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College application fees?

sarahpanda — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:07:31 GMT

Last night, on the NIGHTLY NEWS, they featured a segment about a (smart) young lady from New Orleans who applied and was accepted at over 100 colleges and counting. My question is - Don't you have to send in an application fee, around $100 or so, to every school you apply to? Wouldn't it be much ''smarter'' to just decide which college is your choice and save all that extra $ applying to other schools? Help me understand this new way of doing things. Thanks in advance.

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jackthebear — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:43:04 GMT

obnoxious taking a place from a kid who might actually go

and if they are paying $100 not so smart

from what I remember the "common ap" doesn't take a fee

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notenoughtime — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:45:48 GMT

Schools will waive application fees for many reasons.Schools will waive application fees for low income families. She is also first generation which has a lot of benefits for applications.

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Bri369 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:51:50 GMT

If you score high enough on your ACT's, you will get bombarded by colleges waiving their fees to apply.

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PINKdogWOOD — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:23:43 GMT

After employment at a major mideast university for 36 years in the registrar's office closely related to the admissions office and then the majority of my years in entities in student housing, I'm disputing application fees, entrance fees, housing app fees being waived. This does not happen. ANd these various fees are much more than $100.00.

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:13:30 GMT

According to my application experience with my son these fees aren’t waived.Sometimes the PTA in high schools have funds to help cover the costs for kids in financial distress.But they would assist with a couple of applications not a 100.

When you are accepted into a college/university & decline they offer the seat to the next person on the list.Your application & acceptance into a school doesn’t permanently preclude someone else from being offered the spot.It just might place them on the waitlist.

All this being said as a parent I didn’t let my son apply to an indefinite number of schools.He applied to about 5 & was accepted into all of them.He was given about 14 days to make a decision so that his spots could be offered to other students.

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judy0330 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:19:33 GMT

From the College Board website:

"College application fees can really add up, but there’s good news for students. Every income-eligible student who takes the SAT or SAT Subject Tests™ with a fee waiver or as part of a district or state program while in high school, can choose from over 2,000 participating colleges and apply for free. These waivers will be delivered online to eligible students."

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millieshops — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:28:46 GMT

@sarahpandaNo way that smart gal paid $10,000 in fees. Google (and I hope) the girl's guidance office offer lots of ways to get that fee waived. Most common way is to apply online - many schools offer that fee free.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:15:34 GMT

When my daughter was applying to college, she only applied to two.

I remember paying an application fee for one, I don't remember if we paid it for the other.

Back then it was $75.

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Isobel Archer — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:32:10 GMT

@Bri369 wrote:
If you score high enough on your ACT's, you will get bombarded by colleges waiving their fees to apply.

Speaking of that, I didn't realize that you could just take the ACT and be admitted to college if you score high enough - without ever attending school prior.

Found this out from reading Educated by Tara Westover, but then asked a friend who is a high school teacher and she confirmed this "little known secret." She said public schools - and teacher unions - don't want people to know about this.

So - as in Tara's case - you don't even have to be officially home schooled - you can essentially teach yourself - as she did.

Very interesting.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 13:56:35 GMT

Most schools waive application fees for low income studients. Also, many of the application fees now are more than $100.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 14:01:21 GMT

@jackthebear wrote:
obnoxious taking a place from a kid who might actually go

and if they are paying $100 not so smart

from what I remember the "common ap" doesn't take a fee

What??????? They aren't taking a spot from anyone because they aren't enrolling in all 100 scholls...LOL They apply and are offered an admission package that includes $xxx amount of scholarships and financial aid. They review their offers and accept the school they want to go too and decline the other 99 schools. The school moves on to the next applicant or to an applicant who was put on the waiting list.

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qbetzforreal — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 16:58:51 GMT

@sarahpanda wrote:
Last night, on the NIGHTLY NEWS, they featured a segment about a (smart) young lady from New Orleans who applied and was accepted at over 100 colleges and counting. My question is - Don't you have to send in an application fee, around $100 or so, to every school you apply to? Wouldn't it be much ''smarter'' to just decide which college is your choice and save all that extra $ applying to other schools? Help me understand this new way of doing things. Thanks in advance.

@sarahpanda- You have your SAT and ACT test scores sent to different schools. The schools can recruit based the scores. Students also apply, application fees can be waved.

Re: College application fees?

Cakers3 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:43:45 GMT

@sarahpanda wrote:
Last night, on the NIGHTLY NEWS, they featured a segment about a (smart) young lady from New Orleans who applied and was accepted at over 100 colleges and counting. My question is - Don't you have to send in an application fee, around $100 or so, to every school you apply to? Wouldn't it be much ''smarter'' to just decide which college is your choice and save all that extra $ applying to other schools? Help me understand this new way of doing things. Thanks in advance.

@sarahpandaAntoinette Love spent a lot of time and research using Common App and Common Black App. She researched schools that did not have application fees or waived them under certain conditions.

I applaud her for all her footwork to find the best school for her at a reasonable cost.

Many students may not be aware of Common App/Common Black App so her recommendation to use the program will help other students.

I believe she did settle on a college in New Orleans.

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Anonymous032819 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:06:32 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
@jackthebear wrote:
obnoxious taking a place from a kid who might actually go

and if they are paying $100 not so smart

from what I remember the "common ap" doesn't take a fee

What??????? They aren't taking a spot from anyone because they aren't enrolling in all 100 scholls...LOL They apply and are offered an admission package that includes $xxx amount of scholarships and financial aid. They review their offers and accept the school they want to go too and decline the other 99 schools. The school moves on to the next applicant or to an applicant who was put on the waiting list.

@chrystaltree

Right!

I was just going to say, that just because one applies to a certain college, does not mean that they will actually get in to that school.

Re: College application fees?

Snoofy — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:52:49 GMT

@notenoughtime wrote:
Schools will waive application fees for many reasons.Schools will waive application fees for low income families. She is also first generation which has a lot of benefits for applications.

This is true.

Re: College application fees?

lovesrecess — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:02:25 GMT

The fees are not waived that easily. Some students just apply to as many schools as they can so they can see how many will accept them...bragging rights....the fees have been raised and added to try and limit the apps of students who aren’t serious about attending....it is a lot of extra work for schools to process and deal with apps from students who are just applying for fun...$100 app fees discourage that