Collegeboard Fee Waiver language a lot cleaer this year...

[OHMomof2]

<p>I remember a lot of confusion over the "Realize Your College Potential" packets the CB mailed out last year with fee waivers included. I notice this year they are very clear about using the fee waivers only if you would otherwise qualify for one. </p>

[mommdc]

<p>Ok, can you clarify for me, last school year our income qualified for reduced lunch so we got fee waivers for the two sat she took, this school year we don’t qualify for reduced lunch, but since she used a fee waiver for the sat previously does that mean she is allowed to also use fee waivers for college applications? </p>

[OHMomof2]

<p>I don’t know, but there is some info here: <a href=“Higher Education Professionals | College Board”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

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Choosing Recipients</p>

<p>Students are chosen to receive RYCP packets based on their academic achievement and estimated income. We select students who meet both of the following criteria:</p>

<pre><code>Top 10%–15% in their class (based on PSAT/NMSQT® and SAT® scores and GPA)
Bottom 33% of the income distribution (roughly $40K–$50K and below)

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[mommdc]

<p>Yes, I assume they sent us this packet because of test scores and using a fee waiver for SAT.</p>

[mommdc]

<p>Thanks for that link, there is a phone number listed, I might give them a call.</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>The college board is not longer giving paper fee waivers to the high schools. Every student who is eligible for application fee waiver (because they were eligible for testing fee waivers, will be sent their fee waivers electronically directly from the college board.</p>

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<p>Every income-eligible senior who takes the SAT or SAT Subject Tests using a fee waiver will receive four college application fee waivers (CAFWs) directly from the College Board, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year. These fee waivers will be delivered to eligible students who can use them to apply to any of the over 2,000 participating colleges. This new initiative is made possible thanks to the commitment of colleges across the country to ensure that application fees are not a barrier, and fee waivers are an important part of our efforts to propel low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students into the educational opportunities they have earned.</p>

<p>College Application Fee-Waiver Distribution</p>

<p>College application fee waivers will be distributed electronically to eligible students. Because students who take the SAT using a fee waiver have already had their eligibility verified by their counselor, CAFWs do not require additional counselor approval. Eligible students will receive notification of their CAFWs and be able to access them via their SAT accounts. </p>

<p>Here is how it will work for different populations of students:</p>

<p>Eligible students in the class of 2015 who tested during the 2013-14 academic year will receive their CAFWs online by September 2014.</p>

<p>Seniors testing for the first time during 2014-15 will receive CAFWs at the same time they receive their SAT test scores — typically 19 days after the test date.</p>

<p>Students from the class of 2016 and the class of 2017 who test with an SAT fee waiver will receive CAFWs at the beginning of their senior year.</p>

<p><a href=“SAT Fee Waiver Benefits – SAT Suite | College Board”>Home – SAT Suite of Assessments | College Board;

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[laralei]

<p>I just posted in another thread, and DS qualified for fee waiver for subject tests. </p>

<p>We did not get any notification,</p>

<p>I called his GC and she said she has to handle these. ???</p>

[mommdc]

<p>I still think there is stil a lot of confusion surrounding these application fee waivers.</p>

<p>Apparently there are different kinds, some you are to automatically get in your online SAT account fall of senior year if you used a SAT or subject test waiver.</p>

<p>And others are sent to some students in the “realize your college potential” packet, but are for a limited list of schools.</p>

<p>Then there are NACAC fee waivers and fee waivers through the common app or directly from schools.</p>

<p>Before you apply, check and see if the school charges an application fee, some don’t, or they waive it for online application.</p>

<p>Sometimes you get emails from schools and they offer free app if applying by a certain date.</p>

<p>Or if you visit the school some may waive the fees.</p>