2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

[TTH]

So, where on LSAC does one look for these hidden fee waivers?

[Diskette15]

got the UCLA hidden fee waiver too! guess it can't hurt to apply there, didn't get the one from Vandy though...

[Zojirushi]

I AM FINALLY GETTING FEE WAIVERS!

+1, trickle down theory.

[lz06]

Has anyone tried contacting Columbia? I just called and they told me they only give them out based on financial need, but I know last year people found hidden waivers. I have my app ready now but I don't want to apply if there's a possibility of my fee being waved later. Same with Chicago..

[Helmholtz]

Has anyone tried contacting Columbia? I just called and they told me they only give them out based on financial need, but I know last year people found hidden waivers. I have my app ready now but I don't want to apply if there's a possibility of my fee being waved later. Same with Chicago..

Every person that I know from last year who had a CLS fee waiver was notified. It was not hidden. Here's my e-mail:

Dear Mr. Helmholtz:

We are writing today to encourage you to consider applying to Columbia Law School, if you have not already done so.

Our February 15, 2009 application deadline is approaching and we continue to actively read applications and render decisions. If you wish to be considered for admission to our 2009 entering class, please apply via the LSAC online application at http://www.lsac.org. We can assure you, if you apply and complete your application promptly, that your candidacy will be carefully considered.

At this point in the admissions cycle, we understand that you may have applied to numerous other schools, and thus might feel burdened by the costs of application fees. Therefore, if you have not already applied to Columbia Law School, we are waiving the usually required application fee of $75. In order to take advantage of the fee waiver, you must apply online via the LSAC e-application.

We should emphasize that this correspondence does not imply that our Admissions Committee would necessarily be able to take favorable action on your candidacy. For more information on Columbia Law School and our admissions philosophy, please visit our website at http://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions.

Best wishes for success with all your law school applications. We look forward to our review of your candidacy for admission to Columbia.


Warm wishes,

E. Nkonye Iwerebon
Dean of Admissions

[Padimud]

Man, does anyone else feel like they are a sucker for fee waivers. Every time I put a lid on how many schools I am going apply to, some other school sends a fee waiver and makes me reconsider the finalized list. Anyone else feel like waivers just make you end up spending more money than you would because you feel somehow obligated to apply to fence sitting schools?

[Pearalegal]

got the UCLA hidden fee waiver too! guess it can't hurt to apply there, didn't get the one from Vandy though...

I was just delighted when I saw I had gotten those too. They were my first.

[gahthelaw]

anybody get the Michigan State email telling you that you qualify for their full tuition scholarship, but strangely enough, apparently not for their fee waiver?

edit: additionally, a quick glance at their website informs me that i DON'T actually qualify for their scholarship, as my sub-3.75 GPA kills me.

[lz06]

Every person that I know from last year who had a CLS fee waiver was notified. It was not hidden.

According to last years tracker thread some were hidden and they were found right around this time. I'm just saying so people can keep a look out for them.

[BaiAilian2013]

anybody get the Michigan State email telling you that you qualify for their full tuition scholarship, but strangely enough, apparently not for their fee waiver?

edit: additionally, a quick glance at their website informs me that i DON'T actually qualify for their scholarship, as my sub-3.75 GPA kills me.

Yep, I thought that was a little weird.

[emtuoh]

anybody get the Michigan State email telling you that you qualify for their full tuition scholarship, but strangely enough, apparently not for their fee waiver?

edit: additionally, a quick glance at their website informs me that i DON'T actually qualify for their scholarship, as my sub-3.75 GPA kills me.

I also got that e-mail. Not that I'm intending to apply there at all, but I was intrigued that they didn't offer a fee waiver.

[02082010]

Has anyone tried contacting Columbia? I just called and they told me they only give them out based on financial need, but I know last year people found hidden waivers. I have my app ready now but I don't want to apply if there's a possibility of my fee being waved later. Same with Chicago..

Every person that I know from last year who had a CLS fee waiver was notified. It was not hidden. Here's my e-mail:

Dear Mr. Helmholtz:

We are writing today to encourage you to consider applying to Columbia Law School, if you have not already done so.

Our February 15, 2009 application deadline is approaching and we continue to actively read applications and render decisions. If you wish to be considered for admission to our 2009 entering class, please apply via the LSAC online application at http://www.lsac.org. We can assure you, if you apply and complete your application promptly, that your candidacy will be carefully considered.

At this point in the admissions cycle, we understand that you may have applied to numerous other schools, and thus might feel burdened by the costs of application fees. Therefore, if you have not already applied to Columbia Law School, we are waiving the usually required application fee of $75. In order to take advantage of the fee waiver, you must apply online via the LSAC e-application.

