Comments on: How expensive is a deferral? http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/ | social justice | higher education | technology | Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Kudos to OSU’s Office of Admissions » Eric Stoller’s blog http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3184 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:27:11 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3184 [...] Oregon State University’s Fee Deferral information availability rating is now 8/10 (the form is described and linked). [...] […] Oregon State University’s Fee Deferral information availability rating is now 8/10 (the form is described and linked). […]

]]> by: Oregon Institute of Technology 10/10 » Eric Stoller’s blog http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3057 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:54:25 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3057 [...] A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Oregon University System Application Fee Deferral Form. The deferral form allows students with high financial need to defer their admissions application fee ($50) at an Oregon University System School. [...] […] A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Oregon University System Application Fee Deferral Form. The deferral form allows students with high financial need to defer their admissions application fee ($50) at an Oregon University System School. […]

]]> by: Palmer http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3018 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:12:31 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3018 I am the director of admissions at Oregon Institute of Technology. I didn't realize that we didn't have info about app fee deferrals on our website. I'll make sure we get some added there in the next few weeks. I am the director of admissions at Oregon Institute of Technology. I didn’t realize that we didn’t have info about app fee deferrals on our website. I’ll make sure we get some added there in the next few weeks.

]]> by: Blake http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3013 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:53:38 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3013 BTW, the link above has been changed to http://www.ous.edu/stucoun/prospstu/files/deferral.pdf -bv BTW, the link above has been changed to http://www.ous.edu/stucoun/prospstu/files/deferral.pdf

-bv

]]> by: Blake http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3012 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:27:03 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2006/10/03/how-expensive-is-a-deferral/#comment-3012 Eric, I acknowledge your chicken/egg reference concerning the number of fee deferrals we receive. Difficult to tell the exact impact. However, I would challenge your assessment of how easy/difficult it is to find the form or reference to the form at OSU. The search engine on the OSU home page is terrible(as you well know). However, the 'Ask OSU' box on the Admissions home and subsequent pages will bring you directly to the following answer if 'fee deferral/fee waiver/waiver is typed in: "There is no authorization for waiving the application fee for anyone at any of the public four-year colleges and universities in Oregon, including Oregon State University. We can only defer the application fee for individuals with qualifying circumstances. There is a fee deferral form available on the Oregon University System web page at the following link: http://www.ous.edu/enroll/feedeform.pdf This form should be filled out by both the student and the high school counselor. If you are a transfer student the second page requests some supporting documents to be submitted with the form. We will apply the fee to your student account during the first term you enroll at OSU." Typing the words fee/app fee bring back a different answer but also provides a link (named 'fee waiver') to the answer provided above. Now does that really warrant a '3'?? C'mon, at least a '7'..... I concede your point about other OUS institutions searchability for the form. But I can't say how they promote/process the forms in other ways. Eric,
I acknowledge your chicken/egg reference concerning the number of fee deferrals we receive. Difficult to tell the exact impact. However, I would challenge your assessment of how easy/difficult it is to find the form or reference to the form at OSU.

The search engine on the OSU home page is terrible(as you well know). However, the ‘Ask OSU’ box on the Admissions home and subsequent pages will bring you directly to the following answer if ‘fee deferral/fee waiver/waiver is typed in:

“There is no authorization for waiving the application fee for anyone at any of the public four-year colleges and universities in Oregon, including Oregon State University. We can only defer the application fee for individuals with qualifying circumstances. There is a fee deferral form available on the Oregon University System web page at the following link: http://www.ous.edu/enroll/feedeform.pdf This form should be filled out by both the student and the high school counselor. If you are a transfer student the second page requests some supporting documents to be submitted with the form. We will apply the fee to your student account during the first term you enroll at OSU.”

Typing the words fee/app fee bring back a different answer but also provides a link (named ‘fee waiver’) to the answer provided above. Now does that really warrant a ‘3′?? C’mon, at least a ‘7′…..

I concede your point about other OUS institutions searchability for the form. But I can’t say how they promote/process the forms in other ways.

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