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my son's financial aid counselor said the most important thing is that the Student Aid Index (SAI) calculation needs BOTH parents info if ur married and in the same house. otherwise your daughter might get flagged for verification which is a whole other headache!!
UPDATE: Thanks everyone for your help! My daughter logged in tonight and found the "Contributors" section just like you all suggested. She sent the invite to my husband, and he's creating his FSA ID now. So relieved we caught this before submitting the final application!
Great news! One additional tip - make sure both you and your husband have your 2023 tax return information ready when completing your sections. The contributor sections will ask for specific information from your tax returns, including adjusted gross income and federal income tax paid. Having these documents handy will make the process much smoother.
Yes, we have all our tax documents ready! Thanks again for everyone's help.
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Theres actually a glitch in the systm where some applications get stuck in processing but theres actually an error they never tell you about!!! my brother's application was stuck for 6 WEEKS untill we finally got thru to someone who told us there was a mismatch with his birthdate on the Social Security records vs what we entered. check ALL your info carefully and maybe try resubmitting?
Oh no, that's concerning! I'm pretty sure all our info is correct, but I should probably try to reach someone to verify. Did resubmitting reset your place in the queue?
yea it did reset everything :( we had to start over but at least it actually processed the second time. took about 2 weeks after resubmitting
Just a quick follow-up on this thread. The Department of Education announced yesterday they're adding additional staff to process applications. They acknowledged the delays and said they're working to reduce processing time. If you've been waiting more than 4 weeks, I'd recommend trying to contact them directly as there might be an unnotified issue with your application.
Thanks for the update! We actually got our SAI yesterday - it took exactly 24 days. I've already sent it to the scholarship committees. For anyone else in this situation, most of the scholarship programs were very understanding about the delays.
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has anyone ever tried getting an extension on the may 1 deposit deadline?? my sister needed one last year and just called the admissions office directly (not financial aid) and they gave her until may 15th
Yes, this is a great suggestion. Many institutions will offer extensions to the deposit deadline in cases like this. The key is to request it early and explain the specific circumstances. I've seen many schools offer extensions of 2-4 weeks for legitimate financial aid processing issues.
Just wondering - did you use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool when you filled out the FAFSA? I'm confused about how it went through at all if there were tax errors that would affect the SAI calculation???
Yes, we did use the DRT. The issue is that our accountant incorrectly categorized some income in a way that didn't affect our total tax liability (so the return was accepted), but it does impact how FAFSA calculates the SAI. The DRT pulled over the numbers, but when the FAFSA system tried to calculate the SAI, something didn't match up with their verification data.
This happens more than you'd think! The IRS and FAFSA systems look at different aspects of your tax return. The IRS mainly cares about correct tax payment, while FAFSA is concerned with categorization of income and assets for financial aid formulas. Especially with the new FAFSA and SAI calculations, even minor categorization issues can affect the entire calculation.
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I think the FAFSA automatically assumes a student household size of 1 (just the student) for calculation purposes if that field is blank. Obviously that would result in a much higher SAI than if you have a household of 4! Definitely make that correction from your daughter's account. \n\nI saw a presentation from a financial aid administrator who said this is one of the most common errors they're seeing this year, along with the parent contribution not being split correctly between multiple students.
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yeah its completley ridiculous!!! my nephew is going through the same thing right now and my sister is losing her mind. they need to fire whoever was in charge of this disaster and go back to the old system that actually WORKED! now my nephew might have to take a gap year because of this mess.
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Mohammed Khan
•A gap year is exactly what we're trying to avoid, but it's starting to feel like it might be the only option if we can't get clear information soon. Did your sister find any workarounds or is she just waiting like the rest of us?
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Kai Rivera
I was in the same boat last week - absolutely desperate after waiting since January. I finally got through to someone at Federal Student Aid after using that Claimyr service someone mentioned above. They connected me to an actual FSA agent who found that there was a small discrepancy in how we reported our retirement accounts that was causing the delay. They fixed it on the spot and our information was sent to schools within 3 days! Now we finally have aid packages coming in. Don't give up - sometimes it just takes reaching the right person who can actually help.
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Mohammed Khan
•That's really encouraging to hear! How long ago did you get your issue resolved, and how quickly did schools send aid packages after that? I'm trying to gauge realistic timelines here.
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Kai Rivera
•We got our FAFSA issue fixed last Thursday, and two schools sent preliminary aid packages by Tuesday. The other schools said they'll have something to us by next week. So about 3-5 business days for the first responses, and 7-10 days for the rest. Much faster than I expected once the FAFSA data actually arrived!
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