Still stuck “In review” - no clue if everything is correct. For something that was supposed to be so “user friendly” the back end (where it counts) clearly overwhelmed the Fed.
Just wondering if it has changed for anyone - I know they are saying March, and we are just starting to see schools push decision days into mid May.
This doesn’t leave schools or parents/kids alot of cushion…
From what I understand, no one’s should be processed yet. They won’t be processed until they are sent out to colleges, which so far is going to be mid-March ish.
“…We’re reaching out to share an update about your 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form.
After submitting your form, you received a confirmation email stating that your FAFSA information would be shared with your selected schools in late January. However, we’re making further improvements to the Student Aid Index (SAI) calculation used by the FAFSA form to ensure students get all the federal student aid they are eligible to receive. We’ve adjusted our processing timeline to accommodate these updates, which means we’ll start sending FAFSA information to schools in the first half of March.
You’ll receive another email after we share your information with your schools. You can also check the status of your form by logging in at StudentAid.gov and selecting your FAFSA submission from the “My Activity” section of your account Dashboard.
Once your schools receive your FAFSA information, they will determine your eligibility for financial aid and create financial aid offers several weeks later. A financial aid offer tells you exactly what financial aid you’re eligible to receive at a particular college or career/trade school. Most schools will wait to send you a financial aid offer until after they accept you for admission….”
All communication regarding the student’s FAFSA is sent to the student’s email address. The parent does not get information about the student or their FAFSA, other than what is absolutely necessary as it relates to what is needed for them to complete their role as a contributor.
D24 and D22 FAFSA both changed to processed. Both came up with “FAFSA not signed” errors. Down at the bottom of each says “signature date 02/10/24”. Website says correcting FAFSA errors is not available at this time.
Has anyone been able to make corrections? We need to add a school that was missed and it gives me the option to correct it, but then just goes to a blinked dot on the screen.
Keep trying. If you can’t do it by tomorrow, please report your issue: Federal Student Aid. They keep finding new issues, so bringing your problem to their attention is important. Call the helpline, too, but be sure to email the complaint to get it in writing.
Also, please see the thread What’s Your FAFSA Status?. You might be affected by one of the recent known issues that currently have no resolution.