<p>Common app needs counselor's statement that the ward cant pay for the application and it needs to be sent to them
Can my counselor send it online ?
MIT,harvard and others have given their mailing address and have asked to snail mail them but it would cost about Rs.1200 for each of them(X10 makes 12,000)</p>
<p>Can we send counselor written fee waiver request online??</p>
<p>Any replies???</p>
<p>Guys … pls reply</p>
<p>Application fee waiver for international students is very hard to come by. Even poor students in the US, have a really hard time even though they need financial aid. Most applicants are at least expected to have the appln fee.</p>
<p>The other part of the equation - not to be discouraging but being realistic. Financial aid that you get after admission will rarely cover everything. And even after all that, remember your job when you get to the visa office in India, you have to show that you can meet travel and other expenses. If you are not able to pay the application fee, I would honestly not apply. Else if you have family in the USA who can help out, that may be a more viable option.</p>
<p>No, fall 2016 isn’t right. You should apply for fee waivers, surely. Though your fee waiver will be accepted only if they think that your family’s income is low enough for that.</p>
<p>A college would never have granted a student (esp international student) a fee waiver if they think that they wouldn’t be able to attend the univs or take care of expenses.</p>
<p>Fallparent hasn’t heard about need based aid, right? at times, it covers books and personal expenses too…</p>
<p>Sure, try, but I am being realistic.
If you can’t afford the application fee, and unless your are India’s top 1% applicant, you are wasting your time. And also what happens if they reject your waiver, will they then not consider your application? You need to weigh those in. If you live in a big city, I would contact the advisor there.</p>
<p>Collegeboard waivers are only for US /permanent citizens
[SAT</a> Fee Waivers](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>
<p>@specific, sure need-based 100% aid is given but only to the very top applicants. Even the girl quoted in the newspaper article (see post above) got only half aid. See the profile of the indian students accepted to the top universities here. They were the cream of the crop.
So be realistic here. And also even after you get admission/some aid, you still have to prove to the US consulate that you are a valid candidate and not looking at getting a free ticket here. Perhaps @anailways can chip in.</p>
<p>I am quoting the following from “Ask the Dean” on College Confidential</p>
<p>"As with most things in the colleges-admissions world, there are no easy answers when it comes to international applicants and fee waivers. Perhaps ironically, some colleges automatically grant fee waivers to every international applicant, while other schools grant no fee waivers at all to internationals. Sometimes the fee is waived just for online applications; occasionally a waiver can only be used with a paper application! Confusing, isn’t it?</p>
<p>So first, you need to read the International Student instructions carefully for each college on your list to see what the waiver policy is. If the school does offer waivers to international students and you have no school counselor, no problem. Ideally, you will find a different school official (head of school, head teacher, etc.) who will write a brief note attesting to your family’s approximate annual income (converted into US dollars) and the hardship that an application fee will present. Alternatively, if no school administrator is appropriate, another adult who has inside knowledge of your family’s circumstances in some sort of “official” capacity (member of the clergy, social worker, etc.) could write the waiver request as well.</p>
<p>As I’m sure you’re already aware, getting any sort of financial aid from U.S. colleges and universities can be a discouraging process. Standards are set extremely high for internationals seeking aid, so be sure that your college list includes mostly those places where your grades and standardized test scores make you a far stronger candidate than the typical admitted domestic applicant. Good luck!"</p>
<p>[FAQs</a> for Application Fee Waiver Form](<a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/STUDENTINFO/FEEWAIVER/Pages/default.aspx]FAQs”>http://www.nacacnet.org/STUDENTINFO/FEEWAIVER/Pages/default.aspx)</p>
<p>The above link has FAQs for US Students fee waiver process. I think it clearly states that fee waiver forms need to be mailed “where do I mail the Form?”</p>
<p>Hey you guys make me do lot of work. But don’t worry I love to learn…</p>
<p>I applied online to Purdue University by selecting the application fee waiver option. It granted it to me. I could have paid for it but since they granted it without a counsellor’s letter, I filled in the form. Does my application stand chances for rejection?</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1206781-does-applying-application-fee-wavers-hurt-your-chances-get.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/international-students/1206781-does-applying-application-fee-wavers-hurt-your-chances-get.html</a></p>
<p>The above thread has some very senior CC members answering the same question. It might help you to get a perspective.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link anialways…I have checked it out and yes,we can apply for fee waiver
But
IS IT THROUGH SNAIL MAIL OR ONLINE?? (snail mail cost lot to send to 10 -12 univ from here)</p>
<p>My first question was the process…how to mail it online???
PLS PLS PLS …has NOBODY applied for application fee waiver???</p>
<p>How to send the counselor letter for fee waiver…ONLINE OR SNAIL MAIL ???</p>
<p>You need to each to go to the website of each college that you are applying to and then should be able to know how to go about fee waiver. Each college has a distinct guideline regarding waivers.</p>