Fee Waiver

College Entrance Exam Fee Waivers

College Entrance Exam Fee Waivers allow eligible 11th and 12th grade students to take standardized tests (SAT or ACT) without paying the registration fee. These waivers are  offered to students  who meet specific financial or program-based criteria, helping to reduce barriers to college access.

SAT Fee Waivers

SAT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th- and 12th-grade students living in the United States or territories and U.S. citizens living abroad. You're eligible if one or more of these descriptions apply to you:

• You're enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
• Your family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.
• You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs like Upward Bound).
• Your family receives public assistance.
• You're unhoused or reside in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home.
• You're a ward of the state or an orphan.

How to Apply for SAT Fee Waivers: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration/fee-waivers 

ACT Fee Waivers

Students who qualify for the ACT fee waiver program, must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• Be currently enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade.
• Be testing in the United States, US territories, or Puerto Rico.
• Meet one or more of the indicators of economic need listed below:
  • Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels.
  • Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.
  • Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.
  • Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.
  • Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website.

How to Receiving an ACT Fee Waiver: See Ms. Natasha Bryant, the High School Secretary provides ACT waivers based on eligibility.

College Application Fee Waivers

• GAFutures (Annually November & March): https://www.gafutures.org/college-planning/apply-to-college/application-fee-waivers/ 
• NACAC:  Application Fee Waiver
• Coalition for College: https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/fee-waiver
• Common Application: What is a Common App Fee Waiver?
• SAT College Board (Students who test and qualify for SAT Test waivers only): https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/k12-educators/fee-waivers/college-application
• ACT (Students who test and qualify for ACT Test waivers only): ACT Waivers