<p>Hey guys,
I got a packet in the mail from College Board today which included 8 fee waivers for college applications. Does anyone know why I got this? I'm delighted, of course, but it's just a surprise. My friends haven't received anything so maybe you have some more insight.</p>
<p>See [SAT</a> Fee Waivers](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)
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<p>It’s funny because the waivers were actually for the college applications themselves with a list of colleges that accept them. I don’t qualify for any need based aid for the SAT/ACT.</p>
<p>I got them too!! I was so surprised. And I’m not sure how college board knows that I needed them…</p>
<p>I got them as well! I was skeptical about how this packet would contain useful information, but it really did! The application waivers were probably what made my day. They made the difference between applying to 10 colleges (with the use of other fee waivers) to applying to 20 colleges. </p>
<p>And from what I know, they haven’t done this in previous years. I’m pretty sure they knew that I needed them from Reduced lunch/and or SAT fee waiver use. However, I have friends that fulfill both of these requirements, yet they didn’t receive one.</p>
<p>My D just receive these today - so psyched. The letter doesn’t say anything about financial need, so I’m assuming we can use these? Has anyone gone through the process of submitting them?</p>
<p>I also got this packet - not exactly sure why I got them - but it definitely made my day!</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to use them? I understand that you mail it in, but what do you put on the common app?</p>
<p>My D sent in her app to Yale (!) last night. She check the fee waiver question in the common app, easy peasy. Today I mailed in one of the college board waiver sheets to Yale admissions (instructions are in the packet.)</p>
<p>I understand that you check the fee waiver option, but when I hit “submit”, the only options are credit card and check.</p>
<p>I got mine because I took the sat earlier on a fee waiver. My gc told me that I wouldn’t have gotten the school waivers without first taking the sat for free.</p>
<p>@picktails can you elaborate on how you used them?</p>
<p>Hmmm, let me check with my D when she gets home - she handled it herself. She said, though, after checking yes for the fee waiver it did let her hit the submit button.</p>
<p>BTW, the counselors are wrong - my daughter’s friend (Korean) also got the waivers and they are also not low-income. We reported $126K last year and have never before applied for a waiver.</p>
<p>I’m confused on these… I don’t qualify for free or reduced lunch of SAT waivers or any of the conditions listed on the common app under the waiver question… Am I still allowed to use these fee waivers?</p>
<p>@picktails after hitting preview common app, and then submit, it asks me to specify a payment method, and few waiver isn’t one of the options.</p>
<p>Okay, finally pinned her down.
She went into the general info of her common app and changed “no” to “yes” when asked if she qualifies for a fee waiver.
Then when working on and submitting for a specific school it let her send without payment.</p>
<p>Uh, so don’t you still have to meet these requirements in order to use the fee waivers?</p>
<p>You have received or are eligible to receive an ACT or SAT testing fee waiver.
You are enrolled in or eligible to participate in the Federal Free or Reduced Price Lunch program (FRPL).
Your annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
You are enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs such as Upward Bound).
Your family receives public assistance.
You live in a federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or are homeless.
You are a ward of the state or an orphan.
You can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor, financial aid officer, or community leader.</p>
<p>These waivers were sent to my daughter by the college board, we did not solicit them. I am not going to question them, as many others have attested to also receiving them without belonging to one of the subgroups you quoted.
Are you saying they are not legitimate?</p>
<p>No, i’m not challenging the authenticity of these fee waivers, it’s just that in order to use these fee waivers, you have to mark on the common app “yes” that you meet the said requirements. I’m really not sure if you are still allowed to use the waivers since college-board still did send it to those who are not technically qualified for the waivers.</p>