As your student comes into his junior year, your pocketbook gets raided by fees for all those college entrance exams.  There may be relief for you.

College Board offers fee waivers through the local high school where your student would take the SAT, ACT, etc. Visit the school counselor at that school, bringing with you your most recent tax forms.  The counselor will assess whether to give you a waiver or not. Generally, if your family would qualify for the free or reduced-lunch program at that school, the counselor will grant the waiver.

The College Board fee waiver is good for two SATs, one in the junior year and one in the senior year. Fee waivers for SAT subject area exams (SAT II) are good for up to 3 different tests.  They also waive the reporting fees for sending your scores to up to four colleges.

Even better, many colleges will waive their application fees if your student received an SAT fee waiver!  You will need to ask about the policy of the colleges your student wants to attend.

It is well worth the visit to the high school counselor’s office.  You could save hundreds of dollars.

For more details visit College Board.