I applied for fasfa the day it came out (Oct. 1) but I didn’t correctly put my mothers last name because hers is hyphenated so her social security wasn’t processed, but they don’t give you the option to edit the last name part online. I read that I had to make corrections of paper and mail it in. How long will it take for those to get corrected and will I get a confirmation email or letter?
Your mom would have needed an FSA ID to sign your FAFSA when you submitted it. Was the spelling you used on the FAFSA different than the spelling of her name on her FSA ID?
You can change it with the paper form, which both you & your mom will need to sign. It can take weeks for it to process. You can also ask the school to do it (they would need proof of her name - they will tell you what to provide); that could be faster.