CSS Fee Waivers?

[Occitzer]

<p>Is there anyway I can get some sort of fee waiver/code, either from the College Board or the schools I'm applying to? I just finished inputting my data to find out that sending them out to my 9 schools will cost $137. Does anyone know of any way to waive the fees?</p>

[sybbie719]

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just finished inputting my data to find out that sending them out to my 9 schools will cost $137.

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<p>This means that based on the information you have submitted, that you are not eligible for a fee waiver. They determine if you are fe wavier eligible at the time you submit the aplication. If you were fee waiver eligible it would have shown up and you could have waived the fee for up to 6 schools.</p>

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<p>The PROFILE service provides fee waivers automatically to domestic (U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens)first-time students from families with low incomes and limited assets.</p>

<p>In an effort to reach as many qualifying students as possible, the PROFILE fee waiver process is fully automated based on the family and financial information given in the application. PROFILE fee waiver guidelines are as follows:
• The PROFILE fee waiver program applies the USDA reduced price lunch income guidelines to the CSS Institutional Methodology (IM) definition of total parent income. Total parental income includes both taxable and untaxed income, with the exception of the Earned Income Credit. More information about current reduced price lunch income guidelines may be found at [School</a> Meals](<a href=“http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd]School”>http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd).</p>

<p>• Parental assets are also included in the fee waiver eligibility In an effort to reach as many qualifying students as possible, the PROFILE fee waiver process is
fully automated based on the family and financial information given in the application. PROFILE fee
waiver guidelines are as follows:
• The PROFILE fee waiver program applies the USDA reduced price lunch income
guidelines to the CSS Institutional Methodology (IM) definition of total parent income. Total
parental income includes both taxable and untaxed income, with the exception of the
Earned Income Credit. More information about current reduced price lunch income
guidelines may be found at [School</a> Meals](<a href=“http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd]School”>http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd).
• Parental assets are also included in the fee waiver eligibility assessment. Dependent students whose parents report net assets in the excess of $34,450 are not eligible for a fee waiver.</p>

<p>• The fee waiver covers the application and six total school reports. First-time students file an average of three PROFILE reports; thus the fee waiver process meets the needs of most entering students.
• Payment is not required until the application is submitted. When students submit their applications, they will be notified of their charges or their fee waiver receipt.</p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/PROFILE_fees.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

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[Occitzer]

<p>Well then does anyone know if it’s possible to submit the form with some schools on the list and then add the rest later (to spread the cost over time)?</p>

[IBSenior254]

<p>I’m in the same boat. They said you’ll get a waiver if your inome is below the poverty line- mine isnt. I decided to just not do the CSS all together. I dont wanna go to Syracuse or Fordham so why waste my money?</p>

<p>There are no fee waivers so pay up or dont get any aid.</p>