FAFSA accidentally submitted too early - can't make investment account corrections?

Whoever told your daughter she can't make changes doesn't know what they're talking about. You absolutely CAN make corrections to a submitted FAFSA. Login to studentaid.gov, click on the 2025-26 application, and there should be a "Make FAFSA Corrections" button. The only catch is sometimes it takes 3-5 business days after submission before the correction option becomes available.

same thing happened to me!!! i submitted ours without adding my 529 account (about 28k) and panicked. had to wait like 4 days but then the correction button appeared. super easy to update after that

The FAFSA customer service representatives often give conflicting information. According to the official FSA guidelines, you can make corrections to the FAFSA after submission. Here's the process: 1. Wait 3-7 days for your application to fully process 2. Log in to studentaid.gov with your student's FSA ID 3. Select the 2025-2026 FAFSA from the dashboard 4. Look for the "Make FAFSA Correction" option 5. Update the student assets section to include the custodial investment account 6. Re-sign and resubmit If for some reason the correction option doesn't appear after a week, then contacting the schools would be the next step, but that's definitely not the first solution.

call each school lol thats what they told me too. but then the correction button showed up after like 5 days. the fafsa people dont even know there own system half the time

I've been trying to reach the FSA helpline for 3 days about a similar issue - it's absolutely ridiculous how difficult it is to get through to them! After waiting on hold for 2+ hours twice, I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get a callback instead of waiting on hold. They were able to connect me with a FAFSA agent who confirmed that you CAN make corrections as others have mentioned. There's a video of how their service works here: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ Anyway, the agent explained that there's a processing period before corrections can be made, usually 3-7 days. They also mentioned that if the correction button doesn't appear after 7 days, you should call back because there might be a system flag on your application.

Why are you freaking out? Just wait for the correction option to appear. Your daughter isn't going to lose all her financial aid over this. Schools understand that the new FAFSA system has been a nightmare. And honestly, $34k in assets isn't going to dramatically change your SAI anyway.

This new FAFSA is SUCH a disaster!!! 😡 I've been dealing with this exact problem for TWO WEEKS now and still no correction button. Called them 4 times and got 4 completely different answers. One said wait 3 days, another said 5 business days, another said 14 days, and the last one said I need to submit a special form that doesn't even exist on their website!!! The whole system is BROKEN and they keep lying to cover it up. I'm convinced the "correction" feature is just completely broken right now and none of them want to admit it. My daughter's financial future is at stake and these incompetent bureaucrats can't even get a basic website function to work. BEYOND FRUSTRATING!!!

UPDATE: The correction button appeared today (6 days after submission)! We were able to add the custodial investment account without any issues. The system recalculated our SAI and it went up by about $1,800, which isn't as bad as I feared. Thank you all for the reassurance and guidance - this forum has been more helpful than the official customer service!