Fee Waiver FAQ: Students

You can view fee waiver benefits in your College Board account.

To view the benefits, you must have entered a fee waiver code that you received from your counselor or been approved for fee waiver benefits after completing a fee waiver request form on our website.

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You should expect to receive an email within 1–2 weeks after you submit your request with a status update.

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Yes. Fee waivers don't cover these optional costs:

• Change fees
• Rush scores
• Test center fee (at select non-U.S. centers)
• Receiving your scores by phone

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You must be signed in to your College Board account to access the SAT Fee Waiver Request Form. If you are signed in to your account and see a message that indicates you're ineligible with the Request button grayed out, this could be for one of the following reasons:

1. You don't meet the grade eligibility requirements.
2. You already have fee waiver benefits.
3. You already completed the SAT Fee Waiver Request Form.
4. Your SAT Fee Waiver Request Form was denied.
5. You are a U.S. citizen but live outside the United States or its territories. (In this case, please reach out to your school for a fee waiver code.)

You can confirm reasons 2–4 by checking your email or your My SAT account. You should receive a decision within two weeks of applying.

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Sometimes when students try to use a Fee Waiver code, they can get a message saying it doesn't work.

In some instances, it's either no longer valid or not recognized. This could mean a few things:

• No longer valid means they won't be able to use it anymore—make sure the code is current.
• If it's not recognized:
  • Make sure the student is eligible to receive Fee Waiver benefits. Review the eligibility criteria to ensure they qualify for benefits.
  • Make sure the code is entered exactly as it appears. It's easy to make mistakes if students enter the code manually. Some common mistakes are:
    • Extra spacing before, within, and after the code
    • Input errors, such as the wrong character and/or number, or characters that aren't allowed

If the code has already been used, please distribute a new code to the student.

If the student has tried a few times without success and are sure that the code is valid and entered as provided, contact us for assistance before trying again.

Eligible students can receive SAT fee waiver benefits only once during high school. Students should plan carefully to make the most of these benefits, as additional fee waivers cannot be issued after they are used.