Fee Waivers

[Gerri]

Hi all,

I'm considering applying for some fee waivers... Does anyone know some general incomes that would qualify for fee waivers? Obviously, each school has different requirements, but I was just hoping maybe someone could speak to average salaries that seem to qualify for fee waivers. Throughout my undergraduate career I've always been claimed as a dependent and now I've heard that I'm automatically independent once I'm going into graduate school - does anyone know anything about this? Can admission committees see if a student is granted a fee waiver? Do they have a negative opinon of fee waivers? I doubt it, but who knows. Also, it seems like most universities want the application submitted before accepting the application for the fee waiver. I'd prefer it were the other way around, but what can you do, right?

Thanks,

HG

[Kitkat]

I know that when you go to grad school, you are automatically considered to be independent. But in many cases this can be a good thing when you are applying to some forms of financial aid. I would suggest starting early on applications to schools and other forms of merit based financial aid well before the deadline, to give yourself the best opportunities at these. As for the fee waivers, it would probably best to email the admissions and departmental offices to see what their specific policies are.