It seems that some colleges/univeristies is fee-concious. Would they assume that you request application fee waiver in order to applyto many colleges?
Thank you.
<p>They are going to get your fee waived based on your fin situation not based on how many universities u applied. So if they think that u have enough money to pay for a fee they want grant a waiver no matter to how much colleges u apply</p>
<p>I don't think that schools are fee conscious vs. being need blind, need aware or need sensitive in the admissions process. While being granted a fee waiver it could really be a given they you have a financial need, so does checking off the box on the application as to whether or not you will be applying for financial aid. The reality is that not all schools are need blind and those that are not your financial need (or lack thereof ) may be an issue in your admissions.</p>
<p>It matters what colleges you are applying to. At places such as HPYS, applying for a fee waiver could be a boost because they are trying to attract more low income applicants. Such colleges, however are rare. At probably most colleges in the country, students who, for instance, would need virtually full financial aid will be at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Thus, before applying to colleges, look at their web pages in the financial aid and admissions pages. Find out how they grant financial aid. Colleges that indicate that they do not guarantee to meet 100% of applicants' documented financial need (keep in mind that that refers to 100% of the aid that the college thinks the student needs, which may be lower than what the students' parents feel they need) are usually not worth applying to if one has major financial need. You could get an admittance, and you might even get financial aid, but that financial aid may be $20 k or less a year than you actually need.</p>
<p>If you have any questions about the colleges' policies, e-mail their financial aid office.</p>
<p>Northstarmom, What is "HPYS"?</p>
<p>"Northstarmom, What is "HPYS"?"</p>
<p>Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford</p>
<p>i dont think a fee waiver would hurt chances of admission.. i used a fee wavier to apply to northwestern, and i got in ED... i also had fee waviers for UCs, although i wont know their results since i withdrew my apps .</p>
<p>the funny thing is that i only payed for one of my applications and the one i payed for was the school to reject me. the ones i used a fee waiver so far 6 have accepted me.</p>
<p>How do you get a fee waiver? Im a transfer student and I called the schools I was applying to and they said to ask my current school but when I did my school said they didnt do that.</p>
<p>you can get it through college board's SAT/SAT II fee waivers (max. four colleges, though). i did not financially qualify for CB's waivers, so i asked my counselor to write a cover letter to colleges verifying my need for waivers. it wasn't even specific at all, and i got waivers to all the schools i applied to (non-HYP, even, like UNC-CH and Duke). mmm... if you're a transfer student, do you have something that's the equivalent of a HS guidance counselor? like an advisor or something? maybe you can get him to write the letter/note...</p>
<p>Thank you all.
One more question, please. what is "UCs" for?</p>
<p>oh sorry... im from California.. so i use UCs all the time.. but UCs are University of California schools.. like Berkeley, LA...etc it's the California public university system schols</p>