Applicant FAQ Forum

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[Confused7]

Do fee waivers have an "expiration date"? If they don't say explicitly in the their emails, does this mean that I use them if I apply next cycle? Thanks!

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[Confused7]

Thanks, acrossthelake. Do law schools solicit you again next cycle for fee waivers even if you don't take another LSAT?

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[Pleasye]

Thanks, acrossthelake. Do law schools solicit you again next cycle for fee waivers even if you don't take another LSAT?

You can update what cycle you are applying on LSAC. So in the fall you will be able to specify that you're applying the 2011-2012 cycle instead of 2010-2011 cycle. Then you'll receive fee waivers again but not necessarily from the same schools.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Thanks, acrossthelake. Do law schools solicit you again next cycle for fee waivers even if you don't take another LSAT?

You can update what cycle you are applying on LSAC. So in the fall you will be able to specify that you're applying the 2011-2012 cycle instead of 2010-2011 cycle. Then you'll receive fee waivers again but not necessarily from the same schools.

Some people have had luck contacting schools that gave them waivers in the cycle where they didn't apply and getting the school to give a current waiver.

[Confused7]

Thanks everyone! That would be pretty sweet if I could contact the current fee waiver schools to give me waivers again next year. Now LAST QUESTION: but the schools that I apply this cycle with fee waivers will not accept fee waivers next cycle if I apply there again?

[firemed]

Hey... so if I have a school specific LOR (from an alumni)... but it won't get there for a month... should I submit without it, and then send it later?

And if I do send it later, do I send it to LSAC for them to forward?

And if I do send it later, do I do it only if I am WLed? Or just the moment I get it?

[jwaters]

I submitted all my apps (yesterday) with 2 LoR's assigned, but only one letter has been received by LSAC. The other one is being sent by priority mail in the morning. The schools I applied to will hold my app until the other letter gets processed and they receive it, correct?

[Eugenie Danglars]

Hey... so if I have a school specific LOR (from an alumni)... but it won't get there for a month... should I submit without it, and then send it later?

And if I do send it later, do I send it to LSAC for them to forward?

And if I do send it later, do I do it only if I am WLed? Or just the moment I get it?

Unless you need it to meet a min number of LOR's, I'd go ahead. Up to you if you ask them to hold the app until it arrives. What are your chances at this school? How many LOR's are you sending already? The answers to those affect the send it now/hold for WL debate

[Eugenie Danglars]

I submitted all my apps (yesterday) with 2 LoR's assigned, but only one letter has been received by LSAC. The other one is being sent by priority mail in the morning. The schools I applied to will hold my app until the other letter gets processed and they receive it, correct?

Depends. Some schools begin processing as soon as they have an LSAT, your app, and one letter unless you ask them to hold it. I think it was GW or GULC that had a spot for this on the app. If they require two LOR's, then they will hold your app until the second arrives.

[jwaters]

If they require two LOR's, then they will hold your app until the second arrives.

Yeah, I'm only concerned about the ones requiring two. I was sort of paranoid that they might just toss the app if everything wasn't there at the time I submitted.

[firemed]

Hey... so if I have a school specific LOR (from an alumni)... but it won't get there for a month... should I submit without it, and then send it later?

And if I do send it later, do I send it to LSAC for them to forward?

And if I do send it later, do I do it only if I am WLed? Or just the moment I get it?

Unless you need it to meet a min number of LOR's, I'd go ahead. Up to you if you ask them to hold the app until it arrives. What are your chances at this school? How many LOR's are you sending already? The answers to those affect the send it now/hold for WL debate

It is a reach, but not a horrible reach. I am already sending the usual 3.

I think I'll send it later if I get WLed. Does LSAC do that... or do I need to have it sent to them some other way? And if LSAC does it... do I just assign it later, or what?

[Eugenie Danglars]

Hey... so if I have a school specific LOR (from an alumni)... but it won't get there for a month... should I submit without it, and then send it later?

And if I do send it later, do I send it to LSAC for them to forward?

And if I do send it later, do I do it only if I am WLed? Or just the moment I get it?

Unless you need it to meet a min number of LOR's, I'd go ahead. Up to you if you ask them to hold the app until it arrives. What are your chances at this school? How many LOR's are you sending already? The answers to those affect the send it now/hold for WL debate

It is a reach, but not a horrible reach. I am already sending the usual 3.

I think I'll send it later if I get WLed. Does LSAC do that... or do I need to have it sent to them some other way? And if LSAC does it... do I just assign it later, or what?

Yeah, you can just assign it later, and they'll send an updated packet automatically. You can check it on the "Report Status" page.

[Eugenie Danglars]

If they require two LOR's, then they will hold your app until the second arrives.

Yeah, I'm only concerned about the ones requiring two. I was sort of paranoid that they might just toss the app if everything wasn't there at the time I submitted.

They won't toss it, but they probably won't look at it until it goes complete.

[soupisgood]

All my apps are complete/UR. It's too late to submit "Why ___" essays, correct? And when should one send LOCI's? Only after getting deferred/WL'd?

[kazu]

All my apps are complete/UR. It's too late to submit "Why ___" essays, correct? And when should one send LOCI's? Only after getting deferred/WL'd?

1) Yes, it is too late.

2) I think it's okay to send them after a while - if you're still UR in February, March etc. when you submitted in Sep/Oct. I might be wrong though.

[knotoftoads]

Does anyone know if you can send evaluations after you've submitted your apps??

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[AEM2010]

I know that, at least for michigan, the admissions office can see if you are trying to login to the admitted students site (to find out before the mail arrives if you got in). Does anyone know if admissions offices can see how often you login to the status checker? And whether they care?

[Eugenie Danglars]

I know that, at least for michigan, the admissions office can see if you are trying to login to the admitted students site (to find out before the mail arrives if you got in). Does anyone know if admissions offices can see how often you login to the status checker? And whether they care?

I don't think anyone other than adcomms can answer this for sure, but as to the second part, I'm pretty sure they don't care. They'd have to hire whole new people to care. They have thousands of applications, and I'd imagine lol'ing at the neuroses of prospective students is not high on the priority list.

[kazu]

I know that, at least for michigan, the admissions office can see if you are trying to login to the admitted students site (to find out before the mail arrives if you got in). Does anyone know if admissions offices can see how often you login to the status checker? And whether they care?

I don't think anyone other than adcomms can answer this for sure, but as to the second part, I'm pretty sure they don't care. They'd have to hire whole new people to care. They have thousands of applications, and I'd imagine lol'ing at the neuroses of prospective students is not high on the priority list.

Also, I think it was the people checking a few dozen times per day that got the mich adcomms slightly irritated, not "every once in a while", and they only started checking because it was slowing their system down or something. Soooo don't be too paranoid guys

[kazu]

Question:

I know it's a bit early to be thinking of this, but what's "okay" to send as a LOCI? I know people send LORs and Why essays. Would a diversity statement also be okay?

[eve2490]

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