If you enter the wrong student, you'll have to delete all the info and start over.
Go through the entire education interview until you reach a screen titled "Your Education Expenses Summary". Click DELETE next to the student's name. You'll then get the "Your Education Expenses Summary" screen again. Click the "Add a student" button.
Yes, it matters. The student must be identified on the education credit form 8863 or deduction form 8917. The IRS can match those forms to the 1098-T.
