{"id":5935,"date":"2016-03-09t15:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-09t23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2016-03-09t14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09t22:28:40","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-college-application-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-college-application-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"everything you need to know about college application fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>applying to colleges is an expensive and confusing process. luckily, i\u2019m here to tell you what you need to know about paying for college applications. some schools are more expensive than others. there are also schools that don\u2019t require any fee at all. if you qualify, you can get fee waivers, meaning you won\u2019t have to pay to apply to some of the schools on your list.<\/p>\n<p>fees aren\u2019t the most difficult part of college applications, but you do need to figure them out and get them out of the way. nothing should stop you from applying to the colleges that you wish to apply to, especially if you put in the work writing essays and filling out forms.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>the cost of applying<\/h2>\n<p>schools like stanford and columbia tend to charge the most to apply, around $90. this is more than twice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/the-short-list-college\/articles\/2015\/12\/01\/colleges-that-charge-students-the-most-to-apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the national average of $41<\/a>. but every school\u2019s application fees are different. make sure to double-check the fees of each of the schools on your list. depending on which schools you apply to, you could be paying very different amounts of money. the fees for each school are definitely some information you should keep in mind.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>fee waivers<\/h2>\n<p>three of the biggest suppliers of fee waivers are the college board, nacac (national association for college admission counseling), and the common application. there are similar qualifications for fee waivers from each organization. if you\u2019ve received an sat fee waiver, you\u2019ll also qualify for college application fee waivers. you can also qualify if your family income falls within certain eligibility guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>because fee waivers are meant to be used for top-choice schools only, you\u2019ll only receive around four from each organization. but if you obtain waivers from many different places, you may be able to waive the fees for all of the schools on your list.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>colleges with no application fees<\/h2>\n<p>in efforts to offer access to a greater pool of applicants, some of the schools on your list may not require any fees at all. this means you can apply to more schools without the cost being a problem. great colleges like tulane and oberlin have decided not to charge fees. so 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