FAFSA sIte won't accept Safari 6.0.

[Exxod]

Just as the title says. I get "An incompatible browser has been detected" and it lists Safari 4.x and 5.x as the only acceptable versions. What the heck can I do to get around this? has anyone else had this problem, or one similar?

 

[Just_Me_D]

Are you sure about that?

 

[Exxod]

Are you sure about that?

That's not the real site. Home - FAFSA on the Web-Federal Student Aid is the official one. When I go to the site and hit "Start Here", I get the error message. I don't know how to take a screen shot on my Mac, else I'd show you.

 

[Just_Me_D]

That's not the real site. Home - FAFSA on the Web-Federal Student Aid is the official one. When I go to the site and hit "Start Here", I get the error message. I don't know how to take a screen shot on my Mac, else I'd show you.

I visited the site you reference and you are right, I get the incompatible browser error. Anyway, to get around it, simply download and install the Google Chrome browser. It works with that site. You can download it here. By the way, to take a screenshot with your Mac, press command+shift+3.

 

[Exxod]

I'll go with Chrome, but I do hope that this issue is resolved.
Thanks for that info!

 

[Exxod]

Okay, it won't take Chrome, either...

 

[Just_Me_D]

Okay, it won't take Chrome, either...

I was able to access various parts of the website using Chrome with no problem. What specific part of the website are you trying to access?

UPDATE: When clicking on the Start Here button, I get the error you referenced, but like Keith has pointed out, it works via the iPad and if it works via iPad that means it should work via the iPhone so I accessed the website via my iphone 4S and then clicked on Start Here and sure enough, I did not get a browser error.

 

[kch50428]

I clicked the FAFSA site, and "start here" on iPad, and it went to the log-in screen for what that's worth...

next try on the computer may be Firefox...

 

[Just_Me_D]

I clicked the FAFSA site, and "start here" on iPad, and it went to the log-in screen for what that's worth...

next try on the computer may be Firefox...

Thanks, Keith. Like I mentioned above, if it works via the iPad it should work via the iPhone so I accessed the website via my iphone 4S and then clicked on "Start Here" and sure enough, I did not get a browser error.

 

[Fausty82]

I visited the site you reference and you are right, I get the incompatible browser error. Anyway, to get around it, simply download and install the Google Chrome browser. It works with that site. You can download it here. By the way, to take a screenshot with your Mac, press command+shift+3.

And Command + Shift + 4 gives you a cursor to capture just a part of the screen.

 

[anon(4698833)]

I just did my FAFSA a couple of weeks ago...i used Safari, and had no problems.

This is relevant to your problem, and was found (when i encountered the same problem) with a 2 second google search...

Accessing FAFSA on a Mac (Even if FAFSA.gov says “Incompatible Browser”) | Moodle @ CW

 

[Exxod]

I just did my FAFSA a couple of weeks ago...i used Safari, and had no problems.

This is relevant to your problem, and was found (when i encountered the same problem) with a 2 second google search...

Accessing FAFSA on a Mac (Even if FAFSA.gov says ?Incompatible Browser?) | Moodle @ CW

This worked! Thanks all for all the help, everyone!