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wait im confused. if im already in college and got fafsa before do i have to do all this verification stuff for my parents again this year???
Yes, unfortunately. The new FAFSA requirements apply to everyone, even continuing students who've received aid before. For the 2025-2026 academic year, all dependent students need their parents to create an FSA ID and verify their identity, even if they've completed FAFSA forms in previous years. This is a completely new requirement under the FAFSA Simplification Act.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I'm going to propose a multi-pronged approach to our director: 1. Start identifying vulnerable students now through advisor outreach 2. Host dedicated parent verification workshops with translators 3. Create a small emergency fund for students whose parents ultimately can't complete verification 4. Document all cases for advocacy purposes I'll update if we come up with any other successful strategies. This shouldn't be falling on schools to fix, but we can't just let students lose their aid and drop out.
That sounds like a solid plan. One more thing we've done is create a network with other local colleges to share resources. For example, we combine our translation services for certain languages to reduce costs. Might be worth exploring in your area.
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this happened to us too! ended up restarting the whole application because my son didn't know whether to mark yes or no. he served 4 years but was waiting on his GI Bill. what a mess!!!! definitely mark YES for veteran status. but BE CAREFUL later in the application when they ask about untaxed income - that's where you DON'T include VA education benefits (at least thats what we were told???
That's correct - VA education benefits (GI Bill, etc.) are NOT reported as untaxed income on the FAFSA. The Department of Education and the VA have data sharing agreements, so schools will be notified about VA benefits separately through that system. Including them as untaxed income would effectively count them twice in the aid calculation.
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DONT TRUST THE SAI!!!! The new FAFSA formula is COMPLETELY BROKEN!!!! My sister and I have almost identical financial situations but her SAI came back 5000 HIGHER than mine for no reason!!!! The whole system is rigged and nobody at FSA will even explain how they calculate it. I spent 3 weeks trying to get through to someone who could actually explain the calculation and they just kept transferring me around.
While there have been some issues with the new formula, there are usually explainable reasons for SAI differences. Things like multiple students in college at once, specific tax situations, or assets reported differently can cause seemingly similar situations to have different SAIs. It's not completely random or rigged.
Update: I finally spoke with my school's financial aid office! With my SAI of 8630, they're offering me a $2,250 Pell Grant, $5,500 in subsidized loans, $4,000 in unsubsidized loans, and a $12,000 institutional grant! Plus work-study for $3,500. That leaves about $9,750 I need to figure out, but it's WAY better than I expected. Thanks everyone for your help and advice!
That's actually a really good package! Congrats! The institutional grant is impressive - that's the benefit of schools with higher sticker prices, they often have more institutional aid to give.
So glad it worked out! Did you end up using the service I recommended to get through to them?
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My friend had thsi same problem she said a lot of the paper apps are being held cuz ppl filled stuff out wrong. Like they need signatures or missed some sections. But no one tells u there's a problem until weeks later when they send a letter in the mail. Might wanna call to check if yours is actually being processed or sitting in some problem pile
That's a good point. I was super careful filling it out but it is my first time doing it so who knows if I made a mistake. Definitely going to call tomorrow to see if they can tell me anything about the status.
Luca Greco
am i the only one who thinks it's ridiculous that we have to figure all this out on our own?? the whole system is so complicated and then they expect 17-18 year olds to understand it all?? my son had no clue what was happening and i barely understood it myself
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Zara Malik
PREACH!! 👏 I've gone through this with 2 kids now and still find the whole process confusing. Why can't they make a simple checklist that tells you exactly what to do next?? The schools all have different systems too which makes it even worse.
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