Fee Waivers
Who Qualifies?
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Students with Financial and Economic Needs
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Must meet at least one of the following indicators of economic need:
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​Receive Free or Reduced Lunch
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Enrolled in Upward Bound
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Homeless/Houseless Transitional Living
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In Foster Care
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**If you have special circumstances not listed above please speak to your Counselor**
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Waiver Types
SAT
What is Covered?
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2 free SAT tests
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2 chances to access answer services
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Unlimited score reports to send to colleges
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Waived application fees at participating colleges
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Free CSS Profile™
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No non-U.S. regional fees for free tests (if you're a U.S. student testing abroad)
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No late registration fees for free tests
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No cancellation fees
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Fee reductions for score verification reports
STEPS
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Option One: Submit College Board Waiver Request
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Option Two: Submit HHS Waiver Request
ACT
What is Covered
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Test Fee- Up to 4 tests
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Free Learning Resources
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Free Test Information Release (TIR)
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Free Additional Score Reports
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Apply to Colleges—For Free
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Steps
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Submit HHS Waiver Request
College Application
Steps:
Option One: College Board Application Waiver Codes
Option Two: Common App
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“Profile” section of Common App > click on “Common Application Fee Waiver”
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Almost half of all Common App colleges do not charge an application fee. You can use the application fee search filters in the College Search tab to find those schools
Option Three: Coalition App
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"Profile" Section > click on " Fee Waiver"
Option Four: Submit HHS Waiver Request Form
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*Not all colleges/application portals accept waivers
AP Exam Fee Reduction
Steps:
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Contact Borato Broughton, Assistant Principal/AP Coordinator