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Those are good stats! Look for public universities in neighboring states that might be trying to boost enrollment or improve their academic profile. Many have specific scholarships for out-of-state students with GPAs above 3.5 and SATs in her range. Check their financial aid websites for
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so i got that email with the green check and SAI number too but then when i looked at my actual FAFSA the status still says "processing" on the website... anyone else see that discrepancy? should i be worried?
That's actually normal. The FAFSA website sometimes shows "processing" for a while even after the application has been completed and the SAI has been calculated. If you received the email with the green check and SAI number, your FAFSA has been processed successfully and that information has been made available to your selected schools. The website status will eventually update.
Update: I had my daughter check her student portals for her four schools and two of them show they've received her FAFSA (with her SAI number listed) but the other two don't show anything yet about financial aid. Should she email just those two schools?
Yes, I'd recommend having her email the financial aid offices at the two schools that don't show her FAFSA data yet. She should include her full name, student ID number (if she has one), and date of birth in the email, and simply ask them to confirm if they've received her FAFSA data or if there's anything else they need from her. This is very common and most financial aid offices are used to these inquiries.
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An update on timing since you asked: verification usually takes 2-4 weeks once all documents are submitted, but it can be longer during peak periods (which we're in right now). If your daughter needs to make decisions by May 1st, I recommend submitting everything within the next week if possible. Also, you can request a preliminary aid package from schools explaining that you're in verification - most schools will provide an estimate based on your current SAI with a note that it may change.
Thank you for the timeline info. We're going to gather all the documents this weekend and submit them early next week. I'll also reach out to her top choice schools to request preliminary packages as you suggested.
this whole system is ridiculous. my brother got flagged for verification too and it turns out they had his ssn wrong the whole time. wasted months and almost missed enrollment deadline. good luck!
EXACTLY!!! The system is BROKEN! My daughter almost had to skip a semester because of verification delays. They don't care AT ALL about students!
Fatima Al-Mansour
Update: You all were right! I was looking for 2023 tax info when I should have been requesting my 2022 transcript for the 2024-2025 FAFSA. I just successfully got my transcript online! I also talked to my financial aid office and they're giving me a 1-week extension on the verification documents. THANK YOU all for your help!
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Sofia Gomez
•Great to hear! For future reference, remember that FAFSA always uses the tax information from two years before the academic year. So for any academic year that spans 20XX-20XY, you'll need tax information from 20(XX-2). This pattern continues with the new simplified FAFSA.
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Dmitry Petrov
This whole system is DESIGNED to make students miss deadlines and lose aid. My sister lost her entire grant package last year because of verification delays. The financial aid system claims to help low-income students but then creates impossible bureaucratic hurdles. Did you know colleges actually MAKE MONEY when students don't complete verification? They get to keep the federal aid money that would have gone to students. The whole thing is corrupt.
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Ava Williams
•While verification can certainly be frustrating, colleges don't actually profit from students not completing verification. Unclaimed federal aid returns to the Department of Education, not to the schools. The verification process exists to ensure program integrity, though I agree the implementation can create unnecessary barriers for students. The good news is that the simplified FAFSA rolling out fully for 2025-2026 should significantly reduce verification requirements for many students.
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