We should emphasize that this correspondence does not imply that our Admissions Committee would necessarily be able to take favorable action on your candidacy. For more information on Columbia Law School and our admissions philosophy, please visit our website at http://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions.

Best wishes for success with all your law school applications. We look forward to our review of your candidacy for admission to Columbia.


Warm wishes,

E. Nkonye Iwerebon
Dean of Admissions

Did u try contacting them yet about renewing the waiver? I got this same email in January-ish and, as you know, I emailed them about renewing it for this cycle and this said, "No, punk ass bitch."

[Helmholtz]

Has anyone tried contacting Columbia? I just called and they told me they only give them out based on financial need, but I know last year people found hidden waivers. I have my app ready now but I don't want to apply if there's a possibility of my fee being waved later. Same with Chicago..

Every person that I know from last year who had a CLS fee waiver was notified. It was not hidden. Here's my e-mail:

Dear Mr. Helmholtz:

We are writing today to encourage you to consider applying to Columbia Law School, if you have not already done so.

Our February 15, 2009 application deadline is approaching and we continue to actively read applications and render decisions. If you wish to be considered for admission to our 2009 entering class, please apply via the LSAC online application at http://www.lsac.org. We can assure you, if you apply and complete your application promptly, that your candidacy will be carefully considered.

At this point in the admissions cycle, we understand that you may have applied to numerous other schools, and thus might feel burdened by the costs of application fees. Therefore, if you have not already applied to Columbia Law School, we are waiving the usually required application fee of $75. In order to take advantage of the fee waiver, you must apply online via the LSAC e-application.

We should emphasize that this correspondence does not imply that our Admissions Committee would necessarily be able to take favorable action on your candidacy. For more information on Columbia Law School and our admissions philosophy, please visit our website at http://www.law.columbia.edu/admissions.

Best wishes for success with all your law school applications. We look forward to our review of your candidacy for admission to Columbia.


Warm wishes,

E. Nkonye Iwerebon
Dean of Admissions

Did u try contacting them yet about renewing the waiver? I got this same email in January-ish and, as you know, I emailed them about renewing it for this cycle and this said, "No, punk ass bitch."

Dear Helmoltz,

We will honor the fee waiver next year. Please keep a copy for your
records.

Best wishes,

Columbia Law School
Office of Admissions


That's what they sent me last year when I asked them about it. I was sent the initial waiver a few days after receiving my Dec. LSAT score.

edit: they have yet to reply to my e-mail this year asking about it. If I don't receive something soon from then, I'm just going to call the admissions office

[alexyoshi]

No waivers yet. Frustrating. I especially want one from Cornell so I can save me $80.

Maybe I should cycle my settings from "don't release info" back to "release info to aba-approved schools" so they get the notice again? This is my second year of applying to schools... maybe they don't know I'm still interested.

[iminlstrick]

No waivers yet. Frustrating. I especially want one from Cornell so I can save me $80.

Maybe I should cycle my settings from "don't release info" back to "release info to aba-approved schools" so they get the notice again? This is my second year of applying to schools... maybe they don't know I'm still interested.

yes.

[rx3r]

What numbers do people have who got the Cornell waiver?

174, crappy GPA

[alexyoshi]

No waivers yet. Frustrating. I especially want one from Cornell so I can save me $80.

Maybe I should cycle my settings from "don't release info" back to "release info to aba-approved schools" so they get the notice again? This is my second year of applying to schools... maybe they don't know I'm still interested.

yes.

It makes sense. I just cycled it.

[ClemCarter]

Just got Texas via email. I think I read earlier on this thread that they had already done a round of emails a few weeks back? Maybe?

[iminlstrick]

UT via e-mail; they bold that they can't reimburse people who already applied. Just FYI.

[gahthelaw]

UT via e-mail; they bold that they can't reimburse people who already applied. Just FYI.

+1 They also mention that to qualify for the waiver you need to apply by November 1.

[ClemCarter]

UT via e-mail; they bold that they can't reimburse people who already applied. Just FYI.

+1 They also mention that to qualify for the waiver you need to apply by November 1.

They're only after mid-level procrastinators.

[Pearalegal]

UT via e-mail; they bold that they can't reimburse people who already applied. Just FYI.

+1 They also mention that to qualify for the waiver you need to apply by November 1.

Boo. Didn't get that one. Still flying high on my hidden UCLA and Vandy waivers. And Georgia.

[Pankun]

Just got Texas ... says I need to apply by Nov 1st to get the waiver tho.

[Helmholtz]

Oh crap, I just realized that this whole time it was indicating on LSAC that I was planning on matriculating to schools in '09.

[Pearalegal]

Oh crap, I just realized that this whole time it was indicating on LSAC that I was planning on matriculating to schools in '09.

Don't feel bad. I checked yesterday and mine indicated that I had no intention of applying EVER.

Switched that.