01.14.08

Can I boycott Collegeboard? - part three

Posted in COLLEGE, The nuts and bolts of it at 12:12 pm by Meg

Okay, I’m willing to admit that I’m not happy with Collegeboard over the AP test last summer, but that was straighten out and the test is finally done and over.

So now we are dealing college applications and financial aid forms.

Now I have no problems with Collegeboard charging a fee to take one of their tests. I know that getting the moderators in place and scoring the things cost time and money.

And I really don’t mind that after the 4 free reports that they’ll send, they charge to send additional reports. Processing that paperwork does take time and someone to push buttons.

But dealing with PROFILE has me grumbling at them once again.

Colleges want applicants to jump through hoops when you apply for financial aid. If they could get you send them the kitchen sink, they’d probably want it. And everyone wants you to fill out and send them a copy of FAFSA.

It’s a pain, but it’s fair.

And it’s FREE!

But handful of colleges also want you to fill out PROFILE. I’m not sure if the questions between the two are truly different, but they seem really similar (we’ve filed PROFILE, but not FAFSA yet).

PROFILE is handled by the Collegeboard, and guess what?

THEY CHARGE YOU TO FILL IT OUT ($9) AND THEN CHARGE YOU TO SEND IT TO EACH SCHOOL THAT WANTS IT ($16)

Am I out of line thinking that this is too much?

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