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Is it the practice of law schools...
Is it the practice of law schools to offer you fee waivers so that they can deny your application, thus creating the appearance of being a highly selective school?
I just got an email from a school offering me a fee waiver even though I am below both of their medians (I am retaking).
Thoughts?
I just got an email from a school offering me a fee waiver even though I am below both of their medians (I am retaking).
Thoughts?
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
Yes, since it makes their numbers look better & keeps the admission officers busy (and thereby avoiding layoffs and decreased university funding for admissions).
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
Yes. Selectivity is one of the numbers used in the rankings calculation.
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
Maybe not in your situation--although your GPA is low--but fee waivers drive up application numbers & that games the rankings system. Otherwise, all fee waivers should be need based, in my opinion, with minimum numbers (LSAT & GPA) for any top law school.
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
I disagree- your LSAT is above median.nickb285 wrote:I got a fee waiver from Cornell with a 3.17/169. Not transparent rankings gaming at all.
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No one said it was the ONLY reason a school would send out waivers. Just one genuine reason.nickb285 wrote:I got a fee waiver from Cornell with a 3.17/169. Not transparent rankings gaming at all.
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Email I just got. This is just mean.While this message in no way ensures your admission, we encourage you to apply. Every year, we end up admitting students who never thought they had a chance at getting into Harvard
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Hey, why not?CR2012 wrote:Email I just got. This is just mean.While this message in no way ensures your admission, we encourage you to apply. Every year, we end up admitting students who never thought they had a chance at getting into Harvard
At least you can tell people you applied at Harvard. (If I had a fee waiver, I really would have.)
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JCFindley wrote:Hey, why not?CR2012 wrote:Email I just got. This is just mean.While this message in no way ensures your admission, we encourage you to apply. Every year, we end up admitting students who never thought they had a chance at getting into Harvard
At least you can tell peopleyou applied atHarvard asked you to apply. (If I had a fee waiver, I really would have.)
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Ill give you a good reason why not, Being placed on hold, then WLed then kept on WL then rejected one week into your 1L year. Oh Harvard you played with my heartdingbat wrote:JCFindley wrote:Hey, why not?CR2012 wrote:Email I just got. This is just mean.While this message in no way ensures your admission, we encourage you to apply. Every year, we end up admitting students who never thought they had a chance at getting into Harvard
At least you can tell peopleyou applied atHarvard asked you to apply. (If I had a fee waiver, I really would have.)
ETA: i may be a tad bit bitter
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And there, we have a damn good reason.
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Re: Is it the practice of law schools...
I love the fee waivers from top schools. They even make it sound like you have no damn chance.
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Boy, does that sound familiarizy223 wrote:Ill give you a good reason why not, Being placed on hold, then WLed then kept on WL then rejected one week into your 1L year. Oh Harvard you played with my heart
ETA: i may be a tad bit bitter
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