Forgot to enter my SSN on my Common App

Paying for College
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Hello, all,

I submitted my EA to Michigan two days ago and just submitted my Mizzou and Xavier apps only to find out that I forgot to enter my SSN on my Common App!?!? I’m really freaking out because I need financial aid and am nervous I won’t be able to get it now. I couldn’t get a definitive answer from other posted threads. I mean, does it really matter since I have to enter it on FAFSA? (My school is hosting a fafsa filing workshop in a few days)

Thanks guys!

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No one can require a SSN for application, only for FA. Your Common app is NOT an application for FA. However, make sure your file gets all the stuff added to it - scores sent in from SAT/ACT, recommendations, etc. Schools should issue a student number to all your documents and use that.

Just keep checking to make sure your file is complete. And that there is only ONE file. My daughter ended up with 2 and then half the stuff didn’t get into the right file.