Originally posted by TeinVI
another stupid question for u dw: if we filled the fafsa for our undergrad, we can simply renew teh application online? or do we have to fill out the whole damn thing.
You can fill out a renewal if you know your pin. My computer is stupid for some reason and wouldn't let me fill out the renewal, so I just filled out a new one. It doesn't matter if you file a renewal or brand new FAFSA if you already have an account. A renewal just has fewer questions to ask since your record is already established.
On another note, I found the answer to my question and what to do if you want to submit to the other schools (thanks for answering my question too DW
🙂):
The student can only select up to six schools to receive his or her application information. Once the student receives the processed SAR (Student Aid Report), the student can make the information available to more than six schools through one of the following options. The student can:
1. Send copies of the SAR to the additional schools. The student can do this in one of the following ways:
o Photocopy the SAR and mail it to the other schools. The student can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center and request paper duplicate copies of the SAR. (Please refer to the Customer Service page for contact and assistance information). Then mail these copies to the other schools.
o If the student received an e-mail with the subject "Your U.S. Department of Education FAFSA has been processed", the student should open the e-mail, select the hyperlink in the e-mail, and then answer the questions on the page that appears to display the SAR. The student should then select Print Summary from the left-hand navigation bar to print a copy of the SAR to mail to the other schools.
o If the student did not receive an e-mail with a link to his or her SAR, the student can go to the FAFSA Web site at
www.fafsa.ed.gov and select the "Print Student Aid Report (SAR)" option from the FAFSA Follow-up section. The student should answer the questions on the page that appears to display his or her SAR. The student should then select Print Summary from the left-hand navigation bar to print a copy of the SAR to mail to the other schools. Note: A PIN is required to use this option.
2. Replace the schools listed on the paper SAR with other school codes, and mail it back to the U.S. Department of Education. We will send an electronic copy of the SAR to the new schools. In addition, we will send the student a paper copy of the updated SAR containing the new school codes. If the student makes changes to the application information, the schools the student entered on the original FAFSA will not receive these updates. However, the student can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center to make changes to school information using his or her Data Release Number (DRN). (Please refer to the Customer Service page for contact and assistance information.)
3. Tell the other schools his or her Social Security Number, name, and Data Release Number (DRN) so that they can obtain an electronic version of the student's SAR from the U.S. Department of Education.
4. Go to the FAFSA Corrections on the Web site and add more schools by submitting a correction to his or her FAFSA information. The student needs his or her PIN for this option. If the student makes further corrections after adding the new schools, the schools the student entered on the original FAFSA will not receive these corrections. However, the student can call the Federal Student Aid Information Center to make changes to school information using his or her Data Release Number (DRN). (Please refer to the Customer Service page for contact and assistance information.)
