FAFSA skipping financial section and going straight to signature page - did I miss something?

hmm that def sounds wrong. the financial section is like the MAIN part of fafsa lol. did you maybe accidentally click through some pages? or maybe theres a save button somewhere that didnt actually save your progress?

This actually happens quite frequently with the new FAFSA system. The most common cause is that you answered a question in a way that triggered the system to skip sections. For example, if you indicated you're filing as an independent student (which you're not), or if you selected certain simplified needs criteria, it might skip financial sections. Before signing, click on the progress bar at the top of the application or use the "Menu" button to see all sections. You should see: 1. Student Information 2. School Selection 3. Dependency Status 4. Parent Information (if dependent) 5. Financial Information 6. Sign & Submit Check which ones show as complete. If any are missing or show incomplete, you can navigate directly to them.

I had this EXACT same problem last week! The new FAFSA system is full of bugs. I called the Federal Student Aid hotline and sat on hold for over 2 HOURS before getting disconnected. I was about to throw my phone through a window! I finally used Claimyr (claimyr.com) to get through to a live agent in about 15 minutes. They have this service where they wait on hold for you and call when an agent is ready. The agent confirmed I had accidentally selected that I was in foster care after age 13 (I wasn't), which auto-qualified me as independent and skipped all the parent info sections. Check your dependency questions! Here's their demo video if you need to call FSA: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ

THE WHOLE SYSTEM IS GARBAGE!!! Spent THREE DAYS trying to fix this exact issue for my daughter's application. First they tell us the new FAFSA will be "simpler" then they make it IMPOSSIBLE to navigate. Plus half the time the website crashes or freezes. BTW - you should NEVER submit without the financial section complete - that's literally what determines your aid!!!

my roomate had this happen too, check if u clicked the military service box by accident, that makes u independent

UPDATE: You guys were right! I went back through the dependency questions and I had accidentally selected that I was an emancipated minor (I'm definitely not). Fixed that error and now all the financial sections and parent information sections appeared! Thanks everyone for your help - I would have submitted an incomplete application without you!

this happened to me too! but i actually am independent (24 yrs old) so it was correct. just double check all ur answers especially the ones about ur living situation, court orders, military etc

For anyone else experiencing this issue, here's a checklist of the dependency status questions that could cause the system to skip parent/financial information: - Were you born before January 1, 2002? (makes you 24 or older) - Are you married? - Are you a veteran or active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces? - Do you have children who receive more than half their support from you? - Do you have dependents other than children who live with you? - At any time since you turned 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward of the court? - Are you an emancipated minor? - Are you in a legal guardianship? - Are you an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? Answering YES to ANY of these questions classifies you as an independent student, which is why the system skipped parent information.

Wow, this thread is so helpful! I'm a new member here and just started my FAFSA application yesterday. Reading through all these responses makes me realize I need to be super careful with those dependency questions. I'm 20 and definitely dependent on my parents, but now I'm paranoid I might accidentally click the wrong thing and mess up my whole application. @Andre Moreau glad you got it figured out! And thanks @Amara Adeyemi for that checklist - I'm bookmarking this whole thread for reference while I work through my application. Quick question for everyone: is there a way to preview or double-check your answers before moving to the next section? I want to make sure I don't make the same mistake!

Hey everyone! I'm new here and just want to say thank you for this incredibly helpful thread. I'm about to start my FAFSA application next week and after reading through all of this, I feel much more prepared to avoid the dependency status mistakes that seem to trip up so many people. @Andre Moreau - so glad you got everything sorted out! @Amara Adeyemi that dependency checklist is gold, definitely saving that. And @Chloe Anderson thanks for the tip about the review feature - I had no idea that existed. One follow-up question: if someone does accidentally submit with the wrong dependency status, how difficult is it to correct after submission? Is it just a matter of going back in and making changes, or do you have to start completely over?