<p>Well, I was wondering how you could signify to a school like Harvard that you have grown up with a single parent who has a low income salary. I do not want to broadcast it all over the app, but I read that Ivies are now trying to get more low income families. I figured it would be best to put it in the essay soemhow, but was just wondering if there was a better place (or is there a salary income bubble you fill in on the Harvard app)</p>
<p>The CSS Profile and the FAFSA are the two forms you’ll send to colleges for receiving financial aid. HYP have a policy in which if one’s family makes less than $60,000 per year, everything is covered. Then there’s a $60,000 to $180,000 bracket in which the school will require your family contribution to be between 1% and 10% of your family’s income. For family who make more than $180,000 per year, it gets a little harder to receive aid (most people in this bracket have more than one kid in college).</p>
<p>Pey, I believe that is not answering his question. </p>
<p>Grad, if those points are not covered in your actual essays you can discuss everything in the optional section of the commonapp put aside for additional information.</p>
<p>Oh, my bad, I misinterpreted the question.</p>
<p>Asking for an application fee waiver (and getting approved) sends the message across I suppose.</p>
<p>using a fee waiver, applying via Questbridge or having your GC explicitly
address your financial situation are the 3 typical ways to do it.</p>
<p>^Those are good ways, but Harvard doesn’t do QuestBridge, which is unfortunate.</p>