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Yes, you can absolutely submit the CSS Profile quickly now! While there's no official "rush" option, the College Board typically processes CSS Profiles within 3-5 days of submission. The schools will then receive your information. Make sure to: 1. Contact each school's financial aid office immediately to let them know you're submitting the CSS Profile late 2. Ask if they need any additional documentation 3. Inquire if this delay will impact your aid consideration Many schools have some flexibility with their internal deadlines, especially if you're proactive about communication. Have your tax documents and financial information ready before starting the CSS Profile to make the process faster.
Thank you so much! I'm going to get all my documents together tonight and submit it tomorrow. Really appreciate the advice!
Regarding your question about negotiating aid offers - yes, this is often called "appealing" your financial aid award, and many students do this successfully every year! Some tips for this process: 1. Use the term "appeal" rather than "negotiate" when speaking with financial aid offices 2. Be polite and explain why you need additional assistance 3. Provide specific examples of better offers from similar institutions 4. Document any financial changes not reflected on your FAFSA 5. Follow each school's specific appeal process (some have forms, others want letters) This works best when you can show a significant difference between offers from peer institutions. For example, if two similar private colleges offer very different aid packages, the one with the lower offer might adjust to be more competitive. Just remember that not all schools have flexible aid budgets, particularly state universities with more rigid formulas.
This is amazing advice! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all this to me. I feel much more prepared now for when the offers start coming in.
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Just a quick heads up - many schools have different priority deadlines, and some are later than others. Double-check with your daughter's specific schools about THEIR actual deadlines. It might not be as urgent as you think for all of them. I made this mistake too and stressed for nothing when some schools had May deadlines!
That's a good point. Her top choice school definitely has tomorrow as the cutoff for full consideration, but I'll check the others. Still need to get this fixed ASAP regardless.
One more suggestion: If the FAFSA form remains stuck in processing, document your attempts to submit on time. Take screenshots of error messages, record dates/times of your attempts, and prepare a brief explanation. Then, immediately contact the financial aid offices at your daughter's schools to explain the situation. Many schools have hardship provisions for technical difficulties with FAFSA submissions. Also, the FAFSA processing system typically updates overnight between 11pm-5am Eastern Time. Sometimes applications that have been "processing" all day will suddenly become available after this maintenance window.
Thank you so much. I just got off the phone with a FAFSA agent (used that Claimyr service someone mentioned - it actually worked!). They manually cleared our processing status and I can now access the correct 2024-25 form! We're going to stay up all night if needed to get this submitted. I really appreciate everyone's help!
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sorry about your husband. have you tried contacting your sons school financial aid office? sometimes they can help with special circumstances like this. also is your son dependent or independent? if he's over 24 or married he might not need parent info at all
Thank you. My son is 18 and a dependent student, so unfortunately we do need to include my information. I'll try reaching out to the school's financial aid office tomorrow to see if they can help on their end.
I wanted to follow up since several people have mentioned calling FSA. Getting through to FSA by phone has been extremely difficult this application cycle. The published wait times have been 1-2 hours, but many callers are being disconnected before reaching an agent. After you do connect with an agent, make sure to: 1. Get a case number for your specific issue 2. Ask for the name of the agent you're speaking with 3. Request an email confirmation of any changes they make to your application 4. Find out exactly when you should check back to see if the issue is resolved If they transfer you to a specialist, restart this process with the new agent. Documentation is crucial with these complex cases.
This is excellent advice, thank you! I'll make sure to get all this information documented when I call. Do you happen to know if there's a better time of day to call when wait times might be shorter?
In my experience working with students, early morning (right when they open at 8am Eastern) tends to have slightly shorter wait times. Late afternoon tends to be the worst. Also, surprisingly, Wednesdays seem to be less busy than Mondays or Fridays.
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For married couples, all assets are considered shared for FAFSA purposes, regardless of whose name is on the accounts. So you'll need to report:\n\n- Individual accounts in your name\n- Individual accounts in your husband's name\n- Any joint accounts\n\nThe FAFSA doesn't distinguish between separate and joint accounts for married parents - it all gets reported as parent assets. This is true even if you file taxes separately.
Noah Torres
Excellent news! Make sure to follow up with your financial aid office now to confirm they've received your information. They should start preparing your aid package within the next few weeks.
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Alexis Robinson
congrats!! now the fun part of waiting for your financial aid package begins lol
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