Applying to schools with no application fee will not reduce your chances of admission. In fact, your chances may be better there. Why? Bcos they want people of all economic backgrounds!
Here’s a list of such schools that you can apply to with NO application fees.
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1. Yale University Connecticut
2. Wellesley College Massachusetts
3. Carleton College Minnesota
4. Smith College Massachusetts
5. Case Western Reserve University Ohio
6. Grinnell College lowa
7. Tulane College Louisiana
8. Colby College Maine

9. Macalester College Minnesota
10. Reed College Oregon
11. Kenyon College Ohio
12. Colorado College Colorado
13. Depaul University Indiana
14. Trinity University Texas
15. Denison University Ohio
16. St Louis University Missouri
17. Rhodes College Tennessee

18. Union College New York
19. Illinois Wesleyan College Illinois
20. Drake University lowa
21. St Olaf College Minnesota
22. College of Wooster Ohio
23. Hobart and William Smith Colleges New York
24. Lawrence University Wisconsin
25. Baylor University Texas

26. Ursinus College Pennsylvania
27. Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio
28. Michigan Technological University Michigan
29. Southwestern University Texas
30. Beloit College Wisconsin
NB: you may have to email some programs to get waivers. Add yours if you know anyone else.