Law School Application Super Spreadsheet, 2012-2013 Forum

[2014]

I got the ucla one even though Im matriculating this fall. Think I had one last year too.

[Yardbird]

I got the ucla one even though Im matriculating this fall. Think I had one last year too.

You should turn off CRS! I also got the UCLA one last January after taking my first LSAT (168) even though I don't graduate undergrad until May 2013. I'm assuming anything above that gets a fee waiver unless something else goes into it (maybe undergrad institution?).

[2014]

No way I love getting emails from law schools.

[Yardbird]

No way I love getting emails from law schools.

Cooley?

[danitt]

No way I love getting emails from law schools.

Cooley?

I feel like Nicole from Florida Coastal is stalking my life on the boardwalk now. Every email becomes increasingly histrionic. "Pay attention to me!!!!!".

[Yardbird]

No way I love getting emails from law schools.

Cooley?

I feel like Nicole from Florida Coastal is stalking my life on the boardwalk now. Every email becomes increasingly histrionic. "Pay attention to me!!!!!".

Whatshername from Phoenix finally stopped emailing!!

[2014]

No way I love getting emails from law schools.

Cooley?

Ironically I've never gotten an email from Cooley, Florida Coastal, or Phoenix.

I get a TON from Pacific though.

[Rahviveh]

Any chance the UCLA ones are rolling?

[comeonletsgo]

Any chance the UCLA ones are rolling?

I would think so. I got one yesterday, but the year before I got one in January. If you don't get one, you should email them and ask for one. I think they're pretty generous with merit-based fee waivers.

[Rahviveh]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

[Yardbird]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

Will add once I get home.

Any chance the UCLA ones are rolling?

I would think so. I got one yesterday, but the year before I got one in January. If you don't get one, you should email them and ask for one. I think they're pretty generous with merit-based fee waivers.

They probably do a search each month. I got one in January as well. 168 seems to be the non-URM cutoff though (their LSAT median)...someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[TrialLawyer16]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

That was quick

I haven't started soliciting yet. How long does it normally take you guys to get responses to your fee waiver requests?

[Eichörnchen]

I also got the UCLA one last January after taking my first LSAT (168) even though I don't graduate undergrad until May 2013. I'm assuming anything above that gets a fee waiver unless something else goes into it (maybe undergrad institution?).

Yep, I got a waiver after my feb LSAT (170+) and they just sent me a new one as well. I doubt it has anything to do with undergrad institution seeing as I was in Randomville, Midwest, USA. Probably just a GPA/LSAT combo.

[comeonletsgo]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

That was quick

I haven't started soliciting yet. How long does it normally take you guys to get responses to your fee waiver requests?

Within a business day, it seems!

[maxl847]

WUSTL is giving out fee waiver codes now

[Dr. Filth]

WUSTL is giving out fee waiver codes now

solicited or unsolicited?

[foosbol21]

South Texas College of Law - Unsolicited. Out of state. Email was talking about a Spring start program, so I'm not sure if the waiver was for only that or for the normal cycle too.

[maxl847]

WUSTL is solicited

[RSterling]

Not sure if anyone has tried yet, but I sent a waiver request to Chicago and they confirmed that they don't do solicited waver requests. I'm guessing no one has gotten any e-mails/letters from chicago about a merit-based fee waiver?

[bernaldiaz]

Not sure if anyone has tried yet, but I sent a waiver request to Chicago and they confirmed that they don't do solicited waver requests. I'm guessing no one has gotten any e-mails/letters from chicago about a merit-based fee waiver?

Numbers?

[TrialLawyer16]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

That was quick

I haven't started soliciting yet. How long does it normally take you guys to get responses to your fee waiver requests?

Within a business day, it seems!

Word. That's quicker than I thought it'd take. Thanks

[Yardbird]

Just successfully solicited UCLA for a merit waiver

That was quick

I haven't started soliciting yet. How long does it normally take you guys to get responses to your fee waiver requests?

Most schools are pretty quick at getting back. I got responses mostly within a week at the most from all the schools I tried soliciting waivers from (23 total)...the only one to not get back to me so far is GW (its been about a month).

WUSTL is giving out fee waiver codes now

I will have to try them again on 9/1, they had told me to wait until September.

South Texas College of Law - Unsolicited. Out of state. Email was talking about a Spring start program, so I'm not sure if the waiver was for only that or for the normal cycle too.

Got this one too, I think its for either - still not applying but added to the spreadsheet.

Not sure if anyone has tried yet, but I sent a waiver request to Chicago and they confirmed that they don't do solicited waver requests. I'm guessing no one has gotten any e-mails/letters from chicago about a merit-based fee waiver?

I had tried and put in the spreadsheet that they only do unsoliciteds and need-based about a month ago. I don't think unsoliciteds have gone out yet...but if GPA has any say in the matter I won't be getting one.

[NewYorkL]

You need an LSAT score to request these fee waivers from schools, correct?

[Yardbird]

You need an LSAT score to request these fee waivers from schools, correct?

Yes, and unsolicited waivers are by LSAT score as well.

[02889]

This chart is fantastic! Thanks a ton for creating it and keeping it updated. Can you clarify for me the difference between a school in the "Solicited Merit-based Fee Waivers (Email)" category and a school in the "Offer Merit-Based Fee Waivers..." category that says "(solicited)" next to it? Is there a different process for getting waivers from the latter category? Thanks.