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Mei Chen
hey completely off topic but does anyone know if I'm supposed to include my stepparent's income if they don't legally support me? my mom remarried last year but my stepdad doesn't contribute to my education at all and i live with my dad during summers
This depends on which parent you lived with more during the past 12 months. If you lived more with your mom who is now remarried, then yes, your stepparent's information must be included regardless of whether they contribute to your education. FAFSA requires the income and assets of your custodial parent and their current spouse (your stepparent). If you primarily live with your dad, then you'd report his information (and his spouse's if he's remarried).
Update: I've gone through the whole application again, and just like you all said, my information was all there! I just had to click through each section and verify. Just submitted again and got my confirmation email. Such a relief! Thank you everyone for your help - you saved me from a complete panic attack!
Carmen Vega
•glad it worked out! the FAFSA is so stressful lol
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One more thing - when you add SCSU, double-check that your dependency status and household information is still correct. If anything has changed since you initially submitted (like if your parents' marital status changed or someone new is in your household), you should update that during the correction period too. That COULD affect your SAI and ultimately your aid package.
Thank you! Everything is still the same with my family situation, but I'll double-check all my information when I go in to make the correction. I really appreciate everyone's help with this!
Just curious - are you going to completely remove Trident from your FAFSA or keep it as a backup? When my brother was deciding between schools, his financial aid advisor recommended keeping all schools on the FAFSA until you're 100% committed (like, deposit paid and everything) just in case something falls through.
That's actually really smart! I think I will keep Trident on there just as a backup. I'm pretty set on SCSU but you never know what might happen. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Omar Fawaz
Did anyone else notice they made the FSA IDs WAY more complicated this year?? My son's high school counselor said they completely redesigned the system and tons of parents are having problems. Apparently the new FAFSA is supposed to be 'simpler' but everything about it seems harder lol
It does seem unnecessarily complicated! I was surprised by all the verification steps. Our daughter's counselor mentioned the application itself is shorter but the setup process is more involved.
Chloe Martin
Just to give you some peace of mind: I've been helping families with FAFSA for years, and I can tell you the actual FSA ID system is working correctly even when the communication systems aren't. As long as you and your wife can: 1. Log in to studentaid.gov 2. See your profile information 3. Access your settings Then your FSA IDs are ready for FAFSA completion. The confirmation emails are experiencing delays due to system overload, but this won't affect your ability to complete the FAFSA for your daughter. One last tip: make sure to write down your FSA ID usernames and passwords somewhere secure. You'll need them again next year and for all four years of your daughter's college education.
Thank you for the reassurance! We can do all three of those things, so it sounds like we're in good shape. I've got our login information stored safely - definitely don't want to go through this setup process again next year if we can avoid it!
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idk about the bankruptcy thing but my cousin got her loans forgiven when her college closed down so maybe look into fraud discharge options too????
That's a completely different situation - closed school discharge is automatic and doesn't require proving undue hardship through bankruptcy. Other discharge options include Public Service Loan Forgiveness (after 10 years of qualifying payments while working for government/nonprofit), Total and Permanent Disability discharge, and Borrower Defense to Repayment (for school misconduct). None of these appear to apply to OP's situation currently.
Thank you all SO MUCH for the advice! I'm going to focus on the Professional Judgment appeal first and gather all my documentation. I've made an appointment with the financial aid office for next week and will bring my parents and all our medical bills. I'm also going to reconsider those CSS Profile schools that might offer better aid packages. Hopefully I can get this resolved before having to take out massive loans - bankruptcy definitely sounds like a last resort option that rarely works for student loans.
Carmen Ruiz
•Excellent plan! One last tip - if your first financial aid counselor isn't helpful, politely ask to speak with the director or a senior counselor. Sometimes the front-line staff have less authority to make adjustments. Good luck with your appeal, and keep us posted on how it goes!
Will do! I'll update this thread after my meeting next week. I'm feeling much more hopeful now that I have a concrete plan and the right terminology to use.
Elliott luviBorBatman
Update: I followed the advice here and downloaded my SAR. It does show the SAI score, so I think we're good! I also called my daughter's top choice school and they confirmed they can see her FAFSA data in their system. So it looks like this is just a display error on the website. Thanks everyone for your help!
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Lena Schultz
•Great news! This is exactly what I'd expect based on the symptoms you described. The SAI calculation is the last step in processing, so if that's completed, you're all set. The colleges having access is the ultimate confirmation. Glad it worked out!
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Demi Hall
has anyone actually gotten the site to ever show the correct status after getting the SAI email? mine still shows wrong status a month later lol
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Mateusius Townsend
•Mine eventually updated after about 6 weeks, but by then my son had already received his financial aid packages from two schools, so the website was just catching up to what had already been processed in their system.
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