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.

engineer major = good choice!! my son did enginering and got a job paying 89k right after college and paid off his loans in 3 yrs. whatever u choose its prolly fine if shes in a field with good job prospecks

One more consideration: if your family might qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness in the future (requires working for government or non-profit), only the Parent PLUS loans would potentially qualify if consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan and repaid on an income-contingent repayment plan. While engineering isn't typically associated with PSLF, many engineers do work for government agencies (DOT, DOE, military, local governments, etc.) Also, the current administration has been exploring targeted loan forgiveness options. While nothing is guaranteed, federal loans have consistently had more relief options than private loans during economic hardships.

To clarify about California aid portability: Most Cal Grants are NOT portable to out-of-state institutions. However, there are some specific programs and scholarships from California that can be used at out-of-state schools. These are typically merit-based rather than need-based programs. The main benefit of independent status will be in the federal aid calculations (Pell Grant, subsidized loans) and potentially in institutional aid from LSU itself, which will now only consider the student's income and assets, not the parents'.

LSU does offer some scholarships specifically for transfer students, including their Tiger Transfer Scholarship that can provide up to $1,500 per year for qualified out-of-state transfer students. However, these typically have early deadlines and specific GPA requirements (usually 3.5+ for competitive consideration). Regarding your original summer FAFSA question, I'd recommend taking these steps: 1. Log into studentaid.gov and verify the summer school is on her school list 2. Check if the FAFSA shows "processed" rather than "processing" status 3. Contact the summer school's financial aid office directly (they can see if they've received the updated FAFSA) 4. If there's still an issue after 5 business days, consider contacting FSA directly For LSU financial aid questions, their Office of Enrollment Management is the best contact for comprehensive information about costs and potential aid as an out-of-state student with independent status.

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.

Quick update based on information just released yesterday: The Department of Education announced they will be enabling the school list editing feature sooner than mid-April. No exact date yet, but they're aiming for early March. This is in response to the high volume of similar complaints. In the meantime, still contact your new schools as they may have workarounds in place.

After reading through all this I decided to try contacting one of my daughter's schools directly like others suggested. Just got off the phone with them and they were super helpful! They said this is happening to LOTS of people and they have a form we can fill out to verify our intent to apply for aid even though the FAFSA hasn't officially been sent to them yet. They said as long as we get that form in by their deadline, they'll hold our financial aid package until the FAFSA system allows the update in March/April. Might be worth asking if your new schools have something similar!