FAFSA shows no aid awarded after daughter signed acceptance documents - normal or issue?

This is actually completely normal! The FAFSA portal on studentaid.gov doesn't show your awarded aid packages - it only shows your application and SAI (Student Aid Index). You'll only see the actual aid awards in your daughter's school portal. As long as she can see the accepted packages in the Westlake University student portal, everything is fine.

The previous commenter is correct. The FAFSA portal only shows your application status and calculated SAI (formerly EFC), not your actual financial aid awards. Those are determined by individual schools and only displayed in their respective portals. Your daughter's aid is managed through three separate systems: 1. FAFSA (studentaid.gov) - Collects financial info and calculates eligibility 2. School Financial Aid Office - Determines specific aid package 3. School Student Portal - Displays awarded aid and acceptance status As long as her school portal shows the accepted awards, you're all set!

my son had same thing last yr. the fafsas site dosnt show wat u got, just that u applied. its super confusing!! the skool portal is where u see everything. they should make it more clear!!!!

While others are correct that the awards don't show on FAFSA, it's always good to verify everything is processing correctly. If you're worried, I'd recommend calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center to confirm her FAFSA was properly processed. Unfortunately, their wait times are insane right now - I spent 2 hours on hold last week trying to fix my daughter's verification issue. I recently discovered Claimyr (claimyr.com) which helped me get through to a FAFSA agent in about 5 minutes instead of hours waiting. They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ. It saved me so much frustration, especially during this busy period when everyone's trying to confirm aid for fall semester.

I work in a college financial aid office, and I can confirm what others have said. The FAFSA website ONLY shows that you've applied and your student's SAI (Student Aid Index). It will never show the actual aid awards - those come from each individual school. What you should see in the FAFSA portal: - Confirmation that the FAFSA was processed - Your student's SAI calculation - Which schools received the FAFSA data What you'll only see in the school's portal: - Actual grant amounts (Pell, SEOG, state grants) - Loan offers (Direct loans, PLUS loans) - Institutional scholarships - Work-study eligibility BTW - make sure your daughter checks if she needs to complete entrance counseling and a Master Promissory Note (MPN) if she's accepting federal loans. These are required before loan funds can disburse and are also completed on studentaid.gov.

As a parent who just went through this process with my own kid, I totally understand the panic! The whole system is so confusing when you're doing it for the first time. Just to echo what everyone else said - you're completely fine as long as the school portal shows everything correctly. One thing I learned the hard way is to screenshot or print out that acceptance page from the school portal, especially if there are any deadlines for accepting specific aid components. Some schools have different deadlines for different types of aid, and having that documentation saved me when I had questions later. Also make sure to save any confirmation emails from when she accepted the aid package! The FAFSA site really should explain this better somewhere prominent. Would save so many parents from unnecessary stress!