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The FAFSA system is GARBAGE this year!!! They completely botched the rollout of the "simplified" form. My daughter ended up missing out on $12,000 in institutional aid because of delays and glitches in the system. Call them IMMEDIATELY and don't trust anything you see online. The schools are getting incomplete information half the time.
Laila Fury
•This is misinformation. Schools receive the complete ISIR record once a valid SAI is generated. Display inconsistencies in the parent/student portals don't affect what information schools receive. If the student has an SAI number, the school has access to all necessary information for awarding.
That's what they TOLD US too, but then the financial aid office at my daughter's school said they never received her parent contribution information, even though we had "completed" everything according to the FAFSA site. Trust me, CALL THEM.
Update: Thanks everyone for the advice! I ended up using Claimyr to get through to someone at FSA quickly (that service is amazing btw). The agent confirmed everything is fine and both applications are fully processed in their system. The discrepancy in status was just a display issue that would resolve itself in a few days. She said schools can see all the correct information regardless of what we see in our accounts. My son's school also confirmed they received everything they need. Such a relief!
Josef Tearle
•awesome! glad it worked out. the new system is so much better than the old one but these little glitches are annoying
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my friend did the beta and said the income section was SUPER confusing... kept asking for weird tax line items she couldnt find. but maybe it was just her situation? i have self-employment income so now im worried itll be a mess for me too
LunarLegend
•The self-employment section has been redesigned this year. Make sure you have your full Schedule C and any other business tax forms readily available before starting. The specific line items requested are trying to capture more accurate business income data following the FAFSA Simplification Act provisions.
Paolo Marino
honestly for ED applications at css schools i wouldnt even bother with the beta. my daughter got accepted ED last year and the school didnt even look at fafsa until january anyway. css profile is what matters for the early packages
That's exactly what I was wondering about. Did they adjust her package later once they got the FAFSA data?
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To directly answer your questions: 1. You know your FAFSA is complete when: - The status shows "Processed" on studentaid.gov - You receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) via email - You can see a calculated SAI (Student Aid Index) number 2. You CAN correct information: Log in to studentaid.gov, select "Make FAFSA Corrections" and update any incorrect information. 3. To verify what was submitted: View the Student Aid Report (SAR) which shows all submitted information and calculated results. Best to check this soon, as some schools award aid on a first-come, first-served basis!
PixelPioneer
•Thank you for this clear breakdown! I'll check for the SAR right away. Do you know if there's a way to quickly identify potential red flags that might indicate errors in how the assets or income were reported?
After checking everything, we found out my husband had incorrectly entered our home equity as an investment asset (it's not supposed to be reported for FAFSA) which would have SIGNIFICANTLY hurt our daughter's aid eligibility. I was able to make the correction online, and we received an updated SAI about 10 days later. The schools automatically received the updated information. Thank you everyone for your help! I feel so relieved that we caught this before aid decisions were made.
Amina Sy
•I'm so glad you caught this error! Home equity is indeed excluded from the FAFSA (though not from the CSS Profile that some private schools require). This is exactly the type of mistake that can cost families thousands in aid. For anyone else reading this thread, always remember that your primary residence value is NOT reported on the FAFSA!
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Omar Zaki
hey not to hijack but my situation is kinda similar - do u have to do this correction thing even if you used the IRS data retrieval tool? i did that on mine last week but idk if it actually worked
Ravi Sharma
•If you successfully used the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and submitted your FAFSA, you shouldn't need to make a correction specifically for tax information. You can verify if it worked by viewing your processed FAFSA - your tax information sections will show "Transferred from the IRS" instead of the actual values if the tool worked properly.
Emma Davis
UPDATE: I found the correction option! It was under the three dots menu on my dashboard just like someone mentioned. I'm going through the process now and using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. Thank you all SO MUCH for your help! This community has been incredibly supportive when I had nobody else to turn to. I'll update again once my correction is processed to let others know how long it took.
yay!! glad u found it! 🎉 the retrieval tool makes it so much easier
Raj Gupta
quick question does anyone know if making corrections resets your place in line for getting your SAI?? i need to fix something but don't want to lose my spot if I'm already being processed
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Ingrid Larsson
•yeah it does reset ur spot i think. my cousin made a correction and got pushed back like a week
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Tyrone Johnson
UPDATE: Our status finally changed from "In Review" to "Processed" this morning! It took exactly 4 business days (6 days total including the weekend). Our new SAI has been calculated and is now showing on the dashboard. I emailed the college financial aid office like many of you suggested and they were super understanding. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions!
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Carlos Mendoza
•That's great news! Glad to hear it processed within a reasonable timeframe. This is helpful information for others in the same situation - the 4-5 business day window seems to be fairly standard for tax-related corrections right now.
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