<p>I was wondering what schools waive the application fee if you visit their campus and apply in person. Is this fairly common?</p>
<p>What do you mean, “apply in person?” Like you fill out the entire application in their office…?</p>
<p>Many schools will waive application fees if you send admissions an e-mail when a good reason/justification. Some won’t, but many will. If it’s not a financial strain for you to apply though, don’t be dishonest.</p>
<p>Well yesterday a university visited my community college for a few hours and if you brought your transcript and filled out the application right there, they would give you a decision right then and there, waiving the application fee and any essays they might otherwise require. I know sometimes schools have days open to prospective students where if you show up, you could fill out the application that day, and maybe not receive an instant answer, but not have to pay the application fee. I was just wondering how many schools do this and if it’s a regular thing, or only on certain days, or not that common at all.</p>
<p>I’ve seen it advertised by adult degree completion programs as a way to get commitments from prospective students who come to events. If a school is doing this, admission is very unselective. If you can pay or borrow the money, you’re basically in. Certainly the highly selective schools that take small percentages of applicants don’t do it!</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a list because this is the kind of thing that an institution can do on the spur of the moment. Happykid got invitations to several different “bring your transcripts and apply for free” campus open house events. Some were also advertised as “instant decision”. For places where no essays are required and the only factors that are important are the transcript and exam scores, decision making isn’t all that difficult. Even some selective public universities only care about the numbers.</p>
<p>In the case of community college transfers, it is likely that the admissions officers at that event are already very familiar with your CC. They only really need to look at your transcripts and chat with you for a couple of minutes to know if you are likely to be able to succeed there.</p>