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How to Get a Fee Waiver
How to Get a Fee Waiver
Types of College Application Fee Waivers
Types of College Application Fee Waivers
The UC's and CSU's have a built in fee waiver questionnaire in their college application. If students qualify, they will be given 4 applications for free to the UC's and 4 applications for free to the CSU's. If students do not qualify, they may request other forms of fee waivers.
Students eligible for the College Board SAT testing fee waiver will be eligible for 4 college application fee waivers.
Click here for the College Board application.
Students can also apply to NACAC for a college fee waiver.
Click here for the NACAC application.
Your counselor or higher education coordinator can write a letter to the university asking for application fees to be waived.
Accurate family financial information is crucial when completing a fee waiver.
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
NACAC offers other types of Fee Waivers
NACAC offers other types of Fee Waivers
College Enrollment Deposit Fee Waivers
Click here for the enrollment deposit fee waiver.
NACAC Transfer Admission Application Fee Waiver
Click here for the Transfer fee waiver.
Eligibility
Eligibility
Students are eligible to use the NACAC fee waivers if:
They have received or are eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
They are enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program (FRPL).
Their family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
They are enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids student from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs, such as Upward Bound).
Their family receives public assistance.
They live in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home, or are homeless.
They are a ward of the state or an orphan.
Requirement to complete NACAC fee waiver
Requirement to complete NACAC fee waiver
Students must complete the student section in its entirety.
The student’s secondary school counselor, independent counselor, or TRIO representative must verify that the student is eligible to use the form.
Meet current income eligibility guidelines for the Child Nutrition Programs.
The form must be mailed directly to the admission office of the college or university to which the student is seeking admission.
College Board
College Board
How to get a college board fee waiver ?
How to get a college board fee waiver ?
Sign in at collegeboard.org/mysat.
Click the link Get your college application fee waivers*
View fee-waiver options. Clicking the link takes students to a page where they can: Print their college application fee waivers. ...
Send fee waiver.
College application fees can really add up, but there’s good news for students. Every income-eligible student who takes the SAT or SAT Subject Tests™ with a fee waiver or as part of a district or state program while in high school, can choose from over 2,000 participating colleges and apply for free. These waivers will be delivered online to eligible students.
If you have received an SAT fee waiver, you may apply to any Coalition, Common, or Universal College Application college without a fee. Each of these application platforms has a process in place to allow eligible students to have their application fee waived, and generally do not require you to submit your College Board fee waivers.
On the Coalition App, students can determine their eligibility for a fee waiver by answering a brief series of questions while creating their Coalition profile. If you qualify for fee waivers from the College Board (or qualify based on any of the other questions), you will automatically bypass the payment screen when you submit your application to a member school.
On the Common App, you will be asked on the application whether your financial circumstances qualify you for a fee waiver-- if you received an SAT fee waiver, you should indicate that in response to this question to have your fee waived. Your high school counselor will be asked to verify your eligibility.
To use your fee waiver on the Universal College Application, check the “fee waiver” box on your application and submit your form to the college or university.
For all other colleges that participate in the program, submit the application fee waiver forms included in your College Board account directly to the institution.
Click here for a list of colleges that accept the College Board Fee Waiver
College Application Fee Waiver Directory
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/college-application-fee-waiver-directory.pdf
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