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What are some ways to sidestep college application fees?


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Getting into college entails paying for college application fees. These fees burden the students especially when they apply to more schools. There are ways where a student can avoid the cost but the terms differ depending on the school or university. Some of the options include proving financial instability, applying online, participating and attending on the programs in the school, and if the student is a sibling or a child of a graduate. Interested students must find time to check the school they want to enter in. the guidance counselor in the school would be a lot of help in getting fee waivers.

Usually, free waivers are made available readily to students who can prove that they are economically unstable and that their family belongs to a low-income family. These people struggle to pay for college application fees. College application fee waivers may be enjoyed by U.S. students who qualified for the Scholastic Aptitude Test Fee-Waiver Service. Students get to enjoy waivers for a maximum of four applications to schools who take part in the program. The students just have to get a signed statement of eligibility from the guidance counselor.

Students who apply online can also waive their application fees. Colleges do this in return of these applicants who save them time and decreasing the paperwork they usually do when students apply in person. When students apply online, the college personnel save a lot of work and time. Furthermore, students must check the guidelines for the particular college they wish to send application to. This will help them know if application fees can be waived.

There are institutions that waive or reduce the fees to students who take part in the special information session and or diversity programs. Still other institutions appreciate it when students visit the school before applying. Some institutions on the other hand waive fees to people who work in government agencies or who are active in the military or public service. Siblings and or children of graduates from the institution may also have the opportunity to waive the fee. A legacy waiver may be given to an applicant who has a parent that won an award from the institution.
Aug 13th, 2012 at 10:22 PM
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