Eligibility to receive fee waivers for the SAT and ACT exams as well as college application fees are determined by the NYC Dept of Education income verification forms. If you have not already completed and submitted your child’s income verification form, complete the online form.
College Application Fee Waivers
1) The Common Application fee waiver process is completed entirely online. Financially disadvantaged students request a fee waiver in the "Profile" section "Common App Fee Waiver". The counselor will then confirm this information online via Naviance. The Common App fee waiver waivers application fees to all colleges to which a student applies via the Common App site.
2) Non-Common App colleges (MIT, Georgetown, etc.) often accept the CollegeBoard fee waiver, available to students who used SAT fee waivers via their online account at www.collegeboard.org. Eligible students may also use a NACAC Fee Waiver, which they can pick up from the College Office (225) any school day between 8:00 and 3:00pm. Eligible students who did not use a fee waiver for the SAT may ask their College Counselor about using a NACAC fee waiver.
3) Students using suny.edu to apply to SUNY institutions rather than using the Common App must obtain a separate SUNY fee waiver from the College Office, which they must complete, sign, and mail to SUNY ASC. We strongly recommend that students use Common App rather than suny.edu whenever possible.
The City University of New York (CUNY) has its own fee waiver codes for eligible seniors! All Stuyvesant HS seniors who are categorized as financially disadvantaged students as determined via completion of school income verification forms are eligible for a CUNY application fee waiver.
If your family did not complete the form this year, please visit THIS SITE . Eligible meal codes are A, 1 and 2.
The CUNY fee waiver covers the entire $65.00 application fee regardless of application type (Macaulay Honors or General Freshman).
You can begin your CUNY application via the link HERE.
HOW TO OBTAIN YOUR CUNY FEE WAIVER:
Seniors who qualify for meal codes A, 1 or 2 here at Stuy may obtain a CUNY fee waiver by completing the steps below:
1-Email College Office secretary, Ms. DeMasi with your name and official class. Enter "CUNY Fee Waiver Request" in the subject line of your email. Ms. DeMasi: ademasi2251@stuy.edu
2- You will receive an email reply within one to three business days containing a unique 9 -digit CUNY fee waiver code
3- When completing your CUNY application, select “I have a CUNY Issued Fee Waiver” on the Fee Payment Page. Enter your unique 9 -digit fee waiver code.
Click here to view a brief video tutorial of the fee waiver process.
PLEASE ALSO REMEMBER THAT CUNY MACAULAY HONORS DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 1; THE DEADLINE FOR CUNY GENERAL FRESHMAN ADMISSION IS FEBRUARY 1.
See your college counselor if you need assistance.
