Tennessee High School Seniors able to Apply to Colleges for Free

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee high school seniors in the process of applying for college have an opportunity to save money this week.

College applications at the majority of Tennessee schools both public and private have waived their application fees.

Some schools such as UT-Knoxville, Vanderbilt, and UTC all have waived their fees through tomorrow, while some schools have their fees through this weekend or even through the end of the month.

If students apply to multiple schools, they could save hundreds to thousands of dollars.

One high school counselor, Kelly Martin, said “It adds up quickly. Now, if someone can qualify, a lot of schools will waive application fees, so they’re very good to work with students with limited funds but it is a process to get those fees waived. It can take time, there’s forms, so this right here is just a real gift.” All Tennessee students qualify for these application fee waivers.

This is a part of Tennessee’s College Application and Exploration Month.

A link to which schools are participating is here.