Is FAFSA (Federal Agency for Student Aid) currently down? Live Status and Outage Reports

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Ana Homayoun @anahomayoun

Reported 2020-11-27 21:02:22

🚨🚨Low-income students and first-gen students appear to be particularly hesitant... number of high school seniors who have filled out a FAFSA is down 16% from this time last year, and early applications from poor and first-generation students down 10%. https://t.co/NZSTqxb4DC

Your Majesty @YourMajestiness

Reported 2020-11-27 20:38:41

@QListr @RepBarbaraLee I graduated in 2005. This is the first year that my hubs and I will be above poverty level. I'm white; he is white and NA. The first year I filled out FAFSA, my mom made $13k. It's not just a race issue. Poverty affects people of all races.

LMGC @OFFICIAL_LMGC

Reported 2020-11-27 20:11:49

@FAFSA Your steps are too complicated to follow. Fix it, please and thanks.

ℭ𝔬𝔷𝔶 $𝔱𝔢𝔳𝔢⚡️ @thboywndr

Reported 2020-11-27 18:01:11

hiring a dev for @FAFSA’s website because apparently it takes 4+ weeks for them to fix a form submission error

Lauren @back2thestart02

Reported 2020-11-27 14:11:49

At least I filled out my fafsa though. That’s one thing down.

GABRIELA C 🌻🌻 @gabri3laxx

Reported 2020-11-27 01:58:11

Money has always been such a problem in my house and COVID really did not have to make it worse. I refuse to do the FAFSA & my parents don’t wanna help me, it dead*** gives us all anxiety to insert financial information.

Anase Skyrider🏺 @AnaseSkyrider

Reported 2020-11-26 23:14:44

@RepRoKhanna Cover my bills, go into savings, fix my car or get a new one after a while, help with college after the FAFSA probably runs out...

Bonnie Hunter @bonnie_hunter

Reported 2020-11-26 10:24:00

@FAFSA I can’t get into the site since yesterday. Is it down?

viv ꒰⍨꒱ @luvvivv

Reported 2020-11-25 22:06:28

BRUH I MADE A MISTAKE ON MY FAFSA AND BAD TO FIX IT AND SUBMIT IT JUST NOW ... I’m so LATE UGH WTF I THOUGHT IT ALR SUBMITTED

Rad cait @rad_cait

Reported 2020-11-25 19:21:24

@kulu_sadira @IlhanMN Who wou be low income qualifying? The young adult going to college or their parents? The formula is part of the problem- I don't anyone whose parents were giving them what FAFSA expected

Prince George's County Memorial Library System @PGCMLS

Reported 2020-11-25 17:20:48

Interested in applying to College? Hear from a college application specialist as we break down the financial aid process! Understand what the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (#FAFSA ) is used for, what the CSS profile is, and how scholarships may impact financial aid. https://t.co/kp6xkbUWUl

Kara Marie @KaraMarie117

Reported 2020-11-25 13:43:52

Tried to do my homework and fafsa during lunch because it’s raining so we can’t walk (got it in this morning though holla) and now the website for school is down LMAO I hate it here

Wedad @MsYassin__

Reported 2020-11-25 10:37:46

Through Oct. 30, FAFSA completions are down 16.1 percent, (~117,000 fewer completions) than in the previous year. It's not too early to worry about the drop in FAFSA completion. Or too late to fix it @NCANetwork @The74 https://t.co/Y8RFzaC8S6

hal @minjuul

Reported 2020-11-25 01:38:31

application deadline is in 5 days and i haven't filled out fafsa bc the last time i tried i broke down and couldn't go to school for 2 days https://t.co/3SPgS0ncIu

crystallized honey @bibbubs1

Reported 2020-11-25 01:29:58

When @LehmanCollege accepts you into the school even though financial aid didn’t come in (even on record you received it) and now they’re expecting you to cough up 3700$. Sounds like a problem between y’all, @FAFSA and @NYStudentFinAid

EM @counturteeth

Reported 2020-11-24 19:49:44

@Portland_State is the odin server down right now? i’m trying to log on for my application fafsa stuff and it keeps giving me this https://t.co/4KBF7LrP8e

victoria @strawberryeveee

Reported 2020-11-24 17:57:03

Can fafsa PLEASE fix their **** I’m so tired of this 😐

Jacob Sweet @JacobSweetMU

Reported 2020-11-24 16:51:12

Please make sure you take time to file out your @FAFSA over Thanksgiving break.

