2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

[Miracle]

I’ve seen someone post the same question earlier in the thread, however I was wondering in detail how do you apply for a fee waiver. Do you email fill out a form with your numbers and then submit a request…? What is the purpose of LSAC fee waiver then? I was told if you get an LSAC fee waiver that you automatically receive fee waiver to every school? Is that true?

[thalassocrat]

I’ve seen someone post the same question earlier in the thread, however I was wondering in detail how do you apply for a fee waiver. Do you email fill out a form with your numbers and then submit a request…? What is the purpose of LSAC fee waiver then? I was told if you get an LSAC fee waiver that you automatically receive fee waiver to every school? Is that true?

The LSAC fee waiver is a need-based one, and pretty much all schools will also grant you a waiver based on that. (I kind of wish I'd applied for it before I took the LSAT, but at least it's covering the bulk of the costs.)

This list, if I'm not mistaken, is for merit based fee waivers. Schools send them out if you do well enough on the LSAT.

[thalassocrat]

Also, some additional fee waiver dates (forgive me if these were posted earlier in the thread, they're not on the main list yet so I didn't see):

Tulane - email (9/21/09)
Cardozo - email (9/21/09)
University of St Thomas - email (9/24/09)
UCLA - email (9/14/09)
U of Iowa - email (9/14/09)

Also, even though I can't wait to get out of here, kind of upset South Carolina didn't offer me a fee waiver. Just on principle.

[keg411]

W&L via email today

Me too, which is a joke because I have no chance of getting in...

They must be sending it to everyone. I got it to with no LSAT yet (the e-mail even said "good luck tomorrow") and a crap GPA.

[Pseudonym]

W&L today also. It's nice to finally get a fee waiver from a school I actually want to go to!

[ClemCarter]

Finally got Cornell today via usps.

[roadkilllaw]

W&L via email today

Me too, which is a joke because I have no chance of getting in...

They must be sending it to everyone. I got it to with no LSAT yet (the e-mail even said "good luck tomorrow") and a crap GPA.

I think they may have waived the fee for everybody this cycle. I added it to my school list today and it showed a $0 app fee

[Chromakey]

Finally got Cornell today via usps.

This gives me hope. I was starting to feel left out

[kings84_wr]

Ive received about 4 Fee Waivers, which is kinda weird since I'm a 1l. It makes me laugh when a school that rejected me last year sends a fee waiver this year.

[emtuoh]

Just got Temple via e-mail.

[ClemCarter]

Just got Temple via e-mail.

+1. They sent me one last year too.

[missvik218]

Just got Temple via e-mail.

+1. They sent me one last year too.

+2 here.

[Samsite]

I'm not having any luck figuring out if I received any hidden fee waivers.

I see that others have successfully determined, for example, if they got a University of Pennsylvania hidden fee waiver. I added that school to my list on the LSAC website and clicked on Submit Application. Of course, it let me know that a bunch of fields weren't filled in on the application and thus wouldn't let me go on. How are you guys figuring out if you got a hidden fee waiver? Are you filling out these basic required fields and then clicking on Submit Application? If it's that simple I'll go ahead and do that, I just didn't want to spend time going down the road road.

Additionally, I got a fee waiver from Columbia Law via email...but it doesn't show up on LSAC. Will it just show up when I finally submit?

I'd spend some more time clicking around but the point of this forum is to get quick advise, so....

[capitalacq]

I'm not having any luck figuring out if I received any hidden fee waivers.

I see that others have successfully determined, for example, if they got a University of Pennsylvania hidden fee waiver. I added that school to my list on the LSAC website and clicked on Submit Application. Of course, it let me know that a bunch of fields weren't filled in on the application and thus wouldn't let me go on. How are you guys figuring out if you got a hidden fee waiver? Are you filling out these basic required fields and then clicking on Submit Application? If it's that simple I'll go ahead and do that, I just didn't want to spend time going down the road road.

Additionally, I got a fee waiver from Columbia Law via email...but it doesn't show up on LSAC. Will it just show up when I finally submit?

I'd spend some more time clicking around but the point of this forum is to get quick advise, so....

yes to the bolded part. Just open the app, hit save, and fill in the fields that show in the warning message it gives you

[Samsite]

yes to the bolded part. Just open the app, hit save, and fill in the fields that show in the warning message it gives you

Thanks so much! Just wanted to double-check before I started filling stuff out.

[02082010]

W&L via email today

+1.

[oneforship]

Just got Temple via e-mail.

[0L Hoping for 1]

Just got Temple via e-mail.

+1

[mavsman88]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

[Kronk]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

There is no right answer to this question.

[mavsman88]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

There is no right answer to this question.

Is there something I may have not checked that would make my scores public to law schools?

[SamSeaborn2016]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

Start e-mailing schools and asking for them. You could score quite a few that way.



Also, where is my Temple fee waiver?

[NancyBotwin]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

There is no right answer to this question.

Is there something I may have not checked that would make my scores public to law schools?

Make sure you're signed up for CRS and that your CRS profile is all filled out. I'm assuming it is if you got the one from Temple, but it couldn't hurt to double check.

[mavsman88]

Why is it that with a 161 from the February LSAT and a 3.2, that the only fee waiver I've gotten is from Temple via email today? Are my numbers not good enough to get more merit based waivers?

There is no right answer to this question.

Is there something I may have not checked that would make my scores public to law schools?

Make sure you're signed up for CRS and that your CRS profile is all filled out. I'm assuming it is if you got the one from Temple, but it couldn't hurt to double check.

I just signed up for it about a week ago. Does that mean I missed out on my shot to get fee waivers from those schools who sent them out in July?

[FuriousE]

more likely it means you missed out on that wave of waivers and you may get one whe the next batch is sent (probably after they get oct lsat scores)