FAFSA disaster - reported incorrect income, no aid awarded. Can I resubmit for 2024-2025?

You can't submit a new application, but you CAN make corrections to your existing FAFSA. Log into studentaid.gov, go to your 2024-2025 FAFSA, and select "Make FAFSA Corrections." You can update your income information there. Once you submit the corrections, your SAI will be recalculated and your school will receive the updated information. Make sure to contact your school's financial aid office after you submit the corrections to let them know and ask them to review your aid package once they have the new data.

omg i did this exact same thing last yr!!! reported my internship $ as full yr income and got no aid. Had 2 do the correction thing but it worked out fine eventually

Financial aid counselor here. You absolutely need to make a correction rather than submitting a new application. A new application for the same year would be flagged as duplicate and could actually delay processing even further. The correction process is specifically designed for situations like yours. After making the correction online, I strongly recommend taking these additional steps: 1. Print a copy of your corrected FAFSA for your records 2. Contact your school's financial aid office immediately - don't wait for the correction to process 3. Ask if they can manually override your current SAI based on your documentation while waiting for the official correction 4. Be prepared to provide documentation of your actual income (W-2 forms, tax returns, etc.) Many schools have an appeal process for special circumstances, and while this isn't technically a special circumstance, the financial aid office may be able to help expedite the review once your correction comes through.

dont bother calling financial aid offices, NOBODY EVER ANSWERS THE PHONE!!! i tried calling my schools fin aid office for THREE WEEKS straight about my verification issue and literally never got through. such a broken system smh

I know this is frustrating, but I recently discovered a service called Claimyr that helped me get through to the Federal Student Aid office when I had a similar urgent issue. They hold your place in line and call you when an agent is available so you don't have to stay on hold forever. Their website is claimyr.com and they have a video demo that shows how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ I used it last month when I needed to fix a major issue with my SAI calculation. Saved me hours of hold time and I actually got to speak with someone who helped me resolve the problem.

Have you tried going to the financial aid office in person? Thats what i had to do when i messed up my parent contribution section. The online correction was taking forever to process but the lady at the front desk was able to flag my application for urgent review once I showed up with all my documents.

I don't understand why the whole system has to be so complicated. My daughter made a similar mistake on her FAFSA and we ended up having to submit THREE corrections because the financial aid office kept saying different things each time we talked to them. One person said to make a correction, another said to do a special circumstances form, and a third told us to do a professional judgment review. Took almost 2 months to get it sorted and by then she almost lost her spot in the dorm. The entire FAFSA system needs a complete overhaul if you ask me.

UPDATE: I want to thank everyone for the advice! I submitted the correction online, then went to the financial aid office in person this morning with all my documentation. They were actually really helpful and said they'd put a note on my file to expedite the review once my corrected FAFSA comes through. They also gave me a special circumstances form to fill out explaining the error, which might help speed things up. The advisor I spoke with said this happens more often than people think and that I should be eligible for Pell Grant and other federal aid once my income is corrected. Such a relief! I'll post another update once everything is finalized.

This is such a helpful thread! I'm a current college sophomore and I want to add that if anyone else is dealing with FAFSA corrections, it's also worth checking if your school has a FAFSA completion event or drop-in hours where financial aid staff can help you make corrections in real-time. My school does "FAFSA Fridays" where you can bring your documents and they'll help you navigate the correction process right there. It's way less stressful than trying to figure it out alone, and you get immediate confirmation that you're doing everything correctly. Also, don't forget to update your state financial aid application if your state requires a separate one - some states use FAFSA data but you might need to notify them of corrections separately!