FAP and Secondary Application

[afa]

Hi everyone!

So I received FAP and the fee was waved for the first dental school I applied to. Does that apply to my secondary applications? if so, would you tell me which school wave the fee, or if I should contact each school individually.

Thanks!

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[RU1992]

No. The FAP only applies to the first school that you add on AADSAS. It eliminates the $238 or whatever it is. It doesn't do anything with secondaries at all. You can contact each school individually, but I doubt they will do anything because that is how they make their money. No harm in trying.

 

[afa]

Thank you for the information!!

 

[AllSmiles1111]

I don't think most schools will give you any sort of waiver for the secondary fee. But the exception I found to this was with NYU. You have to send additional information to the school (maybe a FAFSA? I can't remember) but they told me they could then possibly give me a waiver.

I didn't end up bothering to do so, but if you did apply to NYU and really want to save money, it's an option.

 

[lutopie0730]

Many schools actually offer secondary application fee waiver. ADEA guidebook has the information. I applied to 7 schools and five of them had fee waiver. Usually they ask for the copy of your FAP approval. But I am sure it will not be the same for every school. Just contact individual school and you can save tons of money like I did (I spent 80*6=480 for AADSAS applications and additional 100 dollars for secondary.. So I think I saved around $600)

 

[RU1992]

NO WAY! I would have done that had I known :/ I applied to 20 schools and paid all of their secondaries, even though I had FAP. Most of the schools I applied to had online payments or an online application to fill out, so I don't think it would work in that regard? Or was it the same for you as well lutopie?

 

[lutopie0730]

NO WAY! I would have done that had I known :/ I applied to 20 schools and paid all of their secondaries, even though I had FAP. Most of the schools I applied to had online payments or an online application to fill out, so I don't think it would work in that regard? Or was it the same for you as well lutopie?

I am not sure about that. So far, the only school I applied where online payment was required was Nova but they don't offer fee waiver.

 

[Predent36]

I saw the info in the ADEA book as well. Some schools (not sure which ones) do offer to waive secondaries.

 

[RU1992]

Does anyone know if there are fee waivers for schools where an online payment is required?

 

[Predent36]

Does anyone know if there are fee waivers for schools where an online payment is required?

You would probably have to contact the school.

 

[TrixxyW]

Many schools actually offer secondary application fee waiver. ADEA guidebook has the information. I applied to 7 schools and five of them had fee waiver. Usually they ask for the copy of your FAP approval. But I am sure it will not be the same for every school. Just contact individual school and you can save tons of money like I did (I spent 80*6=480 for AADSAS applications and additional 100 dollars for secondary.. So I think I saved around $600)

I called and sadly most of my schools did not offer a waiver... For example, UMDNJ and UMD does not.

 

[wb1]

I saw the info in the ADEA book as well. Some schools (not sure which ones) do offer to waive secondaries.

Hmm, I wonder how this work since most secondary essays are online and without the credit card payment this could mess up the paper flow.

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