CSS Profile...Expensive!!!

jamimom
Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:43:54 +0000

You certainly have a right to vent about the fees. We also have the right to point out that “them’s the facts” and that this is just tip of the iceberg. I know exactly how you feel and more. My son applied to 20 schools. Way to many, in my opinion, but we did let him do it. More than half the schools have an audition component which means not only the app fee, but an auditon fee and you have to go to the school, usually stay the night to be there fresh and ready for the audition. The cost is exhorbitant. My husband asked, what the heck a poor, talented kid would do who wanted to go into this field, and I had to say that his options would be much, much more limited as he could only audition in his immediate area or would have to piggyback off of someone else in order to do all of this.

I feel that it is a disgrace that all of this costs as much as it does, especially the tuition, now this demonstrated interest that means you had better go visit. But that is the way the system is set up. I will say that the cost of applications has not gone up any where nearly as much the tuition costs. Back in the dark ages when I applied, it was about $25 for an app, but the tuition was about $3000 for college which is now more than 10 times the cost. Since Profile is a private service, who should pick up the cost? Perhaps the colleges that can then spread it out among their applicants, since app costs have not gone up as much in price, and in some cases with free on line apps,it is cheaper. An idea to pass on to the Collegeboards.