College application advice: Do waived fees mean your child is getting in?
Do waived college application fees mean your child has a greater chance of being accepted? Credit: iStock
The offer likely means the college has seen something in the student that indicates the student might be a good fit for that institution. Perhaps it's an interest in a major the school is trying to build up or a past interaction during high school with a program offered by that university, Samuel says.
Schools make the offer because they want to begin a conversation with the student early in the senior year, Samuel says. "The earlier a student has an engagement with an institution, the higher the possibility that he will attend," Samuel says. Not all schools have such a program, he says.
The fee waiver doesn't necessarily indicate the student has a far greater chance of acceptance, Samuel says: "The student is going to be viewed the same as any other student who applies. It's more of trying to get the student to get started with the application process."
