<p>Can anyone help me? I'm trying to help a kid who needs an app waiver for colleges. I'm working with a student whose in financial hardship. I have a kid whose family is in the process of foreclosure, the father is unemployed now for 2 months. The problem is that last years W-2 made about $1000 over the free lunch program so they aren't eligible for the waivers for the SAT etc. Does anyone have any suggestions? The parents have tried to go to the high school to ask if there is anything that can be done. The high school seems a bit dismissive and not very helpful.</p>
<p>Any suggestions. The app fees are impossible for this family to secure. There has to be help out there for people who, although a year ago didn't qualify for free lunch (because they were a $1000 over on the salary requirements), but now are well within the federal guidelines and they are in the process of foreclosure.</p>
<p>I would love to hear any and all suggestions................Thanks CCers</p>
<p>You will need to contact each school and see if they will accept. I don’t think that reeinaz is accurate as this form simply states eligible for FRL not how many years they were eligible. </p>
<p>Also, the advice to simply call each school is good. My experience was that most admissions people just want to be helpful</p>
<p>Testing fee waivers? The college board now gives a very limited number of fee waivers to the schools. Unfortunately, this ties the hands of the school and they do go to the list; if a student isn’t listed for fee reduced lunch then no waiver. </p>
<p>Some GC’s/administrators now also ask for tax forms/budget letters to give out fee waivers because the information on the lunch forms are self reported and with the exception of students receiving services (public assistance/food stamps) the information is not verified. I currently have a student who is showing up as receiving free lunch whose mom hit the lotto and is receiving $5million in installment payments.</p>
<p>College App fee waivers?</p>
<p>They can use the NACAC fee waiver, some schools also waive their fee if you apply on line. THis can sometimes present a catch 22 because you have paid the application fee, but now you don’t have the $ to send the scores.</p>
<p>The college board determines at the time you file the CSS profile if you are eligible for a fee waiver. Again, if you are not eligible, then you can’t the form unless you pay. it is very easy to rack up over $100 to apply for aid.</p>
<p>Some community agencies that work with college access do have fee waivers that they give to their participants (they also tend to be more generous in the distribution of waivers).</p>
<p>They have to go through their high school guidance counselor to get fee waivers. They aren’t just available to the public. If they are eligible for/receiving free or reduced lunch at school this year, they are eligible for the waivers.</p>
<p>If you call for a student and ask for a fee waiver from admissions, citing the reasons, some schools will give them to you. My son applied to 12 schools and only paid for 4 applications. There were all sorts of reasons they offered free apps. One offered waiver of fees if you applied on the spot at the visit. So he did. Some took on line free apps, so that was a given. SOme schools sent special marked apps to certain students asking them to apply—waiving the fee. I think Catholic schools have some kind of combined fee thing.</p>
<p>OK so again let me just try and make sure I’m getting this. In the case of my student, she didn’t qualify for free lunch according to the 2011w-2 but since she most certainly is within the federal guidelines of financial need now, she is eligible for free lunches in 2012? She doesn’t have to wait until January when her dad files a new w-2 form to be eligible? They should be considering this kid on an as of now basis?</p>
<p>As cpt, stated, the best way to get a fee waiver is from the school itself. Did the student apply for questbridge (as they do waive fees for their students)? There are a couple of threads floating around of schools that waive app fees.</p>
<p>the GC could use the NACAC fee waiver to explain the hardship that the family is experiencing. Then it is up to the school to determine if they are going to honor the fee waiver. </p>
<p>You are going to have to contact each school as some schools do not take the NACAC fee waiver. FOr example: CUNY only takes their own fee waiver (no college board, no NACAC). this year my school received 4 CUNY fee waivers and we have a large title I population. THe rest of my students (well over 100 seniors) will have to pay the 65 to file the application.</p>
<p>Students only file for free lunch once a year. What does your school require when a student applies for free lunch. If they are requiring the W-2 form, then you will have to ask them if she can re-apply next year.</p>
<p>Everyone thank you so much for your suggestions and help. I’m going to call her school tomorrow and see if I can push to get this kid some help, but now I feel better prepared to do so.</p>
<p>Have the student/parent go directly to the GC and explain their situation. The GC does have the latitude to offer a fee waiver based on the family’s hardship. IF that does not work, contact the AP guidance or if there is not an AP Guidance contact AP administration.</p>
<p>For as much as you would like to assist, the school most likely is not going to talk to you about anything concerning the child because you are not the parent of record. Even if you work for an agency you will need a signed release from the parent to share information with you.</p>