General Information

A few days after filing your online FAFSA, a link to the Student Aid Report or SAR will be sent to the email address supplied on the FAFSA. The SAR outlines all the information provided on the FAFSA, states who signed the FAFSA, and includes the EFC.  If the EFC is not included on the SAR, contact our office immediately.  Certain information may still be needed to calculate the EFC.  If a mistake was made on the FAFSA, the SAR will identify the mistake(s) and explain how to fix it (them).

What to do with the SAR

When the SAR is received review it carefully to make sure it is correct and complete.  The SAR contains instructions on how to make corrections.  Corrections should be done accurately and in a timely manner.  It is best to go back to the FAFSA on the Web to make corrections.  Under “3-FAFSA Follow-Up” there is a link called “Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA” which will guide a student through the correction process.  Contact our office two weeks after completing corrections to make sure we have received all corrections. 

If you make a correction to your SAR, you will receive an updated SAR. If you need to make more than one correction, be sure to use the correct transaction number. Always use the most recent SAR for making corrections.

Need More Help?

If you need more help correcting the SAR, call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or visit www.fafsa.ed.gov