daughter's schools. Most financial aid offices are well aware of these FAFSA delays and have processes in place to work with students affected by them. Some are offering provisional financial aid packages based on previous year information while waiting for the official SAI calculation.