Still, students are applying to more schools to try to get a leg up — no matter the cost.
"We are seeing a large increase in the number of applications students are submitting," Greenberg also noted.
Students apply to twice as many schools as they did a decade ago, he said.
At the same time, more students were eligible for a fee waiver, although not all requested one.
(Many colleges also offer a college-specific fee waiver, and SAT or ACT testing fees can be waived on a case-by-case basis.)
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