FAFSA changed by school but school wont say why

kelsmom
Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:35:05 +0000

I am a finaid director. Schools can and do make changes, and they are sent out to all other schools on the FAFSA (don’t blame us … that’s how the update system works … and believe me, we’d prefer not have changes made by other schools) - yes, there is a way for only the updating school to get the change, but it’s not the normal process for most schools. If a school is removed from a FAFSA, they will not get any changes made on any subsequent FAFSAs on which they are not listed … but if a change is made on a FAFSA on which they are listed, they will get it. There are times a school may update an earlier transaction, so it’s possible a school that was later deleted could get an update in that case.

Aid officers are not generally part of the admissions staff … if there was a change made after a student was rejected, it was because the aid office was working their student lists that were made prior to the rejection. This will only happen in schools that package aid before an admissions decision is made (many, if not most, schools package aid only after the student has been admitted).

Please understand that schools are not out to get anyone. They have rules to follow. Yes, mistakes are sometimes made, which is why I encourage anyone who has a question to ask it.