Karina 🤍 @skarina798

Reported 2020-11-24 16:25:37

I’m finally trying to apply for FAFSA and I answered something wrong went back to fix it and now I’ve been stuck on the same page for 20mins...

Manchester University Admissions @FutureMUSpartan

Reported 2020-11-24 15:19:25

The upcoming Thanksgiving break is a fantastic time to grab your favorite drink, sit down with your family, and file your FAFSA! Add @ManchesterUniv using code 0️⃣0️⃣1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣0️⃣! https://t.co/5bSQ6b8N7f

bill @WBrauweiler

Reported 2020-11-24 15:05:36

Oh yea, and fix the terrible and antiquated system that is FAFSA.

SaverLife @SaverLifeorg

Reported 2020-11-24 13:03:18

This is something we've also wondered! In addition to FAFSA, SaverLife AFC @kredburn24 broke down the different types of student loan options: https://t.co/qFr281Hqq7

ashley 🎬 @xxashsapxx

Reported 2020-11-24 12:19:09

@FAFSA This has been popping up every time I try to submit for the past week. I don’t know what the problem is. https://t.co/2dpanqDfSV

Silas Allen @SilasAllen1

Reported 2020-11-24 10:44:37

This is a point that came up a few times in reporting this story: the FAFSA is, to say the least, not straightforward. It's several pages long and too complicated for most people to just sit down and figure out on their own.

M2J5K @ARKITECHZ

Reported 2020-11-24 08:56:24

@gordythomas @JaySalohcin @JoeBiden Sorry, but if you were dumb enough to sign those FAFSA papers to rack up over $100k on a useless degree then that’s on you. College doesn’t actually teach you anything except how to drink and overpay for **** you’ll use once. Not the taxpayers problem.

Callie Rooney @CallieRooney262

Reported 2020-11-23 23:57:21

Illinois - free tuition at UIUC & UIC families under $67/yr - City Colleges of Chicago free to all CPS students that have 3.0+ gpa - many privates (Northwestern) do “meets needs tuition” based on FAFSA free or low cost- Illinois Medicaid, childcare free or affordable-WIC, SNAP

MARCUS🗣 @m2neatttt

Reported 2020-11-23 22:41:08

im about to give a representation of how down bad my parents are bro they flipped on me for not filling out the fafsa an application thats due in MAY 2021 i feel like since i give them nothing to complain about in school they find new random stupid **** to nitpick at

Leonard Rubin @LeonardRubin2

Reported 2020-11-23 21:37:08

@Ry_nCement @stltoday Isn't that what FAFSA is all about? Ability to repay is already factored into cost of attendance. Some students riding free foolishly take on debt. The predatorial lenders offering student loans that surp*** cost of tuition, room and board, and books should be shut down.

ken @d0lledupkay

Reported 2020-11-23 19:47:46

they said “fight ur demons” right? so when i swing on the fafsa lady it better not b a problem

Ivana Mendez @Ivana331Mendez

Reported 2020-11-23 16:05:48

@FAFSA How can a spouse who HAS NEVER HAD student aid get an FSA ID??? I am having this same issue FOUR YEARS LATER. My husband needs to cosign my Ibr app, but he doesn't have an account to log into.

Rat @yahdude1

Reported 2020-11-23 16:02:12

$KyleW2019 and I could really use the 500 dollars to help pay for my college tuition, as scholarships and FAFSA have let me down yet again.

ESG @edstrategygroup

Reported 2020-11-23 13:34:57

Disparities on NAEP reflect the concerns we have about worsening disparities in postsec transitions + academic readiness for college. Enrollment is down + FAFSA completions also down, indicating a trend into next yr. Students of color + low-income are hardest hit. #GovBoardChat

ESG @edstrategygroup

Reported 2020-11-23 13:33:52

Disparities on NAEP reflect the concerns we have about worsening disparities in postsec transitions + academic readiness for college. Enrollment is down + FAFSA completions are also down, indicating a continuing trend for next year. Students of color + low-income are hardest hit.

Cognoscente of Cognomens @ShimminyKricket

Reported 2020-11-23 11:44:22

That is certainly part of it. Pell grants are for poor and working cl*** families. Student loans is a big problem for families whose incomes imply they have more money to spend on education than they do. FAFSA don't ask about debt and bills.

