<p>I was selected for verification at one of the universities which has already accepted me. To be honest, I'm not really interested in going to that university since I've already been accepted by another one. I received an email today from collegeboard regarding IDOC and the verification process: if I tell the college which selected me that I don't plan on attending anymore and decline the financial aid package, would I still have to go through the verification process?</p>
<p>Because I'm way too lazy to do everything it says for simply one university I'm not really interested in going. Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are NOT going to the college, you can ignore anything from that college. However, before you ignore them, make sure you are NOT going to that college. If they ended up offering you a free ride, would you still not go?</p>
<p>Also make sure the verification request is unique to that school. If your SAR on the FAFSA site had an asterisk beside it, you will need to gather up the tax info etc. and submit it in order to receive a final (as opposed to provisional) financial aid package at your other schools. So if it’s just the paperwork, do it anyway…as you’ll likely need to for the others : )</p>
<p>D was asked to submit financial documents to one of her schools (tax returns, w-2s) etc. We would like to see what their financial aid package is with what we have on file before we go off sending tax returns, etc., as this would be her second choice school.</p>
<p>Will this school eventually give us a ballpark financial aid figure based on the FAFSA or would we have to submit the verification documents to see any figure.</p>
<p>I could call the school, but was reading this thread and thought I’d ask here. Then again, I can’t call the school. This particular school refuses to discuss anything with me (the mom) and will only talk to my daughter.</p>
<p>I always think, why make FA’s job harder? I’m pretty sure they have an order to things for a reason and it seems to be a different order at different schools. Some D’s school wanted her verification docs pre-offer, some later, and some only if she accepts. One had us provide additional info that wasn’t required by FAFSA, but will help them in deciding institutional aid. It took 15 minutes to copy, sign, and mail these things the first time and now I have enough copies for all of them.</p>
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<p>At both my kids schools they do not even prepare any financial aid packages until all requested verification documents have been received. This may vary at other schools but if you want to see the offer then I would suggest providing the documents ASAP.</p>
<p>I recently filed my fafsa, and one of my schools asked for copies of my taxes. I called and they said to send the first 2 pages of my 1040 and a verification form. 2 questions:</p>
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<li><p>Even thou an associate at the school told me the first 2 pages of the 1040, should I send other stuff?? That just sounds wrong why would they just want the first 2 pages. </p></li>
<li><p>Say after looking at my taxes, they decide my fafsa was incorrectly filed out…what happens?? Do I have to file a corrected fafsa, do they just adjust the numbers themselves, or what?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The first 2 pages of the tax return contain most everything they need to use when conducting the verification process. Some schools require the 1040 (the first 2 pages) and others want all schedules as well. If they only want the first 2 pages, send them.</p>
<p>If they identify errors on the FAFSA, they will make those corrections on your behalf.</p>