FAFSA not acknowledged by any schools it was sent to

Paying for College
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My son submitted his FAFSA with both his and my electronic signatures on October 31. I just had him go in and check the portals for the schools he applied EA to (MIT, Northeastern, UVM) and none of them has listed it as received. MIT has listed the CSS Profile and IDOC documentation as received, and the IDOC uploads were completed several days later than the FAFSA.

We just looked back at his FAFSA and he definitely had these schools (plus his RD schools that he hasn’t applied to yet) listed. FAFSA said his information was delivered to the schools listed. Am I just being impatient, or is there something we should be doing at this point?

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Relax. Schools upload the FAFSA information in batches…it’s very possible your son’s hasn’t been done yet. It’s less than two weeks ago.

He can call the financial aid offices and ask them if they have his FAFSA info.

3

Thanks for the reassurance, @thumper1 – I figured it was something like that but it’s a little unsettling to see “please send in your FAFSA” on the portals.

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Just keep an eye out…and do call the schools if you are concerned.