2014-2015 Fee Waivers Forum

grizzlybear · Post by **grizzlybear** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:06 pm

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ikethegremlin · Post by **ikethegremlin** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:06 pm

xylocarp wrote:congrats guys! now I'm wishing I'd waited seeing as I haven't gotten so much as a "we got your app" email from columbia

Right? A simple "thanks for spending 80-something bucks to be judged" would have been nice.

w0w · Post by **w0w** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:47 pm

grizzlybear wrote:Hidden from Columbia as well, has anyone figured out what benefit the schools get from giving hidden waivers?

The only benefit I can see is to gauge how many people notice and submit because these are probably people who are interested anyway vs someone who only applies bc of the fee waiver. Of course those who pay obviously are interested but maybe to help see who is interested but may have a monetary reason for not applying.

R. Jeeves · Post by **R. Jeeves** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:21 pm

Adam Greathouse needs to stop.

xylocarp · Post by **xylocarp** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:23 pm

pulstar1 wrote:Adam Greathouse needs to stop.

+1. also Natalie Shaw

BillsFan9907 · Post by **BillsFan9907** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:33 pm

pulstar1 wrote:Adam Greathouse needs to stop.

I was just going to post about this. What benefit so these schools derive from spamming? They've got to understand that people are getting turned off. William Mitchell is the worst offender. They did this bullshit last year where they told you X amount of days until the deadline. After the deadline passed, surprise surprise. It was extended just for a select few.

Hand · Post by **Hand** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:40 pm

Adam Greathouse is my hero, kinda. I was in an obnoxious mood when one of his emails arrived and replied "thanks adam but LST really has told me all I need to know about your institution!" and he went on to send me a glossy booklet in the mail, with a note saying "thank you for showing interest!". Ballsy, Adam, ballsy. Also, check out his dapper looks https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-greathouse/60/2aa/289

xylocarp · Post by **xylocarp** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:42 pm

hereisonehand wrote:Adam Greathouse is my hero, kinda. I was in an obnoxious mood when one of his emails arrived and replied "thanks adam but LST really has told me all I need to know about your institution!" and he went on to send me a glossy booklet in the mail, with a note saying "thank you for showing interest!". Ballsy, Adam, ballsy. Also, check out his dapper looks https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-greathouse/60/2aa/289

holy crap he looks exactly like Seth macfarlane

R. Jeeves · Post by **R. Jeeves** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:47 pm

hereisonehand wrote:Adam Greathouse is my hero, kinda. I was in an obnoxious mood when one of his emails arrived and replied "thanks adam but LST really has told me all I need to know about your institution!" and he went on to send me a glossy booklet in the mail, with a note saying "thank you for showing interest!". Ballsy, Adam, ballsy. Also, check out his dapper looks https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-greathouse/60/2aa/289

Is it making anyone else lololol that he got his JD from Valpo Law in 2012 and now he's the assistant admissions director?

R. Jeeves · Post by **R. Jeeves** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 4:53 pm

xylocarp wrote:
hereisonehand wrote:Adam Greathouse is my hero, kinda. I was in an obnoxious mood when one of his emails arrived and replied "thanks adam but LST really has told me all I need to know about your institution!" and he went on to send me a glossy booklet in the mail, with a note saying "thank you for showing interest!". Ballsy, Adam, ballsy. Also, check out his dapper looks https://www.linkedin.com/pub/adam-greathouse/60/2aa/289
holy crap he looks exactly like Seth macfarlane

hahaha I do see it

LawBron James · Post by **LawBron James** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:32 pm

pulstar1 wrote:Adam Greathouse needs to stop.

I've been really struggling to hold back my urges of sending him an expletive filled e-mail.

NoLieAbility · Post by **NoLieAbility** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:43 pm

Give in to your anger. I did.

"Dear Mr. Greathouse,

No.

Sincerely,
[NoLieAbility]"

R. Jeeves · Post by **R. Jeeves** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:58 pm

NoLieAbility wrote:Give in to your anger. I did.

"Dear Mr. Greathouse,

No.

Sincerely,
[NoLieAbility]"

Not a good idea man. Youre gonna get blackballed at Valpo's peer-schools.

cavalier2015 · Post by **cavalier2015** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:36 pm

a few of the t-14s are coming to my school this week for graduate school fair and i was wondering how i should go about asking them for a fee waiver or do i even attempt it?

BruiserWoods · Post by **BruiserWoods** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:00 am

cavalier2015 wrote:a few of the t-14s are coming to my school this week for graduate school fair and i was wondering how i should go about asking them for a fee waiver or do i even attempt it?

I can tell from your username we go to the same school, and I was wondering the same thing.

generalmead · Post by **generalmead** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:15 am

Didn't get a hidden fee waiver for columbia, sigh. I took the feb 2014 test. Did others who took that test receive a waiver?

w0w · Post by **w0w** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:07 am

cavalier2015 wrote:a few of the t-14s are coming to my school this week for graduate school fair and i was wondering how i should go about asking them for a fee waiver or do i even attempt it?

Personally, I would just tell them that you are interested in applying to their school and you were wondering if there were any fee waivers available. They are going to meet tons of people that day and this is not a crazy question. In fact, if it's not HYS - which I don't think H and Y are even on the fair circuit - chances are they will have fee waivers available. You have to ask for what you want. worst case they say no but you probably won't be the only one who they are saying no to.

MidwestLifer · Post by **MidwestLifer** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:24 am

generalmead wrote:Didn't get a hidden fee waiver for columbia, sigh. I took the feb 2014 test. Did others who took that test receive a waiver?

Also February, also no waiver.

PowerHungry · Post by **PowerHungry** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:26 am

Solicited UNC

R. Jeeves · Post by **R. Jeeves** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:54 am

creighton university (unsol.)

cavalier2015 · Post by **cavalier2015** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:44 am

w0w wrote:
cavalier2015 wrote:a few of the t-14s are coming to my school this week for graduate school fair and i was wondering how i should go about asking them for a fee waiver or do i even attempt it?

Personally, I would just tell them that you are interested in applying to their school and you were wondering if there were any fee waivers available. They are going to meet tons of people that day and this is not a crazy question. In fact, if it's not HYS - which I don't think H and Y are even on the fair circuit - chances are they will have fee waivers available. You have to ask for what you want. worst case they say no but you probably won't be the only one who they are saying no to.

should i take a couple copies of my resume with me?

PowerHungry · Post by **PowerHungry** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:23 pm

Wake solicited.

Creighton unsolicited.

grizzlybear · Post by **grizzlybear** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:40 pm

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Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:49 pm

no hidden here, reapplier

LoganCouture · Post by **LoganCouture** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 3:05 pm

MidwestLifer wrote:
generalmead wrote:Didn't get a hidden fee waiver for columbia, sigh. I took the feb 2014 test. Did others who took that test receive a waiver?
Also February, also no waiver.

Same here