2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

[missvik218]

UCLA and Columbia came minutes ago...seems on par with others here. Those, combined with UVA and Duke feel pretty good, but still waiting to hear from Northwestern, Cornell, Michigan, Georgetown, and others. I know Chicago and NYU don't typically offer unsolicited waivers, but anyone heard from the other 4? are they "hidden" perhaps?

I like your tar!

[ruleser]

Just got WUSTL

[FretMeister]

UCLA and Columbia came minutes ago...seems on par with others here. Those, combined with UVA and Duke feel pretty good, but still waiting to hear from Northwestern, Cornell, Michigan, Georgetown, and others. I know Chicago and NYU don't typically offer unsolicited waivers, but anyone heard from the other 4? are they "hidden" perhaps?

I got hidden from Northwestern and G-town.

[alleyoop86]

UCLA and Columbia came minutes ago...seems on par with others here. Those, combined with UVA and Duke feel pretty good, but still waiting to hear from Northwestern, Cornell, Michigan, Georgetown, and others. I know Chicago and NYU don't typically offer unsolicited waivers, but anyone heard from the other 4? are they "hidden" perhaps?

i thought NYU did last year?

[Lauren2255]

167/3.9

Vandy
Duke
UVA

Don't my numbers seem low to be getting fee waivers from them? Are most fee waivers based on LSAT?

[agentdedalus]

167/3.9

Vandy
Duke
UVA

Don't my numbers seem low to be getting fee waivers from them? Are most fee waivers based on LSAT?

You'll be competitive at those schools even if your LSAT is a bit lower. Still, it's within their range, and furthermore fee waivers often seem to be a sort of inverted "Yield Protection" strategy employed by law schools.

[86revolt]

Did the UCLA fee waiver mention anything about performance on LSAT?

Dear Helm,

I am writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA School of Law. Based on your performance on the LSAT you may be a competitive candidate for admittance.

We will waive our $75 application fee; simply complete our application using the LSDAS electronic application through LSAC at http://www.lsac.org. Your application fee will automatically be waived.

Balls! Anyone with an LSAT below 170 get a UCLA fee waiver?

[agentdedalus]

UCLA and Columbia came minutes ago...seems on par with others here. Those, combined with UVA and Duke feel pretty good, but still waiting to hear from Northwestern, Cornell, Michigan, Georgetown, and others. I know Chicago and NYU don't typically offer unsolicited waivers, but anyone heard from the other 4? are they "hidden" perhaps?

I like your tar!

and i like your groucho marx. "these are my principles, if you don't like them i have others."

[yogafreak]

Still waiting for Columbia . Above 75th for both. Come on!

+1.

Same here.

+1.

ditto.

[missvik218]

and i like your groucho marx. "these are my principles, if you don't like them i have others."

Excellent!!

[coollegemex]

Did anyone who had a 172 or less get a fee waiver from Columbia?

Got it with a 169...

With a 175

[02082010]

Yay! UCLA and USC by request today even though both claim on their website they don't give out waivers by request. Still haven't heard definitely from Duke or Cornell yet...grrrrr

Duke gave me PT the morning after I sent my email. When did you email them?

I've been emailing back and forth with the director of admissions. They want to be sure of my GPA before giving me the PT invite. My self-reported is my degree GPA of 3.00-3.49 and my LSAC is ~2.8 so they are trying to figure it out.

[emtuoh]

I just got an e-mail from Quinnipiac that started "Dear {prefix}" and then my last name. My first name is Emma...is it really THAT hard to figure out?!

[doinmybest]

For those who got the Emory one, did you e-mail them and ask for it or did they send it to you???

[GMUPatriot86]

Did the UCLA fee waiver mention anything about performance on LSAT?

Dear Helm,

I am writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA School of Law. Based on your performance on the LSAT you may be a competitive candidate for admittance.

We will waive our $75 application fee; simply complete our application using the LSDAS electronic application through LSAC at http://www.lsac.org. Your application fee will automatically be waived.

Balls! Anyone with an LSAT below 170 get a UCLA fee waiver?

Got the UCLA fee waiver on Monday with a 168/3.79 non-URM.

[nyyankees]

Did the UCLA fee waiver mention anything about performance on LSAT?

Dear Helm,

I am writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA School of Law. Based on your performance on the LSAT you may be a competitive candidate for admittance.

We will waive our $75 application fee; simply complete our application using the LSDAS electronic application through LSAC at http://www.lsac.org. Your application fee will automatically be waived.

Balls! Anyone with an LSAT below 170 get a UCLA fee waiver?

Got the UCLA fee waiver on Monday with a 168/3.79 non-URM.

+1, i have a 169 and sub 3.3 and got it

[astro1819]

167/3.9

Vandy
Duke
UVA

Don't my numbers seem low to be getting fee waivers from them? Are most fee waivers based on LSAT?

Are you URM? I have similar numbers (168/3.9), non-URM, but haven't yet received waivers from Vandy and Duke (would love a waiver since I'm applying to those schools regardless).


FYI to everyone else, with the above stats I've received UVA, Michigan (hidden), Northwestern (hidden), UCLA, Texas (before Nov. 1st), BU (hidden). Also a few other lower schools.

[UFMatt]

I got a UCLA fee waiver earlier today. I also got one from Minnesota last night. Within the past few weeks I've also gotten waivers from Iowa, Ohio State, and Georgia. Also a bunch of lower tier 1 schools.

My LSAT is 168.

[hypermeganet]

For those who got the Emory one, did you e-mail them and ask for it or did they send it to you???

Emailed them. Got a response within an hour with the waiver.

[0L Hoping for 1]

Just got Northwestern. Trying to decide if doing an interview is worth it?

[forza]

Still no love from Columbia.

Also, Berkeley said they don't do merit-based waivers.

[capitalacq]

Columbia better come sometime soon..

[86revolt]

I got an email from GW denying my request for fee waiver because they "only give need based fee waivers through LSAC."

Can anyone confirm that they're received a GW merit-based fee waiver?

[redes]

I got an email from GW denying my request for fee waiver because they "only give need based fee waivers through LSAC."

Can anyone confirm that they're received a GW merit-based fee waiver?

nope. i got the same note.

[Helmholtz]

Just got Northwestern. Trying to decide if doing an interview is worth it?

I met with an NU alumnus. Absolutely worth it even though I almost certainly won't be outright accepted. He was an early associate at a top NLJ250 firm and was former pres of the SBA. We had a great chat. He sent me an e-mail later telling me that he enjoyed our talk and that if I ever had any questions about law schools, etc., e-mail him and/or maybe we'll discuss it over beers when I'm in town. He gave me some comments on my PS and recommended a couple books I read before LS.

YMMV