Can I still add colleges to my son's FAFSA after Texas state deadline?

Yes, you can definitely still add schools to your son's FAFSA! The Texas state deadline refers to the priority deadline for submitting the initial application, not for adding schools. You can add or remove schools at any time throughout the year. Log into studentaid.gov, click on the 2025-2026 FAFSA, and go to the "Make FAFSA Corrections" section to add the schools. The good news is that since you already have an SAI score, the schools will receive his information 3-5 business days after you add them. Just keep in mind that while you can add schools anytime, the financial aid they have available might be limited if you're adding them late in their process.

The texas deadlin is just for priorty consideration but u can totally still add skools after. my sister added like 5 more colleges in august last year and still got decent financial aid from them. just do it asap cuz some aid is first come first serve especially scholarships

While you can definitely still add schools, be careful about school-specific deadlines! The June deadline was for the state of Texas aid programs, but individual colleges have their own financial aid deadlines. Some private universities have institutional aid deadlines that might have already passed. I'd recommend checking each school's financial aid website or calling their financial aid office directly to ask if your son will still be considered for all available aid packages if you add him now. Some schools require additional forms like the CSS Profile too, which has different deadlines.

When my daughter was applying, we kept having to add schools to her FAFSA and it was SO frustrating trying to get through to studentaid.gov when we had questions. They would disconnect us after being on hold for like an hour! Finally I found this service called Claimyr that got us through to an actual person at Federal Student Aid in about 15 minutes. It was such a relief to get clear answers about the whole process. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ. Saved us so much stress!

I work in a college financial aid office. Everyone here is correct that you can add schools anytime, but I want to emphasize that it's EXTREMELY important to check with each specific school about their financial aid deadlines. Some colleges have already allocated most of their institutional aid for the 2025-2026 year. Your son will still be considered for federal aid (Pell Grants, Direct Loans, etc.) regardless of when you add the school, but school-specific scholarships and grants might be limited. Also, make sure your son has completed any institutional forms these new schools might require. Some schools have their own financial aid applications in addition to the FAFSA.

DONT BELIEVE PPL SAYING ITS FINE!!! My nephew added schools in July last year and got ZERO INSTITUTIONAL AID from them because they said he missed their "priority deadline" even though he still qualified!!! The whole system is designed to deny aid to people who don't jump through exactly the right hoops at exactly the right time. It's disgusting how they treat families just trying to afford education. The federal student aid system is a complete mess that punishes people for even minor mistakes.

You've gotten good advice here! Just wanted to add that when my son was applying to colleges, he ended up adding two more in August (super late!) and he still got federal aid, but only one of them offered any institutional scholarships. The financial aid counselor told us that they keep a small reserve of scholarship money for late applicants with strong profiles, so if your son has good stats, it doesn't hurt to add the schools and then follow up with a phone call to their financial aid offices to explain the situation. Sometimes they can work with you!

Just to confirm the technical process for you: 1. Log into studentaid.gov with your student's FSA ID 2. Select the 2025-2026 FAFSA form 3. Click on "Make FAFSA Corrections" 4. Navigate to the "School Selection" section 5. Add the new school codes (every college has a unique federal school code) 6. Submit the corrections 7. You'll get a confirmation page - save or print this for your records The updated information will be sent to the new schools automatically. No need to resubmit the entire application!