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My daughter applied to 7 colleges and we had something similar happen. I just waited and everything went back to normal after about 5 days. All her financial aid offers came in just fine. Just don't touch anything else on the application! Just leave it be.
Thanks everyone for the reassurance! I'm going to leave it alone and just wait for the financial aid packages to arrive. It sounds like this is just a display glitch that doesn't affect the actual information the schools received. I'll check back in a week to see if the status has reverted to 'completed,' but I won't try to make any more changes. What a relief!
good luck with your daughters college applications! hope she gets good aid packages!
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what school is it? some schools are known for better financial aid than others
It's a mid-size private university in the Northeast. I'd rather not name it specifically, but it's not one of the elite schools that meets 100% of demonstrated need.
One more important point - even though your son only applied to one school, you still have the option of refusing to enroll if the financial aid package makes attendance impossible. Sometimes the financial aid office needs to understand that you literally cannot attend without additional support. Be prepared to demonstrate this with specific numbers if needed. Also, check if the school has a CSS Profile requirement in addition to FAFSA. Many private universities use both, and missing the CSS Profile could limit your institutional aid substantially.
Thank you for mentioning the CSS Profile! Yes, they do require it and we submitted it last month. And you're right - we do have the option to decline if the numbers just don't work. I hadn't thought about it that way.
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That's correct about the loan limits. As a first-year dependent undergraduate student, your annual limit is typically $5,500 (with up to $3,500 subsidized). This amount increases slightly for future years, but the aggregate limit for your entire undergraduate degree is $31,000. This is why it's important to explore all grant and scholarship opportunities to minimize your loan borrowing. Also, when you accept your loans in the portal, you can often accept less than the full amount offered. Just because they offer $5,500 doesn't mean you need to take it all. Calculate your actual expenses and borrow only what you need.
This is really helpful. I need to sit down and actually figure out exactly how much I need instead of just accepting everything. I didn't realize I could take less than what they offered.
One last important thing about Direct Loans: they offer income-driven repayment plans after you graduate. This means your monthly payments will be based on your income, not the loan amount. This is a huge safety net that private loans don't offer. If you're working in public service after graduation, you might also qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) after 10 years of payments. These federal benefits make Direct Loans much safer than private alternatives.
That's such a relief to hear. I'm actually considering teaching after graduation, so it sounds like that might qualify for the forgiveness program? I'll definitely research more into that. Thank you everyone for all this information - I feel so much more confident now about moving forward!
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No, having a different parent submit the FAFSA next year won't affect your daughter's aid eligibility. Since you file jointly, the same household income is considered regardless of which parent completes the form. The only potential issue would be if you entered significantly different demographic information that might trigger a verification check. Also, just FYI - if your husband does next year's FAFSA, make sure he: 1. Creates his own FSA ID (don't share FSA IDs) 2. Indicates he's the same Parent 2 that was listed on this year's form 3. Enters demographic info exactly as it appears on tax documents This should prevent any processing delays next year.
That makes perfect sense, thank you! I'll make sure to have him listed as Parent 1 next time since he's the primary on our taxes. Hopefully the system will work better next year too.
my cousins financial aid got messed up cuz his parents switched who filled out the form each year and they kept getting verification requests...just fyi
That's likely because they may have entered inconsistent information between years. When different parents complete the FAFSA, they need to be careful to use exactly the same demographic information, household size, etc. The system flags inconsistencies, not necessarily just the fact that a different parent completed it.
Alexis Robinson
wait does the head of household actually matter for fafsa? i thought that was just a tax thing not a financial aid thing?
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Lucas Adams
•You're right - "head of household" is a tax filing status. For FAFSA purposes, what matters is which parent is listed as the primary taxpayer on a joint return when using the Data Retrieval Tool. For married couples filing jointly, either spouse can be the FAFSA contributor, but if you're using the DRT, it works best when the FAFSA contributor matches the primary taxpayer listed first on the joint return.
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Chloe Green
When I called about this they said sometimes the system times out when trying to connect to the IRS database. They told me to wait 24 hours and try again, and it worked the next day! Maybe give that a shot before entering everything manually?
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Logan Scott
•Thanks for the suggestion! We submitted our application about 5 days ago, so I think we're past that window unfortunately. It seems like manually entering is going to be our best bet at this point.
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