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<p>@harisheena - “thope” means someone who’s great and the like - its a bit of a slang - bit hard to explain the meaning too…:p</p>

<p>and mind enlightening me about college waiving your app fees??? when do colleges waive a student’s app fees???</p>

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<p>saxena: when a student put forwards his request</p>

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<p>college apllication fee waiver is offered by almost all colleges, and getting fee waiver is easy all you need is a letter from you gc/principle stating that the application fee will cause financial hardship to you, and while submitting your app online there is usually an option for fee waiver all you need to do is check it.</p>

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<p>Nomad - ask Stanford and Dartmouth for fee waiver request… (you will get to know)
Stanford won’t provide for intl
dartmouth asks for millions of income documents, and asks to post it by mail… the total process is so costly and harassing that you would consider to submit the application fee…</p>

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<p>easy said than done</p>

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<p>Lol good luck getting a full ride at the colleges you mentioned.</p>

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<p>so its better to pay the fees straight?? or go through the fee waiver process???</p>

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<p>Ive heard asking for a fee waiver can reduce your chances to get into most need aware colleges.They’ll be even more apprehensive about the financial status during the application process.</p>

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<p>Except with need-blind colleges.</p>

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<p>i asked gary sometime back he and aviatorpenguin both said fee waiver was easy and gary told me he had applied for fee waiver every where</p>

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<p>^^

Well thats what I said.</p>

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<p>I know it’s tough, but
. . . नन्हीं चींटी जब दाना लेकर चलती है,
चढ़ती दीवारों पर, सौ बार फिसलती है।
मन का विश्वास रगों में साहस भरता है,
चढ़कर गिरना, गिरकर चढ़ना न अखरता है।
आख़िर उसकी मेहनत बेकार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की हार नहीं होती|
I will atleast try. Dunno what may work.</p>

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if the college puts on unreasonable demands on you (like Dartmouth) - pay the fee, otherwise WAIVER.</p>

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Some of the people (who got in) actually insisted me to ask for the waiver.</p>

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<p>That makes no sense, I don’t understand why they would say that. All else equal, a college will choose someone who requires no aid over someone who requires aid.</p>

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<p>blue_box - hmmmmmm, you are right.</p>

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<p>Lol I’m sure the colleges will wonder whether you’ll be able to afford the living costs in the USA. Asking for need-based fin aid is one thing. Asking for a waiver of an amount as small (relatively) as $50-70 is another thing altogether.</p>

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<p>**Lol I’m sure the colleges will wonder whether you’ll be able to afford the living costs in the USA. **</p>

<p>They won’t wonder. I will clearly demonstrate in my financial aid forms that accept me only after you can provide 100% aid (including everything) or don’t admit. (I will demonstrate that and of course won’t say literally)</p>

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<p>Oh, then don’t hesitate with the waivers. Go ahead and request them.</p>

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<p>Thank You bluebox…</p>