Does it really take 4-6 weeks for MONEY to arrive from FAFSA?

Question

Does it really take 4-6 weeks for MONEY to arrive from FAFSA?

Answer 1

Sometimes it takes 4-6 weeks just for a paper FAFSA application to be processed.  If you did the electronic version, even though it usually get processed within a week, your college's financial aid office will need to do processing on their end.  Usually the offices give you the worst-case scenario, but better be prepared for that long just in case.