Fee Waiver for international

Paying for College
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I am going to apply to 8 schools, and the sum of money I have to pay is certainly going to make my family's budget even more stringent. My family earns 25000$ in a year, can I qualify for Common App fee waiver? If I check the statement "I can provide a supporting statement from a school official, college access counselor, financial aid officer, or community leader", what will my counselor have to submit? Tax-return, income statement, or maybe a simple letter will do? And what if they decide that supporting documents sent by my counselor are not trustworthy? </p>

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<p>I don’t think that there are any common app waivers for int’ls. Likely because there are a gazillion low-income int’ls that would bombard Collegeboard with those requests.</p>

<p>I think that “check the box” thing is for domestic students, not int’ls.</p>

<p>However, if you contact each of your schools and ask if you can have a waiver, then maybe they will provide one if you can provide documentation that you are low income. </p>

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<p>To this poster…keep in mind also, there are not waivers for sending the SAT or for sending the CSS Profile…for international students either.</p>