<p>what exactly is SAR? And also, can i send in my FAFSA with estimates for the numbers part and later edit it?</p>
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What is a Student Aid Report (SAR)?
A Student Aid Report (SAR) is a document you will receive after your FAFSA is processed. Your SAR will list all of the answers you provided on your FAFSA. You should review these answers carefully to make sure they are correct. If you need to make any changes, you can do so on the SAR and mail it back to the address provided, or you can go to <a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov%5B/url%5D">www.fafsa.ed.gov</a> and select "Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA" from the FAFSA Follow-up section.</p>
<p>Your SAR will also contain your EFC (Expected Family Contribution), which measures your family's financial strength, and is used to determine your eligibility for federal student aid. Your school will use this number to decide how much financial aid you are eligible to receive based on your school's cost of attendance.
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<p>Yes you can estimate now an correct later.</p>
<p>SAR stands for Student Aid Report, which is what is generated from the FAFSA.</p>
<p>Yes, you can fill in the FAFSA with estimates and then correct later.</p>
<p>swimcatsmom - you must have been typing the same time I was!!!</p>
<p>if you're filling out the FAFSA online, is the SAR an actual paper document that's mailed to you or is it an online document that you can see? and how soon after you send your FAFSA can you see your SAR?</p>
<p>To answer your questions: when you fill out the FAFSA online, they send you an email saying your SAR is available. You follow the link, fill in your info, and can view it in either html or pdf format. As far as I know, you won't receive a paper one.</p>
<p>And my question is how soon do colleges notify people of their awards after the FAFSA becomes processed?</p>
<p>Do you know how long it takes to get that email..like do you get it right after you hit submit or do you have to wait a few days or something, like with receiving your PIN?</p>