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Amina Toure
anyone else notice that financial aid offices seem to be the FIRST place schools cut when they have budget issues??? my community college did the same thing last year - laid off 4 financial aid counselors and suddenly FAFSA verification was taking MONTHS instead of weeks. they clearly don't care about students who need aid to attend. it's all about the rich kids who can pay full price 🙄
Paolo Ricci
•While I understand your frustration, this is a bit of an oversimplification. Financial aid offices face unique challenges: 1) Their workload is extremely cyclical (busy January-April, much quieter other times) 2) Federal regulations change frequently, requiring constant training updates 3) Many schools are facing overall budget constraints affecting all departments It's not necessarily targeting financial aid specifically or favoring wealthy students. Most schools are trying to balance resources across all departments while facing declining enrollment nationwide.
Miguel Silva
Update: I managed to talk to someone at my school's financial aid office today (had to wait almost 2 hours). They confirmed that my aid package IS secure for the upcoming year! The layoffs are affecting processing times for new applications and changes, but not existing approved aid. Also, they said my work-study position should be safe through the end of the semester at least. Such a relief! Thanks everyone for your help and advice!
Great news! Glad you got confirmation directly from your school. That's always the best source of information about your specific situation.
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my daughter started last fall and we did fafsa in January and it was fine. but one time we waited till April for my son and he got waaaaay less money from the school. so dont procrastinate! the financial aid ppl told us the march deadline was just a "suggested" one but that was NOT true
Zara Khan
•This is a really important point. Schools often say the priority deadline is "recommended" but don't explicitly tell you that waiting means significantly less institutional aid. They reserve their best packages for early applicants.
Thank you everyone for the helpful information! Based on all your advice, we're going to aim to complete the FAFSA in December 2024 when it first becomes available. I'll make sure to check each school's specific priority deadline and look into whether they require the CSS Profile too. I'm going to start gathering our 2024 tax documents early so we're prepared. Really appreciate all the insights!
Nia Williams
•Smart plan! One more tip: create your FSA ID for both you and your daughter well before December. Sometimes there are verification delays with new FSA IDs that can hold up your application. Good luck!
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might sound dumb but did u check ur email? sometimes they send a special link to complete signatures that bypasses the regular login process. i ignored mine for like a week then finally found it lol
NeonNova
•Not dumb at all! Checking email folders now... you never know! These days I'm willing to try absolutely anything to get this resolved.
NeonNova
UPDATE: We finally got it working!! It was actually a combination of things: 1) Having my parent use the "Fill out a parent form for a student who has already started a FAFSA form" option 2) Using incognito mode to prevent cookie issues 3) Making sure the email address matched exactly what was on the initial application. Thanks everyone for your help! The new FAFSA system is such a maze to navigate.
Glad you got it resolved! For anyone else reading this thread with similar issues, I recommend taking screenshots of each step of the FAFSA process in case you need to backtrack later. The new system sometimes loses information between sections.
StarSailor
•Congrats! Now prepare yourself for the verification process - that's a whole new level of paperwork fun 🙃
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Everyone's advice has been so helpful! I just called the financial aid office and got confirmation. Here's what they told me: 1. We DO need to accept/decline by June 15th 2. We CAN reduce loan amounts later if scholarships come through by submitting a Loan Adjustment Form 3. The subsidized loan IS best to accept now since those funds are limited We're going to accept the full package now and then adjust when we hear about the scholarships. Such a relief to have a clear plan!
Smart move! That's exactly what we did with my son. Just make sure to submit that adjustment form as soon as you hear about any scholarships. Some schools have very specific deadlines for adjustments before each semester's disbursement.
Caesar Grant
Has anyone calculated their SAI from FAFSA yet? My daughter's SAI was way higher than we expected and we're appealing it. Just wondering if anyone else here has gone through the appeal process for better loan offers?
Kara Yoshida
•This is actually a different topic from the loan acceptance deadlines being discussed here. You might want to start a separate thread about SAI appeals to get better targeted responses. But yes, many families are finding their SAI (Student Aid Index) is higher under the new FAFSA formula.
Giovanni Colombo
renewal = pre-filled data = less typing lol. but double check EVERYTHING
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Liam Sullivan
•That's what I'm thinking too - less typing sounds good to me! I'll just go through everything carefully before submitting.
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Amara Okafor
One more thing to keep in mind - if you're eligible for renewal but choose to start a new application instead, the system will still recognize your FSA ID and may flag the application for additional review to verify why you're submitting a completely new form instead of renewing. This isn't always an issue, but it can add processing time in some cases.
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Liam Sullivan
•Oh that's really good to know! I definitely don't want any additional delays. Sounds like renewal is the best option in my situation. Thanks for all the help everyone!
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