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my cousin works in financial aid at a state university and she says this happens ALL THE TIME. dont stress too much, they see this mistake constantly and its usually not a big deal to fix!
Update: I successfully submitted the correction and added all our financial information! The confirmation page says it should be processed within 3-5 days, so fingers crossed. I also emailed the financial aid office at her top choice school to let them know about the correction. Thanks everyone for your help and advice - this community is amazing!
Great job taking immediate action! One last tip - after the 3-5 day processing window, log back in to verify that your SAI (Student Aid Index, formerly EFC) has been recalculated. You should see a number rather than the special code that appears when "parents unwilling" is selected. This will confirm that the correction was fully processed and your daughter is now being considered for all aid types she's eligible for.
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OK so update on my situation - I just got off the phone with my top choice school and they basically said "tough luck" on additional aid. They said I should've applied for scholarships earlier and there's not much they can do now. So frustrating!! Has anyone successfully appealed their financial aid offer? What exactly did you say to make them reconsider?
That's really frustrating! Appeals work better when: 1. You have competing offers from similar schools (leverage) 2. Your financial situation has changed since filing FAFSA 3. You have unusual expenses not captured on FAFSA 4. You approach it professionally and with documentation Sometimes the first person you speak with isn't authorized to make changes. It might be worth asking to speak with a senior financial aid counselor or the director of financial aid. Be polite but persistent - explain that this school is your top choice but the current package makes it financially impossible without taking on excessive debt.
Thank you all for the helpful advice! I've spent the last day researching and found 7 scholarships I'm eligible for with deadlines in the next few weeks. Also scheduled appointments with financial aid offices at my top two schools for next week. One more question - are there any red flags I should watch out for with scholarships? I've found some with really simple applications that seem too good to be true. Don't want to waste time on scams or give out too much personal info.
Great question! Watch out for these scholarship red flags: - Application fees (legitimate scholarships don't charge to apply) - Requiring banking information upfront - Guaranteeing you'll win money - Extremely vague eligibility criteria - No information about the sponsoring organization - Poor website design/lots of grammatical errors - No prior year winners listed - Requiring payment to "unlock" or "claim" the scholarship Legitimate scholarships will have clear eligibility requirements, transparent selection criteria, and information about the sponsoring organization. If you're unsure about a specific opportunity, your school's financial aid office can often help evaluate if it's legitimate.
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wait does the head of household actually matter for fafsa? i thought that was just a tax thing not a financial aid thing?
You're right - "head of household" is a tax filing status. For FAFSA purposes, what matters is which parent is listed as the primary taxpayer on a joint return when using the Data Retrieval Tool. For married couples filing jointly, either spouse can be the FAFSA contributor, but if you're using the DRT, it works best when the FAFSA contributor matches the primary taxpayer listed first on the joint return.
When I called about this they said sometimes the system times out when trying to connect to the IRS database. They told me to wait 24 hours and try again, and it worked the next day! Maybe give that a shot before entering everything manually?
Thanks for the suggestion! We submitted our application about 5 days ago, so I think we're past that window unfortunately. It seems like manually entering is going to be our best bet at this point.
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My daughter applied to 7 colleges and we had something similar happen. I just waited and everything went back to normal after about 5 days. All her financial aid offers came in just fine. Just don't touch anything else on the application! Just leave it be.
Thanks everyone for the reassurance! I'm going to leave it alone and just wait for the financial aid packages to arrive. It sounds like this is just a display glitch that doesn't affect the actual information the schools received. I'll check back in a week to see if the status has reverted to 'completed,' but I won't try to make any more changes. What a relief!
good luck with your daughters college applications! hope she gets good aid packages!
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Update: If you're still having this issue, there's an emergency workaround that was just implemented. Have your daughter call the FSA hotline at 1-800-433-3243 and request a "Contributor Access Code" for both parents. They can generate these codes that bypass the email system entirely. The student will need to provide: 1. Her FSA ID username 2. The full name of each parent/contributor 3. The emails that were originally entered Once she gets the access codes, she can send them to you directly and you can use them on the contributor portal without needing the email invitation. This is a temporary solution they've implemented because so many families are having this exact problem with the new system.
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Dananyl Lear
•THANK YOU!!! We'll try this right away. I've been stressing all night about this deadline. Really appreciate you coming back to share this update!
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Dananyl Lear
UPDATE: We got it fixed! After trying everything, what finally worked was having my daughter use her laptop instead of her phone to resend the invitations. For some reason, the mobile version wasn't properly triggering the emails. We both received the contributor invitations within minutes after she used her laptop. We've completed our portions and submitted everything before the deadline! For anyone else having this issue - try using a computer rather than a mobile device, and make sure your daughter logs completely out and back in before resending the invitations. Thanks to everyone who offered advice!
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Noah huntAce420
•So glad you got it working! That's such a weird glitch with the mobile version. I'm going to tell my nephew about this since he's doing his FAFSA next week.
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Isaiah Sanders
•Great news! I'm going to share this mobile device issue with our financial aid office. We haven't identified this specific problem yet, but it makes sense given the complaints we've been hearing. Thank you for updating the thread!
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