Guide/08 Special Situations
First-Generation & Low-Income Students
Fee waivers, QuestBridge, Posse, free-tuition income thresholds, fly-in programs, and how colleges read your context, for first-generation and lower-income applicants.
If you're the first in your family to go to college, or your family has limited income, the process can feel like it was designed for someone else. But many of the most selective colleges actively recruit students like you, and some of them are, for many families, free.
This chapter covers fee waivers, QuestBridge, Posse, which schools are free below certain incomes, fly-in programs, how colleges read your context, and where to find free expert help...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1Colleges read your application in context
- 2Don't let cost stop you from applying
- 3Many top colleges are free or nearly free for lower-income families
- 4QuestBridge National College Match
- 5The Posse Foundation
- 6Fly-in and diversity programs
- 7Free expert help
- 8Writing about your background
- 9Sources