<p>I think I could not use college board's fee waiver because that's for students who already waived SAT fee
however only students in u.s. could waive sat fee so i am not eligible for that</p>
<p>does NACAC's form just for students in united states?
if so, can I just ask my counselor write a letter about my family's condition to prove that i am eligible for fee waiver?</p>
<p>If anybody here is international student, please tell me
Others with experiences please also let me know :]</p>
<p>Thank you! ^^
Then how should I choose on commonapp? NACAC or Collegeboard? Or a ramdom one as it doesnt matter since I will hava a letter from my counselor?
thx a lot</p>
<p>btw how much family contribution you guys think to be okay for fee waiver?
or their only care about family income , family contribution does matter？
than you！</p>
<p>if you are an international student and you are applying for fee waivers, I assume you will also be expecting financial aid from the college. </p>
<p>I would hope that you have really good stats and are an outstanding candidate and/or you are only applying to schools that meet full need for internationals. Not to scare you off, but unless you are in the really top tier of students, you won't get into the very few schools that meet the full need of international students.</p>
<p>you mean only when i apply for schools garantee meet full need, my fee waiver wont hurt my chance?
or instead this school really want me so that it ignore my fee waiver?
thx:]</p>
<p>yes i know its very keen
but besides does my fee waiver hurt my chance?
(if i apply for schools which have financial aid but not need-blind to international students)
thx again!</p>
<p>your fee waiver probably won't hurt your chance of being admitted if you are one of the international students that is going to be one of the lucky very few to get need met.</p>
<p>I interpreted the fact you (non-US citizen) say you need a fee waiver to mean that you also need ALOT of financial aid to go to school in the USA. That will be a big problem UNLESS you are an outstanding candidate that a school wants to have and is willing to PAY for. Very few schools are like that</p>
<p>what are your stats/scores and which schools are you looking at</p>
<p>The NACAC fee waiver is not intended for use by international students. For the NACAC fee waiver, the family income represent amounts equal to 150% of the family income levels established by the Census Bureau for determining poverty status. The poverty guidelines were published by the US Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 15, January 23, 2008, pp. 3971-3972.</p>
<p>I think that it is easier if you are an international student attending school in the U.S to get a fee waiver, because your conselor can write a letter to the school or contact the school directly on your behalf to have the fee waived (because they can more easily supply documentation of eligibility - fee lunch, public assistance letters, etc.)</p>
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but besides does my fee waiver hurt my chance?
(if i apply for schools which have financial aid but not need-blind to international students)
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<p>I agree with sue that unless you are at the tippy top of the applicant pool, your applying with a fee waiver at a school that is not need blind screams "I NEED FINANCIAL AID AND A LOT OF IT" and it will hurt your chances at schools that do not have deep pockets to meet the financial needs of every international student who is admitted. With all but a small number of schools, for an international student your ability to pay is a factor in the admissions process.</p>
<p>For schools that are need blind and meet 100% of demonstrated need for international students, these are the most competitive schools when it comes to gaining admission.</p>
<p>thanks for your reply!
For one thing, no matter I fee waiver or not, the school will know my condition and accordingly decide to give me an offer or not---is that true?
I know how difficult to apply as an international students and how crucial my family contribution is. However I still believe there are some chances for me, especially in some liberal art colleges which are not so competitive as those top schools.
My sat: CR 660 MATH 800
I know maybe it is not high enough but I am still looking forward to my own chances,,,
thank you^^</p>
<p>Because international students are not eligible for Federal?state aid (Pell grants, SEOG, ACG, stafford loans, Perkins loans, Federal work study or State grants/ in-state tuition) a large amount of funding for low income students are lost and the college would have to make up these cost from their own institutional funds. At many schools there are more international students applying than there is money to fund them, so athe ability to pay becomes a factor in the admissions process. This concept is that a student who needs less of the school's resources is more attractive to them than a student who needs more. For example, College A has $40,000 to fund international students. </p>
<p>You have 1 student who needs $40,000 in order to attend college A. You have 4 students who need $10,000 in order to attend college "A". The school will most likely take the 4 students who need $10,000 (serving more international students), before taking the 1 student who needs $40,000.</p>
<p>The few schools that are need blind to international students (your needing FA, whether it is $1 or the full cost to attend is not a factor in the admissions process), are the most competitive as far as gaining admissions. At many schools, you would be hard pressed to find 100 international students in the entering class with thousands vying for the chance to attend.</p>
<p>thank you!
and I have another question of fee waiver:
if I fee waiver, will the admission officers think I am not enthusiastic about their school? Will they suspect if I really love their school as I even pay no fee to apply, is that not sincere??
Will this hurt my chance in spite of the finanacial aid I need?
(My family income is eligible to NACAC's standard)</p>