I'm a financial aid counselor (not in MD though). The Parent_IRS_EdCredit_01 error typically means there's a validation issue between what you reported for education credits and what the IRS has on file. The problem is that with the new FAFSA, many of these verification flags are triggering unnecessarily. Here's what I recommend: 1. Call MHEC first thing tomorrow 2. Have your 1040 form ready (specifically looking at line 29) 3. Request an expedited review due to approaching payment deadlines 4. Ask if they need the correction from FSA or if they'll accept direct documentation 5. If they require FSA correction, ask for the specific steps they recommend Many schools are being flexible this year due to the FAFSA delays and verification issues. Have your son check with his school's financial aid office about possibly extending payment deadlines while this gets resolved.

btw one more thing... when my brother had this problem we finally got through to someone who explained that for Maryland scholarships specifically, if the FAFSA correction takes too long, you can request an emergency review. you need to ask for this specifically though, they won't offer it unless you know to ask!

my cousin works in financial aid and she told me they're reprocessing like a million fafsa applications this year because they completely messed up the formula for calculating aid when they switched to the new system lol. classic government incompetence

Just a quick tip for everyone dealing with FAFSA reprocessing: make sure all your schools have your correct FAFSA ID number on file. If they're looking for an old ID number, they might not see when your reprocessing is complete. Also, create a simple spreadsheet to track which schools you've notified about the reprocessing situation. Some schools will automatically receive the updated information, but others need to be manually prompted to pull your new FAFSA data once reprocessing is complete.

this happened to me to lol. my fasfa was there but not there if that makes sense?? turns out i put the wrong school code on the 2023 one but the right code on the 2024 one. double check all ur school codes!!

Just wanted to follow up - did you manage to resolve this? The key thing to remember is that the school's financial aid office and studentaid.gov are looking at two different systems. What worked for us was getting the FSA to give us specific confirmation that the ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record) had been transmitted, not just that the FAFSA was processed. The confirmation numbers are what finally got the school to find the applications in their system.

my cousin works in financial aid and she says a lot of ppl get confused about this. parent plus is in parents name ONLY. private loans let cosigners get released sometimes. thats probly what that person at ur workshop was talkin about

One thing to consider with private loans: even though they advertise co-signer release, the requirements to actually qualify can be pretty strict. My daughter made 30 on-time payments with Sallie Mae, but she was denied co-signer release because her debt-to-income ratio wasn't strong enough yet as a recent graduate. Make sure to read all the fine print about what's required beyond just making the payments.

this whole fafsa thing is a mess!! i submitted mine 2 months ago and half my schools still say "awaiting financial information" on their portals but my SAI score shows up in my studentaid account?? make it make sense lol

To answer your original question about removing and adding schools: You can have up to 10 schools on your FAFSA at one time. If you've already reached that limit and want to add more, you can safely remove schools that have already downloaded your information (which you can verify on studentaid.gov as mentioned earlier). If you haven't reached the 10-school limit yet, you can simply add the additional schools without removing any. And remember that this year's FAFSA is specifically for the 2025-2026 academic year, so make sure you're planning for the right timeframe.