FEE WAIVERS: STANDARDIZED TESTS & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

FEE WAIVERS:

TANDARDIZED TESTS & COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

The Washington Student Achievement Council (Council) wants you to know that fee waivers are available

for eligible students to pay for the ACT, SAT, and college application fees. As a College Bound Scholarship

student, you probably qualify for these waivers. Read this flyer to learn more about the options available

to help you pay for taking college tests and for submitting your college applications.

TEST WAIVERS:

Taking the standardized tests such as the SAT or ACT in the spring of your junior year—or re-testing if you

want to improve your scores—is an important step for college admission or placement. You may also take

these tests during your senior year, but check with your college to be sure you meet the requirements.

GET A WAIVER AND REGISTER:

1. Go to your high school counseling office and request a fee waiver.

2. After receiving the waiver, register online (see info below) or pick up a registration packet at your

school counseling office.

Answer all questions carefully in the Student Questionnaire section. Colleges use this to match your

needs and interests with academic programs, activities, events, and unique campus services.

ACT REGISTRATION:

• Register for the ACT online at:

http://www.actstudent.org/regist/

• Choose from one of the following ACT

testing date options:

» February 8, 2014 – Register by

January 10th

» April 12 test – Register by March 7th

» June 14 test – Register by May 9th

• You may select up to four colleges to

receive your ACT scores. Please indicate

you are a College Bound student and

submit your scores to the Council, enter

#7801 in the fourth choice box. The

Council needs your scores to track the

program’s success.

ACT offers two fee waivers per student for the

ACT College admission test.

For more information about the ACT visit:

http://www.actstudent.org

SAT REGISTRATION:

• Register for the SAT online at:

http://sat.collegeboard.org/register

• Choose from one of the following SAT

testing date options left in this school

year:

» January 25, 2014 – Register by Dec. 27

» March 8 test – Register by Feb. 7th

» May 3 test – Register by April 4th

» June 7 test – Register by May 9th

• You may select up to four colleges to

receive your SAT scores. Please indicate

you are a College Bound student and

submit your scores to the Council, enter

#6792 in the fourth choice box. The

Council needs your scores to track the

program’s success.

The College Board provides two fee waivers

for the SAT and two fee waivers for the SAT

Subject tests.

For more information about the SAT visit:

http://sat.collegeboard.org/home

College Bound Scholarship

Washington Student Achievement Council

PO Box 43430

Olympia WA 98504

Phone: 1-888-535-0747

Email: collegebound@wsac.wa.gov

ADMISSIONS WAIVERS:

Don’t let college application fees stop you from

applying to your top choice college or to several

colleges! If you received a test fee waiver, you

may be eligible for an admissions fee waiver.

Colleges may use different waiver systems, and

you may have to do some investigating. We

recommend first asking your counselor. Ask

them “Do I qualify for an admissions fee waiver?

And, how do I get one?” Be sure to ask early, as

some waivers need to be signed by more than

one person.

If your counselor isn’t able to help you, ask the

admissions counselor at the college(s) you are

applying to.

TO DO – NOW!

Believe it or not, college is right around the

corner. Take the time now to prepare. Over the

next few months you should be:

 Preparing your class schedule for next year

 Looking for a summer job or internship

 Collecting letters of recommendation

 Going on campus tours

 Searching for scholarships

 Writing your college resume

Need more information?

Both www.collegebound.wa.gov

and

readysetgrad.org have many resources available

to help you prepare for and succeed in college.

We wish you the best and encourage you to keep

striving to achieve great things!

Your College Bound Scholarship Team

TEST PREP:

Both the SAT and ACT websites have a “Question of the Day”

to help you study. There also are complete study guides, test

day checklists, and other tools to help you prepare for these

important tests.

Check out:

SAT

sat.collegeboard.org/practice/

ACT