FAFSA showing wrong academic year 2023/24 instead of 2024/25 - how to fix?

I had the EXACT same problem when helping my daughter last week! It's super confusing, but what's happening is that the FAFSA transition to the new FAFSA Simplification Act is causing weird display issues. The application IS actually for 2024-2025 even though it says 2023-2024 in some places. This is happening to lots of parents right now.

not to scare u but BE CAREFUL!! my nephew did his application with the wrong year showing and now has to wait 3 weeks for them to fix it... they told him its a common problem but doesnt make it less annoying

This is a known issue with the FAFSA portal that started affecting some parent contributors in early April. Here's what's happening: When you log in as a contributor, the system occasionally displays the incorrect academic year in the header and some navigation elements, but the data you're submitting is actually being recorded correctly for 2024-2025. To verify you're completing the correct application: 1. Check the confirmation page before final submission - it should specify 2024-2025 2. Look at the student's dashboard after you complete your section - it should show the correct year 3. If you get an email confirmation, it will display the correct academic year If you're still concerned, you can call FSA directly to confirm your application is being processed for the correct year before submitting.

I tried calling FSA about this EXACT problem for 3 days and couldn't get through!!! SO FRUSTRATING!!! The wait times are ridiculous and I kept getting disconnected after waiting for over an hour! 😡😡😡

my daughter is starting college this fall and we had to deal with sooo many FAFSA glitches this year. for this specific issue, we took screenshots of everything before submitting just in case there were problems later. after we submitted, the confirmation email showed the correct year even though the website didn't. just document everything!!

This is definitely a display issue with the parent/contributor portal that the Department of Education is aware of. The SAI (Student Aid Index) calculations are being correctly applied for 2024-2025 even when the display shows 2023-2024 in some areas. I recommend these steps to ensure you're submitting for the correct year: 1. Check that your student initiated a 2024-2025 FAFSA application (they should confirm this on their end) 2. When you complete your contributor section, the thank you/confirmation page will usually display the correct year 3. Have your student check their SAI calculation once you've completed your section If you do find yourself in a situation where the wrong year was processed, you can submit a correction after the fact, but this will delay the SAI calculation and potentially impact priority deadlines.

Actualización: ¡Logré resolverlo! Después de todos sus consejos, decidí intentar una cosa más antes de llamar. Borré todas las cookies y caché de mi navegador, y luego accedí a la cuenta de mi hijo primero (no directamente a mi sección de contribuyente). Desde su cuenta, usé el enlace para invitar al padre contribuyente, me envié una nueva invitación a mí misma, y esta vez cuando accedí a través del nuevo enlace, ¡todo mostraba correctamente 2024-2025! Parece que había algún problema con mi sesión anterior o con cómo accedí inicialmente. Gracias a todos por su ayuda.