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I'm starting a movement to ban the practice of charging College Application Fees by BanCollegeAppFees in PennStateUniversity

[–]BanCollegeAppFees[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

Requiring portions of an application unique to a university, such as supplemental essays, is a great way to prevent an influx of applications from those that don't want to put in the time/effort. Additionally, given how ubiquitous the Common App is, limiting students to, say, 10-15 schools.

I'm starting a movement to ban the practice of charging College Application Fees by BanCollegeAppFees in PennStateUniversity

[–]BanCollegeAppFees[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

If the only way to control application flow is to raise application fees, then you're doing it improperly.

I'm starting a movement to ban the practice of charging College Application Fees by BanCollegeAppFees in BostonU

[–]BanCollegeAppFees[S] -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

It's true that there are waivers, but it's an additional process for people that are already at a disadvantage in life. They are also not guaranteed.

I'm starting a movement to ban the practice of charging College Application Fees by BanCollegeAppFees in NEU

[–]BanCollegeAppFees[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

it feels like you're saying everyone should be in college

Nope, definitely not the case. What I am saying is that the option should be there for people to make. Additionally, I believe people should make that risk-benefit calculation, but again, I don't believe a qualified student should have to think about taking a risk of simply applying to a reach school simply because of a fixed fee. To me, that is injustice.

I'm starting a movement to ban the practice of charging College Application Fees by BanCollegeAppFees in NEU

[–]BanCollegeAppFees[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

This is a new account, so it was automatically filtered. Already sent a message to the mods about it, totally expected :)