FAFSA correction email missing - how to find what needs fixing?

Same thing happened to me with my daughter's FAFSA! The correction email they promised never came. I finally figured out you have to log in to the student's account, go to the FAFSA application status page, then click on 'View SAI Report' - that PDF will have a section called 'Items for Correction' with all the specific issues flagged. The vague message is just their system being unhelpful as usual.

It's definitely confusing! The system is supposed to generate an email for corrections, but it's notoriously unreliable. I recommend both you AND your son check spam folders first. If nothing's there, you'll need to go to studentaid.gov, log in with your student's account, and look for the "Make FAFSA Corrections" option. Once you open that, it should highlight all fields that need attention with little red triangles. Your parent signature is definitely needed, but there could be income verification issues or missing tax info as well.

ya i had this problem too lol. they never sent me anything abt corrections but then my financial aid was delayed bc apparently there was stuff wrong? so stupid. now im on academic probation bc i couldnt pay on time 🙄

For what it's worth, FAFSA's correction notification system has been especially buggy since they rolled out the new simplified FAFSA for 2024-2025. I work in a college financial aid office, and we've seen tons of students with this exact issue. Some technical tips: 1. Try accessing the FAFSA from different browsers - sometimes Chrome works when Edge doesn't 2. The student should go to "View or Print your SAI Report" - corrections are usually listed on page 1 3. If your student's school already has access to the FAFSA data, you can call their financial aid office directly - they can often see exactly what needs correction And don't panic about the signature - that's an easy fix and won't affect your SAI calculation once resolved.

FAFSA is the WORST! I've been dealing with correction issues for weeks and no emails either. They expect us to be mind readers! This new 'simplified' system is a total disaster - I preferred the old complicated one that at least WORKED. I spent 4 hours on hold trying to reach someone at Federal Student Aid yesterday and got disconnected THREE TIMES. I'm about ready to give up on financial aid altogether.

i think the new FAFSA is so broken lol... my brother's application kept saying he needed corrections but we couldn't figure out what. turns out my dad typed his SSN wrong by ONE digit and it never told us specifically that was the problem! might be worth double-checking all the personal info fields

One more important note - if you're making corrections, you AND your student will likely need to re-sign the FAFSA with your FSA IDs after any changes. I've seen many cases where parents fix the issues but forget this step, which creates even more delays. The signature page should be the last step in the correction process. And don't wait for an email confirmation after making corrections - log back in after 3-5 business days to verify the status has changed to "Processing" or "Processed.

wait my fasfa says i need to fix somthing too but i cant figure out what?? where is this SAI report thing everyone is talking about?

UPDATE: I finally figured it out! For anyone with the same problem - I logged into my son's account, clicked on his FAFSA application, then found a small link that said "View Student Aid Index Report". The PDF had a section called "Items Flagged for Review" which showed we had entered conflicting information about our mortgage interest deduction. Plus I had to sign again as the parent contributor. Thank you all for your help! Now I just hope we haven't missed any important deadlines...