2024-2025 Step-By-Step FAFSA Tutorial
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- čas přidán 1. 01. 2024
- Champions For Learning presents a step-by-step video on how to complete the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
For more information, visit ChampionsForLearning.org
For further assistance, contact Jessica Manchette at 239-687-1370 or jmanchette@ChampionsForLearning.org
Need help determining which parent to use on the FAFSA? Click the link below:
studentaid.gov/sites/default/...
Need help creating your FSA ID? Click the link below:
• FSA ID
Once my son signed his portion and the invite was sent to me, the application went right to “in review”, and no longer accessible for me to sign and consent. What this video shows is how its SUPPOSED to work and not how it’s actually working. Very frustrating. Hoping the schools are aware of this FAFSA fiasco and don’t penalize the students and their families.
Same here!! Neither me or my mom could sign it before it said "in review". Sooo frustrating
@@radashell7720 Wait till it goes from review to “processed”. I understand at that time you can complete any missing info. I believe they will process by the end of the month. Hang in there, so many people going through this.
Great video, helped me a lot
I just just submitted my fafsa, it didn’t ask me for my irs information and it didn’t ask me for my parents irs information. What should I do
So I was actually able to find out that once the application is processed the parent or the student can go back in and add their signature. So we are waiting and checking for that and will than go in and fix that. They might also send an email to the parent letting them know to add the missing signature.
Great update- thank you!
please let me know when you receive the email. After my daughter signed, the parents were unable to sign. thank you
I cannot find that, I click on accept invite but nothing happens
I am so annoyed at this point. My student and I haven't been able to complete the Fafsa form. We keep having issues 😒 idk what to do at this point
My parent is creating an account yet in the contact information section it doesn’t accept the existing mailing address we’ve provided and even after countless attempts of continuing the process. 😢
Delete your address, city and state. That worked for me. Allowed me to create an account with just a phone number and email address.
Did anyone get any updates on FAFSA issue? Zero info, no progress on our case
It won’t let my parent sign at the very end. Anyone else?
Unfortunately, it seems to be a glitch on FAFSA's end. They are aware and working on a resolution.
@@jessicamanchettegotchu thank you!!
I had the same issue I submitted the student side hoping my parent would be allow to sign then but it ended still not letting her. Hopefully they fix it.
same issue with us, we can't sign as parents, we are trying to do it since Jan 3, we check the system at day and night time, nothing!
So I was actually able to find out that once the application is processed the parent or the student can go back in and add their signature. So we are waiting and checking for that and will than go in and fix that. They might also send an email to the parent letting them know to add the missing signature.
Thank you very much for your collaboration. Please, after completing the student part of the Fafsa, how long will it take for parents to receive the invitation to continue the form?
The invitation should be delivered to the parent as soon as it is sent.
@@jessicamanchette thanks so much
My fafsa only asked my mom like four questions and it was all about foreign income. It never asked us questions regarding taxes and the forms we were supposed to use. It made me submit because it said we completed it but I'm very doubtful that was my entire fafsa form, it took us both five minutes to complete it. I don't know what to do helppp
Don't panic. With the new form the skip logic only asks the students/parents questions they need, rather than asking everything of everyone. When you parent agrees to providing consent on the form, the tax information is pulled in on the back end, you don't need to enter it manually. You can check your answers once the form processes and make any corrections if needed. It sounds like you did everything you should have! 👍
@@jessicamanchettethanks for clarifying. I just helped my cousin out. When I started college back in 2016, the process was way longer
Is there an issue that you know of that is preventing the Student signature? when i click on the signature drop down arrow it show a date for signature and then there is an arrow pointing to the right, but it doesn't allow you to do anything in that space. It also appears that the parent cannot do their section unless and until the student signature is there.
Has the student created their FSAID recently? It may not have been processed yet, which would prevent the student from signing and submitting. Otherwise, it may be a glitch. We're seeing numerous glitches around signatures. Most are resolved by logging out and back in later.
I had the same issue and I skipped over to the parents contribute part and once my parent filled it out and signed it gives the option to either return to form or submit click return to form and once everything is filled out and you press submit it should make you sign it before it submits. Hope this helps
Hi I messed up on the parent contributor part. I failed to add my dad because when I first filled it out his phone was not working to make an account. Now I can’t add him. What should I do?
Wait until it processes, then go back and make the correction.
i dont recall a section asking for my parents assets/ savings information... did i fill something out wrong?
Your parent should fill their form as a contributor. Not in your own form.
That may/may not be in the parent section. The new form had more skip logic built in, so it may not ask every question that it used to. If you see green check marks on each section before submitting, you should be fine.
cant see it, small and blurry
should I chose none of the above in student high school information if I am a freshman in college and will be a Sophomore
I'm not sure what the question is that you're trying to answer. You are required to list your high school (or the high school you graduated from) even if you are already in college.
So 2024-2025 only wants us to give consent to retrieve our tax return. It did not require us to log into Data retrival tool and do the transfer ?
Correct. That is one of the new enhancements to the process. Your tax information is pulled in on the back end by providing consent.
Hey, all my credentials are correct but the direct data exchange page isn’t popping up for me. Any solutions?
