How poor do you have to be to get an application fee waiver?

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<p>Or do colleges have exception if you’re a top student and ask? I’ve had average colleges send me app fee waivers but none from the ones I want to go to.</p>

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<p>Some schools provide free applications to students who have visited or otherwise shown interest in their school. Is this what you mean?</p>

<p>Fee waivers based on income are based on INCOME. Your academic standing has no bearing on this at all…and no schools do not make exceptions for “top students” who do not meet the income threshold for fee waivers.</p>

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<p>@NuclearPenguins, do you have a SAT Program fee waiver? </p>

<p>[College</a> Application Fee Waivers - college fees](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Application Fee Waiver FAQs – BigFuture)</p>

<p>As for merit-based fee waivers, many top public schools have such a policy. My school has a list of awards that would entitle you to a fee waiver. I’ve never heard of a top private that did this.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help guys. Looks like I won’t be getting a waiver.</p>