<p>This seems to be the season when colleges start sending out incentives to apply in the form of application fees waivers. As discussed elsewhere, some of these are real and some are not. But in the mountains of college mail, sometimes it's easy to overlook the real deals. Can we make a list so we can save the "secret codes" from my recycle bins? I know that the last time we went through this, we inadvertently threw away at least $75.</p>
<p>Thanks all!</p>
<p>Just drop an email to the places on the kid’s list, and ask if they offer any waivers. Many will do that based on a simple request.</p>
<p>I like this idea so I want to bump it back up.</p>
<p>Perhaps as they start coming in people can post here (so I don’t toss the mail as it comes in).</p>
<p>Rice and Fordham. IIRC NYU Poly.</p>
<p>Got one today from U Tulsa. Must complete part 1 of the application by 9/15 to qualify for the $50 fee waiver. It’s real.</p>
<p>Fordham - and when my daughter applied their two years ago in the stress and frenzy of actually applying we forgot and paid the $75 - ugh!</p>
<p>You can get the $75 back. Mine did the same and I called the credit card and both Fordham.</p>
<p>Most schools will give you one if you email them, no mention of income. But if you get free or reduced lunch you automatically qualify for them</p>
<p>I emailed them and they did not give me the $75 back - I did not want to be a pest (afterall she was applying to their school and I did not want to do anything to ruin her chances.)</p>
<p>A lot of colleges give waivers if you visit campus. I know University of Richmond does that, can’t remember any others off the top of my head.</p>
<p>My son had free applications to Guilford, Eckerd, Tulane, Willamette, and Whitman.</p>
<p>I believe Loyola of Chicago has no application fee.</p>
<p>My son received an email from Rice today saying that “due to his outstanding scores” they will waive his application fee . As previously stated, $75 is $75!</p>
<p>When my kid applied two years ago, Carleton, Kenyon, and Mount Holyoke did not have application fees. I guess it isn’t a waiver, just no fee required.</p>
<p>Drexel’s application last year was free if you applied online. I believe Case Western has no application fee. UVM offers an application fee waiver for Early Action applicants – I’m not sure if that is only for in-state applicants though. My son got email about that one telling him to `simply select “UVM application fee waiver” in the general section of the University of Vermont questions of the Common Application’</p>
<p>We received one from UChicago. It was addressed to The Family of SalmonKid and thanked us for supporting son in his application to UChicago. His is interested in the school but we have not visited or contacted them at all.</p>
<p>But it says “if your family is experiencing financial hardship, or is unable to afford the application fee, please submit this waiver.”</p>
<p>I believe Union College in Schenectady and Tulane University do not have application fees for anyone.</p>
<p>Case Western is also free to apply to. Fordham also gives out a ton of fee waivers, especially if your son is a good enough student for UChicago to waive his application fee.</p>