<p>Does applying for a fee waiver hamper the chances of getting admitted to a college?
What if the college is need conscious?</p>
<p>It depends on the school. Very few schools are need blind in the admissions process. Even those that are need aware or need sensitive, need only comes into play toward the end of the admissions cycle when they are running out of money. At that time if choosing between 2 sinilary qualified applicants, the tip will go to the person who needs the least amount of funding.</p>
<p>the best thing you can do for your self is to make sure that you submit all of your FA information before the school's deadline.</p>
<p>If you don't have to apply for fee waiver why would you? So, if it hampers the admission chances, you are not poor! This is the problem with most of these programs, there is systematic abuse.</p>