2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

doinmybest · Post by **doinmybest** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:37 pm

Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.

09042014 · Post by **09042014** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:39 pm

doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.

Illinois is free for everyone this year.

doinmybest · Post by **doinmybest** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:42 pm

Desert Fox wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
Illinois is free for everyone this year.

fancifulthings · Post by **fancifulthings** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:46 pm

Desert Fox wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
Illinois is free for everyone this year.

sorry for being daft, what is PT?

alleyoop86 · Post by **alleyoop86** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:46 pm

Post by **Helmholtz** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:46 pm

fancifulthings wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
Illinois is free for everyone this year.

sorry for being daft, what is PT?

In that context, priority track.

doinmybest · Post by **doinmybest** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:47 pm

Helmholtz wrote:
fancifulthings wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
Illinois is free for everyone this year.

sorry for being daft, what is PT?
In that context, priority track.

si

adora · Post by **adora** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:51 pm

doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.

So...do people generally include regional preferences and areas of law you're interested in? I'm trying to figure out if narrowing those fields (I haven't selected any) would result in more fee waivers or less..

Post by **Helmholtz** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:51 pm

Has anybody had any luck requesting the schools pay your $12 LSAC fee?

fancifulthings · Post by **fancifulthings** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:54 pm

Helmholtz wrote:
fancifulthings wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
Illinois is free for everyone this year.

sorry for being daft, what is PT?
In that context, priority track.

Thanks!

Threepeat · Post by **Threepeat** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:58 pm

Helmholtz wrote:Has anybody had any luck requesting the schools pay your $12 LSAC fee?

I didn't even know this was an option. Sounds kind of ballsy IMO...I'd also like to see if someone has done this with success.

bluejayk · Post by **bluejayk** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:00 pm

Helmholtz wrote:Has anybody had any luck requesting the schools pay your $12 LSAC fee?

This would take serious balls.

"Mr. Adcomm? You can have my answer now, if you like. My final offer is this: nothing. Not even the fee for the LSAC report, which I would appreciate if you would put up personally. " -Michael Corleone, applying for law school

Post by **Helmholtz** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:02 pm

Just got an e-mail from Michigan agreeing to pay the $12. I would recommend that everybody send out these requests. Wow, if I had only known.

doinmybest · Post by **doinmybest** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:03 pm

adora wrote:
doinmybest wrote:Got UVA, Duke with PT, Richmond and South Carolina. How come I didn't Wake or Illinois like others have? Damn! Maybe it has to do with my regional preference or lack of since I didn't select any.
So...do people generally include regional preferences and areas of law you're interested in? I'm trying to figure out if narrowing those fields (I haven't selected any) would result in more fee waivers or less..

I've been searching for this info as well. I haven't selected and and I'm assuming that tells schools I have no regional preference. I was just wondering if there were some schools that would only give fee waivers to people who have selected that particular school's region. I looked through this thread a bit and I haven't really found a conclusive answer. The thread is 55 pages maybe its here somewhere but good luck finding it.

Hattori Hanzo · Post by **Hattori Hanzo** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:03 pm

Helmholtz wrote:Has anybody had any luck requesting the schools pay your $12 LSAC fee?

Whoever tries that might as well charge them an hourly rate for filling out the application

doinmybest · Post by **doinmybest** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:03 pm

Helmholtz wrote:Just got an e-mail from Michigan agreeing to pay the $12. I would recommend that everybody send out these requests. Wow, if I had only known.

Wow that worked? Nice!

0L Hoping for 1 · Post by **0L Hoping for 1** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:06 pm

doinmybest wrote:
Helmholtz wrote:Just got an e-mail from Michigan agreeing to pay the $12. I would recommend that everybody send out these requests. Wow, if I had only known.
Wow that worked? Nice!

+1 I had no idea. I think they probably put a big "Cheap Bastard" sticker on your app tho

86revolt · Post by **86revolt** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:11 pm

can someone PM me with a sample fee waiver request email? what do you even say? "i'm broke but I wanna apply, so help me out"?

thanks for any advice.

Post by **Helmholtz** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:13 pm

doinmybest wrote:
Helmholtz wrote:Just got an e-mail from Michigan agreeing to pay the $12. I would recommend that everybody send out these requests. Wow, if I had only known.
Wow that worked? Nice!

UVA agreed to do it as well, but Columbia and Penn have said no. I'll keep everybody posted.

Hattori Hanzo · Post by **Hattori Hanzo** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:19 pm

Helmholtz wrote:
doinmybest wrote:
Helmholtz wrote:Just got an e-mail from Michigan agreeing to pay the $12. I would recommend that everybody send out these requests. Wow, if I had only known.
Wow that worked? Nice!
UVA agreed to do it as well, but Columbia and Penn have said no. I'll keep everybody posted.

What are your stats?

forza · Post by **forza** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:23 pm

Helm - how are you going about asking that question tactfully?

Threepeat · Post by **Threepeat** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:32 pm

forza wrote:Helm - how are you going about asking that question tactfully?

Dear Add Comms:

In addition to waiving my application fee I'd also like you to pay the $12 LSAC fee. Also, in addition to granting me a full tuition scholarship I'd like you to pay me the $150,000+ in opportunity cost of me going to law school.

Sincerely,

Broke

In all seriousness, I understand the $12 dollars in lsac report fees can add up quickly if you're applying to a ton of schools, so more power to you if you can successfully get them to pay the fee.

Veritas · Post by **Veritas** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:49 pm

stfu helm, liar.

09042014 · Post by **09042014** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:07 pm

Threepeat wrote:
forza wrote:Helm - how are you going about asking that question tactfully?

Dear Add Comms:

In addition to waiving my application fee I'd also like you to pay the $12 LSAC fee. Also, in addition to granting me a full tuition scholarship I'd like you to pay me the $150,000+ in opportunity cost of me going to law school.

Sincerely,

Broke

In all seriousness, I understand the $12 dollars in lsac report fees can add up quickly if you're applying to a ton of schools, so more power to you if you can successfully get them to pay the fee.

You can't, and shouldn't try to. Helmholtz is pulling your leg.

coollegemex · Post by **coollegemex** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:40 pm

UT by email

However, it only works if you apply by their ED deadline (Nov 1st)

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