Application Fee Waivers - Fall 2011 Applicants Forum

[northwood]

cubs win is the last thing a cubs fan remembers yelling in a bar prior to being blackout drunk........

[ATR]

Snagged waivers from OCU and Hamline! ( )

My request got rejected by Emory. Surprising, considering my GPA is >75% and my LSAT is 2 points below the "166 wall."

[neonx]

Today:
NYU fee waiver by snail mail with a little purple square brochure.
USC fee waiver by snail with a thick packet about the school.

[doug_7506]

Hidden Fee wavier at LSU

What does this mean?

"The application fee is waived due to an individual application fee waiver."

First time I see that instead of the normal CRS one.

[Hannibal]

Hidden Fee wavier at LSU

What does this mean?

"The application fee is waived due to an individual application fee waiver."

First time I see that instead of the normal CRS one.

Did you ask for one? Or maybe meet an LSU rep?

[doug_7506]

Hidden Fee wavier at LSU

What does this mean?

"The application fee is waived due to an individual application fee waiver."

First time I see that instead of the normal CRS one.

Did you ask for one? Or maybe meet an LSU rep?

neither, I did apply their last year. Maybe thats it?

[lzyovrachievr]

Hidden Fee wavier at LSU

What does this mean?

"The application fee is waived due to an individual application fee waiver."

First time I see that instead of the normal CRS one.

Did you ask for one? Or maybe meet an LSU rep?

neither, I did apply their last year. Maybe thats it?

No, it just shows up on some of them. I've had it too. It's just an "individual application" waiver. Maybe the school did the process differently or something, but no big deal. Still pays for your app.

[Blindc1rca]

My request got rejected by Emory. Surprising, considering my GPA is >75% and my LSAT is 2 points below the "166 wall."

Don't feel too bad. With Peace Corps (which got me like 15 waivers by itself) and a 3.85/170 Emory still rejected my request for a fee waiver.

[sgtgrumbles]

Happy Monday, everyone. You may now resume waiting on Chicago, Columbia and Cornell waivers.

EDIT: OMG, just checked and I have a hidden Columbia CRS waiver. 174 / 3.5x here.

[Flett]

Happy Monday, everyone. You may now resume waiting on Chicago, Columbia and Cornell waivers.

EDIT: OMG, just checked and I have a hidden Columbia CRS waiver. 174 / 3.5x here.

Congrats! It's about time they showed up.

EDIT: I got one too... 163 / 3.15 / URM... ! I think I can handle $12 for that rejection letter and no regrets.

[Lovely Ludwig Van]

Columbia waiver!!! Hook it up!!!

[ahduth]

I obviously jinxed myself with my snarky "letter" the other day. What they don't realize is how badly I want to go back to NYC.

(goes to put Steel Magnolias on the TV in the background.)

[lzyovrachievr]

Ahhhh! Finally Columbia waiver.

3.77/173

[ixwad]

Why am I receiving so few waivers? 166, 3.5 GPA

-U of Minnesota
-Santa Clara
-Cooley
-U of Richmond

I would be less alarmed if I had received none so far (at least then I could chalk it up to some sort of e-mail error or to me not having the right options selected on LSAC), but to just receive just a few seems ridiculous.

[ahduth]

Ahhhh! Finally Columbia waiver.

3.77/173

Amazing. There's a single digit that's different between those numbers and mine, and it's the least important one. Let this be a lesson unto all of you, that karma very truly is a bitch.

[khodorko]

Columbia sent out an email this morning.

Also, Penn came via snail mail yesterday. Does anybody know when the peak application time is for the schools?

3.84/170

My Total List as of 11/9 (they started coming on 11/1)

Columbia University
Dayton University
Drexel University
Florida State University
Georgetown Law
Gonzaga University
Indiana University
Loyola University of Chicago
Mercer
New York University - actual mail
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Notre Dame University
Penn State University
Pepperdine Law
Quinnipiac University
Saint Louis University
Santa Clara University
Southern Illinois University
Temple University
Tulane University
UCLA
University of Alabama
University of Cincinatti
University of Houston
University of Illinois
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania - actual mail
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina
University of Southern California
University of Texas
University of Virginia
Valpariaso University
Vanderbilt University
Washington & Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
West Virgina University
William & Mary Law School

[northwood]

just got an email from cooley and phoenix school of law

100% scholarship to both schools.... awesome

too bad Im not going to apply to either place....... ( if it was just Michigan or Arizona, then it would be another story)

[khodorko]

Just got an email waiver from University of Chicago too.

[sharpnsmooth]

fee waiver to columbia....guess i'm there to be a reject for the rankings. 170/3.5x non-urm. no shot, i figure. but what's $12 for a dream? a couple of coors lights or a 1% chance at a dream school.

[JJDancer]

Just got an email waiver from University of Chicago too.

+1

I :shock:ed when I saw the email. I don't think I will apply (no shot+little interest) but the fee waiver makes me want to.

[mm202]

Just got an email waiver from University of Chicago too.

+1

I :shock:ed when I saw the email. I don't think I will apply (no shot+little interest) but the fee waiver makes me want to.

im jealous!

[queenlizzie13]

Pitt came yesterday...
And I realized that I didn't really read the Wisconsin letter. Since all the other mailings I got (aside from the viewbooks I requested) had fee waivers in them, I just assumed there was one in there. I checked again...there wasn't.

Sorry about that. My bad...
I wasn't going to apply there anyhow.

[vegenator]

De Paul via unsolicited email . Capital sent an email saying aps are free till January .

[Dave Davely]

My request got rejected by Emory. Surprising, considering my GPA is >75% and my LSAT is 2 points below the "166 wall."

Don't feel too bad. With Peace Corps (which got me like 15 waivers by itself) and a 3.85/170 Emory still rejected my request for a fee waiver.

Is Emory only giving out a bare handful of fee waivers or what (and if so, to who?)? Despite within a few hours of the school and having very strong numbers by almost any standard, they 100% denied my request for a fee waiver. Emory is the only law school that I plan(ned) on applying to that didn't grant me a fee waiver.

Does anyone know what's up with Emory's fee waiver policy?

[mikey101]

My request got rejected by Emory. Surprising, considering my GPA is >75% and my LSAT is 2 points below the "166 wall."

Don't feel too bad. With Peace Corps (which got me like 15 waivers by itself) and a 3.85/170 Emory still rejected my request for a fee waiver.

Is Emory only giving out a bare handful of fee waivers or what (and if so, to who?)? Despite within a few hours of the school and having very strong numbers by almost any standard, they 100% denied my request for a fee waiver. Emory is the only law school that I plan(ned) on applying to that didn't grant me a fee waiver.

Does anyone know what's up with Emory's fee waiver policy?

Emory was really weird. They responded to my request by asking me for documentation of my LSAT score and a pdf of my transcript with my GPA. Haven't heard back since they requested that. My numbers aren't super impressive either: 167/3.8.