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.

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!

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

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.

I'm dealing with a similar situation but with a different problem. My son's university received our FAFSA but there's an issue with our income verification. We submitted additional documents three weeks ago and still nothing. The whole system seems backlogged. The most frustrating part is that every school seems to handle these delays differently. One school told us they'll issue a preliminary aid package based on the initial FAFSA while waiting for corrections, but another school (where my son wants to go) refuses to do anything until they have the final corrected version. It makes comparing offers impossible.

Just an update - I called Stockton's financial aid office directly this morning about a similar issue for my nephew. They told me they're aware of the FAFSA correction delays and ARE offering enrollment deposit deadline extensions on a case-by-case basis. You need to speak with a counselor though, not just the front desk staff. Ask specifically for an "enrollment deposit extension due to FAFSA correction delays.

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

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

Update for everyone: The Department of Education just posted a technical bulletin about this exact issue. If your application has "disappeared" after editing, they recommend: 1. Wait 24 hours for system refresh 2. If still missing, use the "FAFSA Recovery Tool" under the Help section 3. If that doesn't work, call FSA directly and request a "submission recovery" using your FSA ID They're also extending some priority deadlines by 15 days to accommodate for these technical issues. Check with your specific schools to confirm if they're honoring the extension.

So did you get this resolved? I'm having the same problem right now after trying to update my parent contribution section. Really worried because my college choice said I need to have everything finalized by next Friday or I might miss out on their institutional scholarship.