GEAR UP at MCS @GEARUP_Marion

Reported 2020-11-23 10:53:02

Seniors! Check your email. Apply to college? ✔️Submit your FAFSA? ✔️ Then pop down to the HHS Community Room to claim your goodies during your lunch period today or tomorrow! #PrexyNation #gearupworks #reachhigher https://t.co/R90LLzcCpI

Research for Action @Research4Action

Reported 2020-11-23 10:33:26

1/3 Student loan debt is a big problem. Many students don't know that they qualify for need-based grants until they complete a #FAFSA, required for many #PromisePrograms. Our research looked at how these programs are increasing access. https://t.co/luUHSWQt8W

Learn to Earn Dayton @LtoED

Reported 2020-11-23 09:06:17

It's not too early to worry about the drop in #FAFSA completions. Or too late to fix it. @NCANetwork & @BillDeBaun share thoughts in @The74 about what states and schools can do to help reverse declines in financial aid applications. https://t.co/ldDBMOif5a https://t.co/KJqrZVU1P4

Kimberly 🌺 @kb_toyzz

Reported 2020-11-22 23:47:28

Me ready with my major surgery excuse if FAFSA got a problem next semester https://t.co/XBSCONEZlY

chloe bailey's thighs @sapphrodite_

Reported 2020-11-22 21:46:21

within one weekend I researched every gender studies postgrad program in the UK, compared the prices with those in the US, narrowed my list down to 5, submitted the fafsa, started the applications and reached out to professors for references. This is only cause I have ADHD

norm son of a gunderson @OfNorm

Reported 2020-11-22 18:03:11

@Joy_Villa For generations we’ve been told that a college education is the American Dream. We fill out our FAFSA when we’re 17 years old in between working after school jobs or doing extracurricular activities. We do the work then are fleeced by billionaires. Nothing trickles down to us.

Michelle Garrett @PRisUs

Reported 2020-11-22 15:48:35

Lost count of how many times I've cursed while trying to renew my son's FAFSA for the next year of college. 🤬 I can't finish it because the IRS's site appears to be down... &@%$!)*&^%$# #onenotfunthingaboutbeingaparent https://t.co/Z0snbd4Ph7

Trinity Mathis @TrinityMathis

Reported 2020-11-22 14:27:49

Everytime I go to fill out my FAFSA the website crashes or is down.... IM TRYING TO DO GOOD UNIVERSE!!!! LET ME DO IT WHILE IM STILL MOTIVATED!

Kate the Great @Kateowagner

Reported 2020-11-22 14:18:40

@lewbloch @alixabeth @PhDinProgress17 @lackeyleft @chick_in_kiev Can’t speak for anyone else but for me it boils down to some1 making ***umptions about ppl’s resources & demonizing them for requesting access to content that may be req’d for a cl***. How are people being ***essed as “well-resourced” ? Does she look @ their FAFSA?

Moderate Swing Voter @NattyCakes13_

Reported 2020-11-22 13:45:50

@PaulyglotTV @jdcmedlock @basedball_ You are very oddly defensive about this. What would? Anecdotes? I have friends that are in debt specifically because the “expected family contribution” in FAFSA wasn’t what was actually contributed. Is this not a problem to you?

mimi is namkooking @bunnieslovejoon

Reported 2020-11-22 05:45:36

i was gonna do my fafsa but the site is down ,,,

idiotic tall asian server @nathanboygenius

Reported 2020-11-22 00:47:07

fafsa’s electronic signature sign in can choke and crash

Clownfucish @CConfucish

Reported 2020-11-21 23:10:31

@_1ilnujiivert_ @FAFSA @Twitter Take this down pls 🙄 https://t.co/S0olRxufqO

MEI⁷ @gldgguk

Reported 2020-11-21 21:10:20

sooo i heard that in order to get the most out of fafsa i’d have to get married (bc that’s the only way to be an independent student when you’re a minor). sooo who’s down?

SCORE @SCORE4Schools

Reported 2020-11-21 18:20:15

FAFSA completions are down 21% in TN (31% in Davidson County; 40% in the Antioch community). Learn how school leaders and community partners are working to close the gaps! https://t.co/dWVVpTYA4S

canoooo @SamCano08

Reported 2020-11-21 17:35:39

As a admissions counselor - this season has been so rough! Even when offering a FREE college app & constant FAFSA help.

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