<p>I was wondering if any of the college I was applying to had any method to get a free application. While I don't qualify for a fee waiver based on income, free things are generally good.</p>
<p>In my search I found this website. . . check it out!
<a href="http://www.porcelina.net/freeapps/%5B/url%5D">http://www.porcelina.net/freeapps/</a></p>
<p>Some schools require you to apply online or visit campus. . . all organized by category. There's some pretty good schools too!</p>
<p>I wouldn't apply to a college just because it has a free app...</p>
<p>Sometimes if you visit a college they will give you a fee waiver</p>
<p>Thanks for posting that! When I was applying to college years ago my mom would only pay for my application fee to the colleges she liked! A lot of $70 fees adds up!</p>
<p>I'm not saying people should apply to colleges just because they are free. . . but you might find a good safety. . . In fact, I would have paid a lot for schools I was going to apply to anyway.</p>
<p>If you go to Common App, there is a matrix that shows the requirements of all schools. Many schools has 0 for application fee.</p>
<p>I did a research on this free application and found there are at least 27-30 schools in the top 100 universities and LAC that offer free application. However, to use some school as a safety, you also need to look at the cost of attending there. I did further search on the type of merit aid that they gave and found most schools give a discount ranging from $10K-$25k max for a total price of $40-50K COA. So it turns out the local UC is a better safety. So a safety, should also be a financial safety, and you must want to go there otherwise it is FRAUD safety.</p>