Hi there! I work in a college financial aid office, and I can tell you we're seeing this exact issue quite frequently. The email system sending incorrect year references is a known bug. What matters most is what's in the actual FAFSA processing system. The best verification is to check your Student Aid Report (SAR) when it becomes available. That will explicitly state which award year it applies to. Also, if your dashboard shows the 2024/25 application as submitted/processing with both signatures, that's definitive confirmation that the correct application year is in process regardless of email glitches.

The SAR should be available within 3-7 days after submission in normal circumstances. However, with the current processing delays in the new system, we're seeing it take 7-14 days for some students. You'll receive another email when the SAR is ready (hopefully with the correct year this time!). You can then view it by logging into studentaid.gov and going to "My Documents." One important thing to note: make sure your daughter checks both her email AND her spam/junk folders for communications from Federal Student Aid. We've seen many important emails getting filtered there.

my parents wouldnt give me their tax info for fafsa and i couldnt get financial aid. sucked big time. dont be that parent.

something nobody mentioned - the new FAFSA for 2025-2026 is way different from previous years. they changed a lot of stuff and now use something called the SAI instead of EFC. plus there's different rules about which parents need to provide info depending on if they're married or divorced. maybe double check the new requirements?

My son is in the same boat with the reprocessing - 3 times now! What's really frustrating is that some schools already sent aid packages based on the OLD numbers and now aren't responding to our requests to reconsider with the new SAI. Has anyone successfully gotten a school to revise their offer after a FAFSA reprocessing?

To directly answer your original question - according to the Department of Education's latest communications, this May reprocessing should be the final systematic update. However, individual applications may still see updates if there are specific verification issues or corrections submitted. For anyone still waiting on aid packages: most schools are aware of these delays and many have extended their decision deadlines. Don't hesitate to contact financial aid offices directly to explain your situation. Document all communications in case you need to appeal later. For those who have already committed to a school but saw an SAI decrease: request a professional judgment review from your financial aid office, specifically citing the FAFSA reprocessing and your updated lower SAI figure.

@OP - Great feedback on the beta experience. To address the sibling in college question: The 2025-26 FAFSA does have improved functionality for reporting multiple students in college, but it's important to understand that the FAFSA Simplification Act has permanently changed how this affects your SAI calculation. Under the new formula, having multiple students in college has a much smaller impact on your aid eligibility than under the old system. This isn't a technical issue - it's an intentional policy change. As for the dependency override question you mentioned was still confusing, students should work directly with their financial aid office for these special circumstances rather than trying to address it entirely through the FAFSA form.

I'm glad to hear the process is improving! For those who weren't selected for the beta but want to prepare, I recommend using the FAFSA preview worksheet available on studentaid.gov. While it might not show the exact new interface, it will help you gather all the necessary information before October 1st. The Federal Student Aid office has indicated they're making significant improvements to both the user interface and backend processing systems for the 2025-26 application cycle.

My son's FAFSA was stuck on "Still In Review" for 7 weeks before finally processing. The date changed 3 times during that period. We were panicking because his university's housing deposit was due and we needed to know his aid package first. I ended up calling the Federal Student Aid helpline 12 TIMES before getting through. Turns out there was a mismatch between his Social Security number and name that was causing the delay, but nothing on the dashboard indicated this problem. The whole system needs to be more transparent.

Financial aid administrator here. The 2025-2026 FAFSA processing timeline is significantly longer than previous years. Current average processing time is 4-6 weeks, with some applications taking up to 8 weeks if selected for verification. The date change you're seeing is typically just a system update and doesn't necessarily indicate progress. I recommend three actions: 1. Contact your school's financial aid office immediately to alert them to the delay 2. Ask about provisional aid packaging based on estimated information 3. Request documentation that you submitted your FAFSA prior to priority deadlines Most institutions are implementing flexible deadlines this cycle due to the nationwide processing delays.