2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

[0L Hoping for 1]

Just received packet from University of Wisconsin, but with no fee waiver

[Legacy316]

This is such a cool thread.

Has anyone gotten waivers from schools like CCN but still not anything from Cornell?

[lsathalon]

You bet. I got Columbia, NYU, Michigan, and UVA, yet no Cornell, Duke, or Georgetown.

[citydweller09]

I got Georgetown and Columbia but no Chicago, Michigan, NYU, Duke, Cornell ... I'm thinking Columbia opted to throw me a bone because I went to one of their grad schools. That's the only theory I can come up with.

[zaichka]

I didn't get Cornell, but I got GULC, Columbia, NYU, Duke, UVA, Michigan, UCLA and Chicago.

[LSATfromNC]

I didn't get Cornell, but I got GULC, Columbia, NYU, Duke, UVA, Michigan, UCLA and Chicago.

UCLA trolling

[iminlstrick]

Santa Clara via e-mail

Edit: not LGBT personalized, just mentioned a lot of international/study-abroad related stuff.

[Kretzy]

Santa Clara via e-mail

Though I won't be applying there, the targeted LGBT group letter and fee waiver was the most personal touch I've seen in the fee waiver process.

[discobabe]

I've been following this thread but haven't posted anything yet, hence the long post.

Notable Fee Waivers:
UM (with a handwritten note about their IP program, and "love" underlined), Duke (no PT), Cornell, NYU (hidden), Columbia (hidden), UCLA (no scholarship mentioned), UTexas, UVA, Notre Dame, Vandy (with stalker-status disclaimer), MSU (full-tuition scholarship mentioned)

No UChi or GULC.
Packet arrived today from Wisc, but no fee waiver?

LSAT in low 170's, GPA around 3.7

Hope this helps!

Also: Santa Clara tailored their Fee Waiver to IP/ Law and Tech, thought that was interesting.

[tintin]

Santa Clara via e-mail

Though I won't be applying there, the targeted LGBT group letter and fee waiver was the most personal touch I've seen in the fee waiver process.

I just got the LGBT email too- rather impressive. Still won't be applying there, though.

[LSATfromNC]

Santa Clara via e-mail

Edit: not LGBT personalized, just mentioned a lot of international/study-abroad related stuff.

Hmm, mine was about Public Interest, pretty cool of them to have a few different mass emails based off interest. Still not applying though, but it's not you, it's me, I'm an east coast guy and you're a west coast school.

[gahthelaw]

Santa Clara via e-mail

Edit: not LGBT personalized, just mentioned a lot of international/study-abroad related stuff.

Hmm, mine was about Public Interest, pretty cool of them to have a few different mass emails based off interest. Still not applying though, but it's not you, it's me, I'm an east coast guy and you're a west coast school.

I got two, one that seemed pretty general and one that mentioned that it's Catholic (I went to a Jesuit school for UG)

[Bustang]

Minnesnowta.

[jwlee100]

how do i find out if i got a hidden waiver ??? thanks in advance !

[babaghanouj]

lol...

[gahthelaw]

lol...

+infinity.

[trc332]

just got a hidden Penn

[Helmholtz]

just got a hidden Penn

Same here. Sweeeeeeeeeeet

[ClemCarter]

just got a hidden Penn

+1. Thanks for inspiring me to look.

[Pankun]

Hmm, mine was about Public Interest, pretty cool of them to have a few different mass emails based off interest. Still not applying though, but it's not you, it's me, I'm an east coast guy and you're a west coast school.

Eastern boys and western schools .... west. ern. schools..

Got Penn.

[trc332]

Yea I have been obsessively checking

[hiro86]

just got a hidden Penn

Same. Penn has set its YP trap for me.

[Helmholtz]

Update re: Columbia fee waiver from last year.

I just got off the phone with an admissions officer and he told me that I shouldn't pay online, but instead indicate that I will pay directly to the school. After that, I should print off the waiver I got last year, mail it in, and I should be fine.

[Pankun]

Update re: Columbia fee waiver from last year.

I just got off the phone with an admissions officer and he told me that I shouldn't pay online, but instead indicate that I will pay directly to the school. After that, I should print off the waiver I got last year, mail it in, and I should be fine.

So last year, did you explicitly ask them for a waiver? Or was it granted to you automatically? I'm just wondering if its worth me emailing them for a fee waiver.

[Helmholtz]

Update re: Columbia fee waiver from last year.

I just got off the phone with an admissions officer and he told me that I shouldn't pay online, but instead indicate that I will pay directly to the school. After that, I should print off the waiver I got last year, mail it in, and I should be fine.

So last year, did you explicitly ask them for a waiver? Or was it granted to you automatically? I'm just wondering if its worth me emailing them for a fee waiver.

It was granted automatically.