Is it better to use the Common App or individual university portals when applying to colleges, and how do fee waivers work for families running small businesses?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Is it better to use the Common App or individual university portals when applying to colleges, and how do fee waivers work for families running small businesses?
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Common App application fee waiver eligibility official family small business income 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
NACAC application fee waiver eligibility economic need official 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
Federal Student Aid FAFSA small business family owned business assets 2026-27 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
CSS Profile small business ownership financial aid business value official College BoardGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
Common App application fee waiver eligibility official family small business income 2026 Google ↗
NACAC application fee waiver eligibility economic need official 2026 Google ↗
Federal Student Aid FAFSA small business family owned business assets 2026-27 official Google ↗
CSS Profile small business ownership financial aid business value official College Board Google ↗
- What is a Common App fee waiver? · appsupport.commonapp.org
- Fee Waivers - National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) · nacacnet.org
- College Application Fee Waiver FAQ · bigfuture.collegeboard.org
- Fee Waiver | How to Apply | Undergraduate Admission · wm.edu
- Official Common App fee waiver instructions · appsupport.commonapp.org
- Filling Out the FAFSA Form · fsapartners.ed.gov
- 2026–27 FAFSA Form and Pell Grant Eligibility Updates · fsapartners.ed.gov
- What Business Owners Need to Know About Filling Out the FAFSA and CSS Profile · mefa.org
- Awarding & Policy · financialaid.duke.edu
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common App application fee waiver eligibility official family small business income 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
NACAC application fee waiver eligibility economic need official 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Federal Student Aid FAFSA small business family owned business assets 2026-27 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
CSS Profile small business ownership financial aid business value official College Board OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |