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Glad it worked out! Make sure you check your student email like every day from now on. They'll send important follow-up stuff there and if you miss those deadlines you could still lose out on aid!
That's a great tip - I just set up email notifications on my phone so I don't miss anything!
It's great your school extended their deadline! This is an unusual year due to the FAFSA simplification issues. For anyone else reading this thread who might be in a similar situation, here's what you need to know for 2024-2025: 1. The federal deadline is still June 30, 2025 2. Many (but not all) schools have extended priority deadlines 3. State deadlines vary widely - check studentaid.gov for your state 4. Submit all verification documents immediately if requested 5. Monitor your student email and portal daily for requests Even with extended deadlines, earlier submission is always better for maximum aid consideration.
Thank you for this summary! I'm definitely going to share this info with my friends who are also scrambling with FAFSA right now.
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One recommendation - document everything. Start a log of every conversation with your school's financial aid office including who you spoke with, when, and what was said. If you do call FSA directly, do the same. This documentation can be extremely valuable if you need to request an extension for tuition or housing deadlines. Also, ask your financial aid office specifically about professional judgment adjustments for your situation involving your mother's job loss. This is separate from the flagging issue but important for your aid package once everything is processed. They can adjust your SAI based on current income rather than last year's tax information.
That's excellent advice about the professional judgment adjustment - I had no idea that was possible! I'll definitely start keeping track of all communications too. Thank you!
btw if ur really stuck waiting u can try submitting a FAFSA correction for something super minor like fixing a typo in ur address. sometimes that can bump ur app out of the queue and back in faster. worked for my friend last semester but might not always work lol
This is actually not recommended during reprocessing. Making corrections while an application is already flagged can cause it to be flagged again for multiple corrections, potentially extending the processing time further. It's best to let the current process complete before making any additional changes.
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Based on your responses, here's what I recommend:\n\n1. Reach out to Federal Student Aid directly (the Claimyr service mentioned above can help) to confirm that your federal aid calculation is correct using only your custodial parent's information.\n\n2. Prepare documentation showing your parents' divorce decree and custody arrangement.\n\n3. Request a Professional Judgment review from your school, specifically asking them to consider the fact that your non-custodial parent doesn't contribute to your education costs.\n\n4. Ask for a detailed breakdown of your aid package showing which elements are federal (should only use custodial parent info) versus institutional (might use both parents).\n\n5. Be persistent - sometimes getting to the right person makes all the difference.
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One strategy that worked for us: have your student email their assigned admissions counselor (not just the financial aid office) explaining that they're very interested in attending but need to see the financial aid package before making a decision. The admissions staff often have more pull with financial aid than parents do, since they're trying to convert their accepted students into enrolled students. When my son did this, two schools expedited his packages within a week. He specifically mentioned other competitive offers in his email (politely), which I think motivated them to get his aid figured out quickly.
That's brilliant! She does have specific admissions counselors' contact info for about half the schools. I'll have her draft emails tonight emphasizing her strong interest but need for financial information. Did your son include specific details about the competing offers, or just mention he had other options?
He mentioned having competitive offers from specific schools (naming them) but didn't share dollar amounts. His email was something like: "I've received generous offers from X University and Y College, but [This School] remains one of my top choices. However, I need to compare financial packages before making my final decision. Is there any way to expedite my financial aid award letter?" Keep it professional but create that sense that they might lose a great candidate to another school. Works wonders!
Just got my son's last award letter today! Took forever but worth the wait - much better package than expected. Here's what worked for us: 1. Called financial aid AND admissions separately (they don't always communicate well internally) 2. Had my son follow up with thank-you emails after each acceptance, mentioning he was waiting on aid info 3. Checked for school-specific financial aid forms beyond FAFSA/CSS (some have additional institutional forms) 4. Requested expedited processing because of approaching deposit deadline Don't give up! The aid is coming, just much later than normal years. And remember you can always appeal offers if they don't meet your needs - we successfully appealed two packages with significant increases.
Congratulations on getting all your packages! That's so reassuring to hear. I'm going to implement all these strategies immediately. For the appeals, did you need to provide additional documentation beyond what was in the FAFSA? My daughter has a unique financial situation (recent parental job change) that wasn't reflected in the tax returns used for FAFSA.
Yes, for appeals we provided documentation of the changed circumstances (in our case, medical expenses that weren't reflected in the tax return year). For a job change, get a letter from the new employer stating current salary, or if it's a job loss, documentation of unemployment benefits. Schools have special circumstance forms specifically for situations like yours! They're usually more flexible than you'd expect when there's a significant change after the tax year used for FAFSA.
Sayid Hassan
My daighter did her FASFA last month and I had no issues with the IRS part? It was actually easier than previous years for me. Maybe they fixed it recently?
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Saleem Vaziri
must be nice lol... system definitely still broken for most of us. depends on which day u try and probably how complicated ur tax stuff is
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