FAFSA correction stuck in limbo - university says no transmission until next week

same thing happening to my family!! been waiting on a correction to process for almost 2 weeks. the school (not stockton, diff one) keeps saying they dont have the updated info. so frustrating.

This is unfortunately a widespread issue with the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Many schools are only now receiving initial application data, and corrections are in a separate queue. The Department of Education announced they're prioritizing first-time submissions before processing any corrections. I work in financial aid at a different institution, and we're telling students that corrections might take 3-4 weeks to process right now. The good news is that most schools understand this timing issue and will work with you on deposit deadlines if you explain the situation.

When this happened to us last year, I spent HOURS trying to reach someone at Federal Student Aid to push the correction through. After getting disconnected multiple times, I found Claimyr.com which got me connected to an FSA agent in about 20 minutes. They have a demo of how it works here: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ The agent I spoke with was able to flag our correction as urgent since it was holding up our aid package. The correction was processed in 48 hours after that call.

DONT PANIC! This is NORMAL this year with all the FAFSA changes. My son is at Stockton (sophomore) and the financial aid office there is actually really helpful compared to some other schools. They're just dealing with the same delays as everyone else. They extended his aid package timeline last year when we had a verification issue. Call and talk to someone specifically about your deposit deadline. They have been making accommodations for these FAFSA delays.

have u tried submitting another correction? maybe the first one didnt go thru properly

I'm dealing with a similar situation but with a different problem. My son's university received our FAFSA but there's an issue with our income verification. We submitted additional documents three weeks ago and still nothing. The whole system seems backlogged. The most frustrating part is that every school seems to handle these delays differently. One school told us they'll issue a preliminary aid package based on the initial FAFSA while waiting for corrections, but another school (where my son wants to go) refuses to do anything until they have the final corrected version. It makes comparing offers impossible.

Just an update - I called Stockton's financial aid office directly this morning about a similar issue for my nephew. They told me they're aware of the FAFSA correction delays and ARE offering enrollment deposit deadline extensions on a case-by-case basis. You need to speak with a counselor though, not just the front desk staff. Ask specifically for an "enrollment deposit extension due to FAFSA correction delays.