FAFSA renewal deadline for twins transferring from JUCO to 4-year college?

Yes, you absolutely need to submit a new FAFSA for each academic year! The FAFSA you completed was for the 2024-2025 academic year. For next fall (2025-2026), you need to complete a new application. This opened on December 1st for the 2025-2026 year. For your daughter transferring to a 4-year school, you'll need to add that school's code to her FAFSA. If she's already applied, she should update her current FAFSA to include the new school's code so they can access her information. The colleges won't automatically share FAFSA data. Also, be aware that many schools have priority deadlines for financial aid that are much earlier than regular admission deadlines. Some colleges' priority deadlines for transfers are as early as February/March for fall enrollment.

hahaha I was clueless about this too! My kid just started her 2nd semester and her financial aid advisor told us last week we needed to do a new FAFSA asap for next year. You have to do it EVERY year apparently. Kinda ridiculous they make us jump through these hoops repeatedly.

You definitely need to submit a new FAFSA for 2025-2026. For the transfer situation, here's what you need to do: 1. Log into studentaid.gov using your FSA ID 2. Go to your existing FAFSA and select "Add or Delete a School" 3. Search for your daughter's new 4-year university and add their school code 4. For next year's FAFSA, make sure to include both schools if she hasn't confirmed her transfer yet Also important: Your twins will have different SAI scores if only one is transferring to a more expensive school. The Expected Family Contribution is calculated per student based partly on the cost of attendance. Priority deadlines are crucial - many schools allocate aid on a first-come, first-served basis until funds run out.

I've been trying to reach someone at the Federal Student Aid office for WEEKS about my twins' financial aid situation. The phone lines are always busy or they disconnect me after waiting forever. FINALLY found a service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that actually got me through to a real person at FSA in about 15 minutes. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ The agent explained everything about transfer students and FAFSA renewals. Turns out transfer students have some special considerations I had no idea about! Saved me tons of time and stress.

do FASFA every year no mater what! even if ur kids r at same school. I have twins to and you gotta do separate forms for each kid each yr. The transfer thing is easy tho - just add the new collge code when ur logged in. But do it REALLY SOON some schools have Feb deadlines for fall $$$

The FAFSA renewal process is unnecessarily complicated. Your experience highlights the systemic failure of our financial aid system to clearly communicate requirements to families. I completed my master's degree with no debt because I attended before FAFSA became this byzantine labyrinth of arbitrary deadlines and confusing requirements. For your twins, not only do you need to submit a new FAFSA each year, but watch out for the CSS Profile too - many private institutions require this ADDITIONAL form with DIFFERENT deadlines and even MORE invasive financial questions. The system is deliberately designed to be confusing so fewer people access aid.

To clarify some confusion in this thread: 1. You submit one FAFSA application per family, not per student. Your twins will be listed on the same form. 2. For the 2025-2026 FAFSA, you'll use 2023 tax information (they always use tax info from two years prior). 3. Each student will receive their own individual SAI (Student Aid Index) score based on your family information and the specific schools they're attending. 4. For the transfer student, both schools need to be listed on the current year's FAFSA if she might attend either one, and definitely both schools need to be on next year's FAFSA. 5. Priority deadlines vary by school, so check each institution's financial aid website for their specific deadlines.

Correct! That's one of the benefits of the FAFSA using prior-prior year tax information. You can complete the 2025-2026 FAFSA right now using your already-filed 2023 tax information. No need to wait for your 2024 taxes. This is why it's best to file as early as possible - many state and institutional grants are first-come, first-served until funding runs out. The federal Pell Grant doesn't run out, but other aid types might if you wait too long. Also make sure both your FSA ID and your students' FSA IDs are current and that you can access them before starting the renewal process.