There is no longer a popup for the DRT like in past years. The financials are pulled in behind once the approval is given on the consent page.
I’m a parent, I cannot get past the accept invitation, we tried clearing the history, having the invite resent, rechecking all information making sure everything is correct and still cannot get past the accept invitation page. When I select accept invitation the pop up comes on to confirm and nothing happens. I’m just stuck at accept invitation. What should we do?
Try going right to FAFSA.GOV and logging in with your (the parents) FSAID . Once logged in at the top, you should see "pending invitation" or "consent requested of you" and be able to proceed from there. The site has had lots of glitches, so keep trying.
I clicked "Yes" on the Direct Unsubsidized Loan and didn't get the contributor section of the Fafsa. Can I ever go back and re-edit back to "No" I had misread the section and I'm panicking
If u submit already idk but if u didn't yes u can go back and change it good luck
Don't panic. Once it processes, you can go back and change that answer to "no". The question wording is a little tricky on that one, so read it carefully. It will let you correct it.
I tried to do my 2024-2025 form and its not showing the high school information
am thinking i accidentally selected decline on the import tax data page...is there a way to undo?
Yes, if you haven't submitted it, you can go back to that section and edit. If it has already been submitted, you will need to wait until it processes to go back in and make the edit. Either way, you will be able to go back.
I received my student's invite email. Clicked the link on the email. It took me to the login page on the FAFSA form. I logged in with MY FAFSA ID and there is no invitation page, and nowhere to enter my parent information. We have entered all the correct information and this is our second year completing the form. Is there an issue with parents who can't find where to complete the form?
This is also happening to my mom, so there is probably some common issue with this
Correct, this seems to be a common issue. Try accessing the site between 8am and 8pm EST when traffic is slower.
I accidentally answered yes on the "Your Dependency Status" is there a way to go back and change it?
Yes! If you haven't submitted it, you can go back to that section. Otherwise, you will need to wait until the FAFSA processes, and then you can make a correction and resubmit.
I have a question about the Fafsa. I put my mom as my contributor and Also the one filling the parent part. I also put my dad for contributer. I invite both of them. They are married together and also do taxes jointly. Does my dad needs to do a fafsa ID and fill out the fafsa too?
If they filed jointly, when your mom provides her information through the invite, it will ask her for dads info. He shouldn't need a separate FSAId.
My has completed and signed his part but when it sends me the email to complete my parent portion, i go sign in my fafsa user name and pw Nd it showed my FAFSA information from over 20 years ago when i was in college. How do i resolve that.
You need to log into your FSA ID and update your information. If that doesn't work, you'll need to call FSAID directly.
how can a delete an invited contributor? I need to change the person.
The student would log back in, go to the contributor section, and edit the information to the person who should be the contributor.
I am a parent and I am trying to sign my son's FAFSA, but the system continues telling us that "You don't have any cases or applications". On my son's side it says that 2024-2025 case is pending under review and unless is it not signed by the parents it won;t be considered at all, I called with no results, emailed FAFSA, try to chat with them and no one replied. It is very frustrating, I am afraid to miss the deadline. What would you recommend to do?
If you submitted the application on his side and is pending review just wait till it has processed. Once that happens it will allow you to re enter and add the signature. Still very early on you will not miss the deadline. Just stay on top of checking to see if it processed than take it from there.
thank you very much!@@NiteMistx
Same exact issue!
same! how long do i wait till it has processed?
What happens if your parent didn't provide their signature and/or didn't provide your student signature and you submit now
It won't process until signatures are provided.
It isnt working. Part 5 wont let anyone sign. Fix it.
Unfortunately, we aren't in control of the actual format. We are providing resources to help you complete it. Try accessing the site between 8am and 8pm EST when there is less site traffic. We're finding more students are able to successfully complete during those times.
When my parent fills out their portion and selected Married(not separated) filled jointly it asks for “Parent Spouse's or Partner's Information” but then does not allow them to continue. Gives error messages “Unable to Complete This Action
Thanks for your patience. Currently, the system is unable to complete this action. Please exit the FAFSA form and try again.”
We're seeing the form glitching around this question. FAFSA is working on the issue. We recommend trying to access the form between 8am and 8pm EST when there is less traffic on the site.
I am having the same issue, on the financial section it only asked 2 questions and I put $0 for both but for part 5 it asking agin to provide partner’s info but my partner did joint
I only created one parent ID so I am not sure why it’s asking for another parent info. Please help and lmk what I need to put
Im having the same issue it won’t let me pass the parents spouse section and the same error is popping up for me, Can you let me know if it’s fixed for you
I dont get the invite... and his information is not on my fsa id to complete
Make sure the email that the invite is being sent to is the same email useful for the FSAid. The name, email, DOB, and SSN need to match exactly. Also, it's taking 7-10 business days for FSAid's to process, so if you just created the FSAId account, it may not have processed yet.
for us it is still not solved and it is already 21 day after we submitted
Do I need to create an ID for me as a parent?
Yes the parents need an FSA ID
@@NiteMistx Even if they don’t have a social security #? Or can they still mail in their signature.
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