just rememberd somthing important - check your spam folder!!! sometimes they send a more detailed correction email that gets filtered. i found mine there with actual instructions after freaking out for days lol

That's great you found the detailed instructions! For the W-2 upload, make sure you're using the Document Upload feature specifically (not just attaching to an email). And for the parent asset correction, double-check that you're reporting the value as of the date you initially submitted the FAFSA, not the current value. These are common issues that can create further delays. Once you make these corrections, I recommend taking screenshots of everything you submit. Also, keep checking your spam folder regularly, as additional communications might end up there too.

After checking with my daughter's school about her summer classes, I found out there's another important consideration: federal aid annual limits! For example, if your daughter is eligible for $6,895 in Pell Grant for the entire 2025-2026 year, and uses $1,500 for summer classes, she'll only have $5,395 left for fall and spring combined. Same with loans - there's an annual borrowing limit. Make sure she's strategic about how she uses her aid throughout the full academic year!

my brohter did summer classes and the financial aid didnt come thru until like 2 weeks AFTER classes started!! so make sure u have $$ to cover costs until aid disbursement!! his school gave tuition extension but not for books or housing!!

I faced a similar issue with my own FAFSA after my parents kicked me out. One thing that really helped was having my high school principal write a detailed letter explaining that my parents had not financially supported me for over a year. I also included utility bills showing I was covering my own living expenses (with help from my aunt). The financial aid counselor told me that having OFFICIAL letterhead on all the documentation made a big difference. My dependency override was approved after initially being rejected because I resubmitted everything on official letterhead.

my niece had almost the same situation!!!! the thing that worked for her was getting the guidance counselor AND principal to sign statements. she also got a letter from our church pastor! they approved her override and she got a full Pell Grant!

Hi there! I work in a college financial aid office and can confirm what others have said - this is 100% normal. When schools are added to an existing FAFSA, the system briefly puts it back into review status. The schools that were already listed won't experience any delays in receiving or processing your son's information. Here's what's actually happening: when new schools are added, the Federal Student Aid system must generate what we call an ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record) for each new school. This document contains all your FAFSA information including the calculated SAI. The 'in review' status just means they're preparing those ISIRs for the new schools. Generally the turnaround is 3-7 business days, and it shouldn't affect any priority deadlines as long as the original schools were already listed before those deadlines.

Update: It went back to "processed" today! That was much faster than I expected after reading some of your comments. All 3 new schools now show up in his account too. Thanks everyone for the help and reassurance!

Quick update based on information released yesterday: The Department of Education has acknowledged this specific tax sharing bug and announced they'll be implementing a fix by June 5th. In the meantime, they've instructed all schools to use alternative documentation (like uploaded tax returns) for affected students. Have your son email his financial aid office specifically referencing the "Parent Contributor Tax Retrieval Error #FSA-2526" and request accommodation under the new guidance.

Has anyone figured out if this affects your SAI calculation? My daughter's finally went through after weeks of the tax glitch but her SAI seems way higher than expected based on our income...