Do schools get notified of FAFSA corrections after financial aid offers already sent?

you def need to call each school. they dont automatically update that stuff and if u wait too long they might say its too late to adjust ur package

Schools do receive electronic notifications when corrections are processed through the Central Processing System (CPS), but how quickly they process these updates varies by institution. Family size is a significant factor in calculating your Student Aid Index (SAI), so this correction could potentially impact your aid eligibility. I recommend taking two steps: 1. Call each financial aid office to alert them to the correction and ask about their timeline for processing FAFSA updates. 2. Follow up with an email documenting your conversation and the correction you made. Many schools have internal deadlines for processing corrections that could affect the current award year, so I wouldn't wait.

I had a somewhat similar situation last year with income reporting - fixed it on FAFSA but assumed schools would automatically update everything. BIG MISTAKE!!! Two schools never adjusted my packages and I missed out on like $3000 in grants I probably would've gotten!!! The third school DID update it but only because I happened to mention it when I called about something else. DEFINITELY CALL EACH SCHOOL!!!

To clarify some of the information above: Schools do get automatic notifications of FAFSA corrections, but they aren't required to automatically adjust aid packages after initial offers unless the correction results from verification. Adding a family member typically improves your SAI (lower is better), potentially qualifying you for more need-based aid. The timing here matters. Most schools have a "professional judgment" deadline for considering new information. Call each financial aid office, explain the correction, and specifically ask if they need to receive a formal request for reconsideration based on the corrected information. Some may process it automatically, others may require you to submit a formal appeal.

Speaking from experience as someone who works closely with this process, you ABSOLUTELY need to contact each school individually. While they do receive the updated ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record) after corrections, most schools have already packaged their financial aid and won't automatically review and adjust packages unless prompted. Here's what to do: 1. Email each financial aid office explaining the specific correction (family size 4→5) 2. Follow up with a phone call 2-3 days later if you don't hear back 3. Use the phrase "request for professional judgment review based on corrected FAFSA information" 4. Be prepared to provide documentation of your family size Many schools have appeal deadlines, so don't delay. Adding a family member could potentially increase your aid eligibility by affecting your SAI calculation.

my cousin works in financial aid at a community college and she says they get FAFSA updates but theres like thousands so they dont look at ones that already got processed unless the student asks them to. so ya call them!!!

Wait I'm confused about something... does changing family size really affect your aid that much? I thought they mostly cared about income not how many ppl are in your family?

Update: I called all three schools today. First two said they'd reprocess with the correction but I needed to submit a formal appeal letter. The third school actually told me they already saw the correction come through but wouldn't have adjusted anything unless I specifically asked! So I'm really glad I called. They're all reviewing my packages now. Thanks everyone for the advice - I'll update once I hear back about any changes to my aid offers!

Great job being proactive about this! I'm a newcomer here but went through something similar with my FAFSA last year. One thing I learned is to ask each school specifically about their timeline for processing the correction - some told me it could take 2-3 weeks to reprocess everything, while others were much faster. Also, if any of your schools mentioned needing documentation for the family size change, gather that ASAP since it can slow down the review process. Hope you get some good news back on those adjusted packages!