2013-2014 Fee Waivers Rolling In Forum

[notdatsh0rt]

Duke PT with a 169, +/- median GPA... very excited; also surprised... Duke tied for #1 choice

[itachiuchiha]

http://law.duke.edu/prioritytrack/

you can register to apply to duke priority track and have your fee waived from the above site

[Lavitz]

http://law.duke.edu/prioritytrack/

you can register to apply to duke priority track and have your fee waived from the above site

That only works if you're invited.

[itachiuchiha]

http://law.duke.edu/prioritytrack/

you can register to apply to duke priority track and have your fee waived from the above site

That only works if you're invited.

yea i forgot to mention that

[t14splitter]

Duke PT as well. Super pumped, one of my top choices

[Innovative]

Any reason not to apply PT? Won't hurt admissions chances at other schools, correct?

[curious66]

Ok so I'm a bit confused as to how to identify the priority track for Duke. I got the fee waiver email as well as a guaranteed 10 day turnaround on the decision but only if applying by Early Decision. Is this the priority track?

That sounds different than Priority track. Priority Track acceptances are NON-binding.. I would think any ED type of process is Binding.

[Typhoon24]

yay got the pt invite for duke, almost completely makes up for Cornell giving me the shaft yesterday lol.

(ill check to see if my fee waiverless email from cornell has a hidden once i get my LoRs in)

[UnicornHunter]

I took the LSAT last year and got a bunch of fee waivers then but didn't apply. I'm applying this cycle and I'm not getting any. Is this normal?

Make sure you update your profile on the LSAC website to note that you intend to apply this year. Also, if you still have the fee waiver e-mails, reply to them with a note saying that you received a fee waiver last year and were wondering if it would carry over. About 1/3 of the schools I e-mailed said yes, 1/3 said no but they'd give me a new one, and 1/3 said to make sure I was registered with CRS and they'd send me a waiver if I met their criteria (in other words, no).

[rendlelaw]

I sent two solicitations to Chicago. The first one was standard. The second one was based on the instructions from their application which specified fee waivers for Active Duty military.
Got two emails from Chicago. First one basically said no. Second one included a fee waiver code.

[AT9]

I guess I'm just confused as to why they even sent me the fee waiver? My GPA is on the high end of their median but my LSAT numbers are 7 points below their median and they weren't a school I selected through LSAC. Could it be a mistake?

Not sure. Maybe they want some reverse splitters to ED and help their GPA median.

Same thing here...my GPA is about 75th, but my 163 is way below median. I got the waiver today which also asked me to consider ED, but not PT. Plus it talked about how any admitted ED students who apply for need based aid would get a $30k grant off the bat. Are they just trying to tease me??

In any case, I'm seriously considering applying ED with the quick turn around time. What the hell, right?

[Pyromancer]

I guess I'm just confused as to why they even sent me the fee waiver? My GPA is on the high end of their median but my LSAT numbers are 7 points below their median and they weren't a school I selected through LSAC. Could it be a mistake?

Not sure. Maybe they want some reverse splitters to ED and help their GPA median.

Same thing here...my GPA is about 75th, but my 163 is way below median. I got the waiver today which also asked me to consider ED, but not PT. Plus it talked about how any admitted ED students who apply for need based aid would get a $30k grant off the bat. Are they just trying to tease me??

In any case, I'm seriously considering applying ED with the quick turn around time. What the hell, right?

Yah I'm definitely gonna apply ED, it's just weird that I didn't even have them in my school list and that waiver came out of the blue. Hopefully it's not a tease but has anyone experienced this in recent years? Surely Duke can't be desperate for ED apps.

[t-14orbust]

I sent two solicitations to Chicago. The first one was standard. The second one was based on the instructions from their application which specified fee waivers for Active Duty military.
Got two emails from Chicago. First one basically said no. Second one included a fee waiver code.

#'s?

[Vexed]

Duke PT invite today. Also successfully solicited a waiver from Georgetown. Cornell responded to my email and said that their fee waivers are done through CRS and that I would receive an email if I had been selected for one.

[AT9]

I guess I'm just confused as to why they even sent me the fee waiver? My GPA is on the high end of their median but my LSAT numbers are 7 points below their median and they weren't a school I selected through LSAC. Could it be a mistake?

Not sure. Maybe they want some reverse splitters to ED and help their GPA median.

Same thing here...my GPA is about 75th, but my 163 is way below median. I got the waiver today which also asked me to consider ED, but not PT. Plus it talked about how any admitted ED students who apply for need based aid would get a $30k grant off the bat. Are they just trying to tease me??

In any case, I'm seriously considering applying ED with the quick turn around time. What the hell, right?

Yah I'm definitely gonna apply ED, it's just weird that I didn't even have them in my school list and that waiver came out of the blue. Hopefully it's not a tease but has anyone experienced this in recent years? Surely Duke can't be desperate for ED apps.

I'm curious about this too. The email also talked about how applying ED is a "positive factor" in their review. Almost sounded like a typical email I'd get from a TTT or something. According to LSN over the past few cycles, at least a wait list is about 50/50 for me.

[052220151]

BTW, I don't know if anyone noticed, but LSAC updated their front page and the new chick on it is super attractive

[t-14orbust]

BTW, I don't know if anyone noticed, but LSAC updated their front page and the new chick on it is super attractive

I noticed. Although I had a deep hatred for the infamous LSAC asian girl with the wide jaw, I felt lost and lonely to no longer see her on the front page inviting me to log in.

[michiganlady222]

anyone have stats about % accepted with priority track?

[rendlelaw]

I sent two solicitations to Chicago. The first one was standard. The second one was based on the instructions from their application which specified fee waivers for Active Duty military.
Got two emails from Chicago. First one basically said no. Second one included a fee waiver code.

#'s?

178/3.86

[052220151]

I sent two solicitations to Chicago. The first one was standard. The second one was based on the instructions from their application which specified fee waivers for Active Duty military.
Got two emails from Chicago. First one basically said no. Second one included a fee waiver code.

#'s?

178/3.86

And active military? Shit. Enjoy HYS/rubyish scholly/Hamilton/whatever you want. Best of luck. Thank you for your service.

[rendlelaw]

And thank YOU for being a Redskins fan.

[052220151]

And thank YOU for being a Redskins fan.

HTTR

[Humbert Humbert]

Pretty bummed that I didn't get a Cornell waiver (no email at all), considering I am above both of their 75th %s by a fair margin. Also no PT at Duke.

[mojangles]

i got the duke pt invite/priority track which is mind blowing. i'm above their 75th for LSAT but i'm like far below 25th on GPA and my transcripts are just not a good look. oh well, free app means i'll be sending a request cuz, why not?

[edwardt1988]

BTW, I don't know if anyone noticed, but LSAC updated their front page and the new chick on it is super attractive

But what did she get on the LSAT?