Last Minute Fee Waiver??? Their Motivation...?
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Last Minute Fee Waiver??? Their Motivation...?
A certain top 14 school (top 5 actually) just gave me a fee waiver. I scored under 170 with a 4.0 GPA from a state school...
What on earth is their motivation for granting me this fee waiver?! Speculations?
What on earth is their motivation for granting me this fee waiver?! Speculations?
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Applications are down this year & you probably have some quality that the school is seeking. Which Top 14 ? Which Top 5 ? Are you a minority or a URM ?
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Hate to rain on your parade, but I also got one from the same school you are talking about and I am a 3.0/166. Congrats on a great GPA/score, though.
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Why is the school name being kept secret ?
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Allow me to divulge the secret. It's Columbia. I'm 3.2/172 and I just got one, so I'd guess I have somewhere between a 0-5% chance.
Oh well, it's Columbia, and now it's only $12. I'll gladly be fodder for their selectivity rating on the off chance I get in.
Should my PS be about hoping to one day be David Stern and why I need to go to the same law school?

Should my PS be about hoping to one day be David Stern and why I need to go to the same law school?
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I have an absolutely 0% chance (really more like -15%) and I got the fee waiver too. I am not going to take the bait and waste my $12. They dont want my 167 OR my 2.44 

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Yeah it's Columbia and my LSAT was 169 with that 4.0. I'm assuming I have little to no chance (I'm not an "URM"), so I'm just wondering what they hope to gain by encouraging me to apply~
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Molo, pretty sure you have the best chance of anyone ITT.
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Got one too. 161 and 3.45 hahaha. Oh well.
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molomloch wrote:Yeah it's Columbia and my LSAT was 169 with that 4.0. I'm assuming I have little to no chance (I'm not an "URM"), so I'm just wondering what they hope to gain by encouraging me to apply~
Rejecting more applicants protects yields and helps ranking.
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I lied and sent it off anyway. ::shrug::
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I think I'll do the same bebop. If my Feb retake goes perfectly and then I also get lucky and get a 180 or something, I might have as high as a 10% chance! Plus, maybe every school but WUSTL hated the rest of my app, but Columbia will randomly love it.
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Kabuo wrote:I think I'll do the same bebop. If my Feb retake goes perfectly and then I also get lucky and get a 180 or something, I might have as high as a 10% chance! Plus, maybe every school but WUSTL hated the rest of my app, but Columbia will randomly love it.
Worst case scenario you lose $12.
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I've been getting mail from them all year encouraging me to apply and got this email this morning. My parents don't get it when I laugh and throw it away. I know they aren't actually interested in my 3.2 no matter how high my LSAT is. They must really want to up their selectivity ranking.
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I'm a 171, 3.2, and URM, and even I'm not falling for that one... They just want to reject some more candidates to help with rankings.
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You may have had the fee waiver to begin with. Columbia had some hidden ones.
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Ugh, got one too. 3.5, 168, URM. Guess I have to spend $12; see you guys at the thin envelope line in a couple weeks.
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I got one this morning too.
I think theyre trying to get some last minute apps in so they can deny them-- that way the ratio of applications to acceptances goes down, and they maintain their ultra-selective status.
It's a numbers game, but it's not gonna stop me from sending mine
I think theyre trying to get some last minute apps in so they can deny them-- that way the ratio of applications to acceptances goes down, and they maintain their ultra-selective status.
It's a numbers game, but it's not gonna stop me from sending mine

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SMA22 wrote:I'm a 171, 3.2, and URM, and even I'm not falling for that one... They just want to reject some more candidates to help with rankings.
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Plan2008 wrote:SMA22 wrote:I'm a 171, 3.2, and URM, and even I'm not falling for that one... They just want to reject some more candidates to help with rankings.
Calling bullshit on this one. Any URM with a 171 that would apply to Boalt will surely apply to CU for $12. Trying to thin the herd?
Who cares if they are using you and who cares if it cost $12. $12 really, that the price of a pizza. I didnt get the letter and Im a 175 2.7, but I put an email in asking.
Everyone should send the application at 2 PM on the button.
Why 2pm?
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I got the fee waiver as well, and already sent my app in. It's a long shot, but why not?
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cowgirl_bebop wrote:Plan2008 wrote:SMA22 wrote:I'm a 171, 3.2, and URM, and even I'm not falling for that one... They just want to reject some more candidates to help with rankings.
Calling bullshit on this one. Any URM with a 171 that would apply to Boalt will surely apply to CU for $12. Trying to thin the herd?
Who cares if they are using you and who cares if it cost $12. $12 really, that the price of a pizza. I didnt get the letter and Im a 175 2.7, but I put an email in asking.
Everyone should send the application at 2 PM on the button.
Why 2pm?
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Plan2008 wrote:SMA22 wrote:I'm a 171, 3.2, and URM, and even I'm not falling for that one... They just want to reject some more candidates to help with rankings.
Calling bullshit on this one. Any URM with a 171 that would apply to Boalt will surely apply to CU for $12. Trying to thin the herd?
Who cares if they are using you and who cares if it cost $12. $12 really, that the price of a pizza. I didnt get the letter and Im a 175 2.7, but I put an email in asking.
Everyone should send the application at 2 PM on the button.
Sorry, I'm gonna thin the herd--good luck, though...
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