What should the letter for a fee waiver look like??

[Tsenguun]

<p>Is it enough just to say something like:</p>

<p>Dear Admissions Office,</p>

<p>After looking at (name of applicant)'s current circumstances, satisfying application fees would put considerable financial pressure on the applicant. On behalf of the applicant, I request a fee waiver for the application fee.</p>

<p>Regards,</p>

<p>(Name of Counselor)</p>

<p>What do you think?</p>

[Tsenguun]

<p><a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres/E4854E2B-0B9A-4244-90E5-14058FC3798E/0/form_feewaiver.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/NR/rdonlyres/E4854E2B-0B9A-4244-90E5-14058FC3798E/0/form_feewaiver.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Could this form be used by international students as well?? Or only by the ones in the States??</p>

<p>PS: I e-mailed the schools I’m applying to, asking about how to get waived. They all said I just had to have my school counselor send a letter explaining about my family’s financial hardship. So do I have to just send the letter by the counselor?</p>

[Tsenguun]

<p>bump it up!!!</p>

[sybbie719]

<p>The GC should send the letter requesting the waiving of the application fee (just like if the student has a fee waiver, most of them require the signature of the GC).</p>

<p>THe NACAC fee waiver states:</p>

<p>As a secondary school member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling or a state and regional affiliate, I am requesting a waiver of the application fee on behalf of: (student). Since most international schools are not members of the NACAC, their fee waiver may end up being rejected.</p>

<p>Since the vast majority of schools are not need blind to international students (meaning your ability to pay wil be a factor in the admissions process), IMHO an international student requesting or using a fee waiver is really counter productive. </p>

<p>At the end of the day, not every school considers fee waivers, and they ultimately decide whether or not to accept them.</p>

<p>According to the college board:</p>

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Eligibility
To be eligible for SAT Program fee waivers (and thus for up to four college application fee waivers), a student must be either an American citizen or a foreign national who is testing in the United States, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territories. Eligibility is determined by family income or by participation in a public assistance program or other program for economically disadvantaged families. The income guidelines are based on those of the federal free and reduced-price lunch program. </p>

<p>[College</a> Application Fee Waivers](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/guidance/applications/fee-waivers]College”>College Application Process – Counselors | College Board)</p>

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<p>If a student is eligible for a SAT fee waiver, they are eligible for a college fee waiver.</p>

[Tsenguun]

<p>I forgot to mention that I’m international…</p>