2013-2014 Fee Waivers Rolling In Forum

[Lavitz]

Extremely helpful, thanks! What exactly is the LSAC forum and how does one get waivers from it?

These things? Schools will have tables set up there, so you can go up and ask the representatives about the school and ask for a fee waiver in person. They might give you a code or just take down your name--I'm not sure how they do it since I've never gone to one. I registered for one once (it's free) and decided not to go. It was two years before I even applied so the fee waivers would have been useless anyway.

[kathj06]

For anyone interested in GULC, I sent a fee waiver request email yesterday, and the admissions office responded that they will start accepting requests for merit-based fee waivers in mid-August.

[whynot123]

Extremely helpful, thanks! What exactly is the LSAC forum and how does one get waivers from it?

These things? Schools will have tables set up there, so you can go up and ask the representatives about the school and ask for a fee waiver in person. They might give you a code or just take down your name--I'm not sure how they do it since I've never gone to one. I registered for one once (it's free) and decided not to go. It was two years before I even applied so the fee waivers would have been useless anyway.

Also, if you go to the forum and decide not to apply that year most schools are open to rolling over the waiver to the next year. You usually just have to send them an email saying you met them at XYZ LSAC forum and they are very receptive!

[donmincho]

anyone else get a letter of interest from HLS? swear i'm not humbragging, just interested in what exactly these e-mails mean. Not a fee waiver, just a letter from JS encouraging me to apply...

[Lavitz]

anyone else get a letter of interest from HLS? swear i'm not humbragging, just interested in what exactly these e-mails mean. Not a fee waiver, just a letter from JS encouraging me to apply...

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 5#p7002430

[Steveloblaw]

^ Yes, I got the same letter. I got it right after LSAC processed my transcript.

[californiauser]

I received the HLS email as well. Besides that, all quiet on the Western front.

[mojangles]

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from cooley telling me that i may qualify for a scholarship based on my LSAT, but they didn't offer me a fee waiver. I feel kind of ripped off

[Typhoon24]

I got a letter in the mail yesterday from cooley telling me that i may qualify for a scholarship based on my LSAT, but they didn't offer me a fee waiver. I feel kind of ripped off

same

[kosullivan23]

I took the LSAT early in feb 2013 to apply for this cycle, and I didn't register for CRS until mid July or so. I haven't received any fee waivers yet even though my numbers should be fairly competitive at most t-14 schools. I was wondering if this might have something to do with the fact that I took the LSAT early and didn't register for CRS until now? Is it possible that some schools might give me an unsolicited waiver, or should I start asking the schools I'm interested in for waivers? I'm also planning on submitting my apps in mid september so I wasn't sure if unsolicited fee waivers would even come in by then for most schools? Thanks!

[cotiger]

I took the LSAT early in feb 2013 to apply for this cycle, and I didn't register for CRS until mid July or so. I haven't received any fee waivers yet even though my numbers should be fairly competitive at most t-14 schools. I was wondering if this might have something to do with the fact that I took the LSAT early and didn't register for CRS until now? Is it possible that some schools might give me an unsolicited waiver, or should I start asking the schools I'm interested in for waivers? I'm also planning on submitting my apps in mid september so I wasn't sure if unsolicited fee waivers would even come in by then for most schools? Thanks!

I'm in the same boat as you. It all has to do with when schools look through the CRS. I didn't register in time for the big wave of fee waivers (though I've recently gotten a few others), so you just have to wait until they do another sweep. I don't know when they do that, though. I've heard on TLS that a lot of schools send them out at the beginning of September, so I'd just wait until you're closer to submission before worrying about contacting them.

[Humbert Humbert]

Vanderbilt

[lastsamurai]

Vanderbilt

[t-14orbust]

Vanderbilt

[Typhoon24]

Vanderbilt

[2014entering2014]

Vanderbilt

[itachiuchiha]

for those who got Vandy, what were y'all numbers?

[sasquatchsam]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

[t-14orbust]

99th% LSAT; >75th% GPA everywhere

[Typhoon24]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

i got it too and hadn't signed up for anything kaplan-related before.

[t-14orbust]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

i got it too and hadn't signed up for anything kaplan-related before.

I didn't, what region of the country are you bros in?

[Typhoon24]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

i got it too and hadn't signed up for anything kaplan-related before.

I didn't, what region of the country are you bros in?

I'm in FL. It was an email inv to an online 2 hour admissions discussion on the 19th with UVA's, nyu's, HLS', and penn's admissions deans. Idk if region plays a role tho.

[t-14orbust]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

i got it too and hadn't signed up for anything kaplan-related before.

I didn't, what region of the country are you bros in?

I'm in FL. It was an email inv to an online 2 hour admissions discussion on the 19th with UVA's, nyu's, HLS', and penn's admissions deans. Idk if region plays a role tho.

Online? They must not like me lol

[Hapalawyer]

173/3.96 for Vandy waiver

Just got an invite to an admissions chat with UVA/Penn/Harvard/NYU for 8/19. Guessing a bunch of people got that or maybe it was that darn Kaplan mock LSAT I signed up for that put me on the email list.

i got it too and hadn't signed up for anything kaplan-related before.

I didn't, what region of the country are you bros in?

I'm in FL. It was an email inv to an online 2 hour admissions discussion on the 19th with UVA's, nyu's, HLS', and penn's admissions deans. Idk if region plays a role tho.

I got this as well in CA, I never signed up for anything Kaplan related. I didn't get Vandy but I got Michigan State this morning

[t-14orbust]

I got this as well in CA, I never signed up for anything Kaplan related. I didn't get Vandy but I got Michigan State this morning

lol I'm from CA, why can't I have nice things? Oh well, I'll just re-read my HLS e-mail and try to make myself feel special