2011-12 Cycle Fee Waiver Tracking Forum

sanetruth · Post by **sanetruth** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:48 pm

chem wrote:
blehGPAgoodLSAT wrote:Has anyone from the Feb 2011 LSAT gotten fee waivers?

170 and I haven't received a single one.

Same here

+1. Am thinking that schools might consider Feb test takers to be part of the previous cycle...?

kulshan · Post by **kulshan** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:47 pm

sanetruth wrote:
chem wrote:
blehGPAgoodLSAT wrote:Has anyone from the Feb 2011 LSAT gotten fee waivers?

170 and I haven't received a single one.

Same here
+1. Am thinking that schools might consider Feb test takers to be part of the previous cycle...?

Me too. If I haven't received the ones I want by Sept. 1 I'm going to email the schools and request one. All things considered, better not to be inundated by emails from Cooley et al!

blehGPAgoodLSAT · Post by **blehGPAgoodLSAT** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:38 pm

kulshan wrote:
sanetruth wrote:
chem wrote:
blehGPAgoodLSAT wrote:Has anyone from the Feb 2011 LSAT gotten fee waivers?

170 and I haven't received a single one.

Same here
+1. Am thinking that schools might consider Feb test takers to be part of the previous cycle...?
Me too. If I haven't received the ones I want by Sept. 1 I'm going to email the schools and request one. All things considered, better not to be inundated by emails from Cooley et al!

Yea, definitely hold off on emailing.

I'm impatient so I emailed a couple schools that gave fee waivers to my numbers in previous cycles and every response so far has either been "email us again later" or no response at all (Georgetown/Northwestern).

chem · Post by **chem** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:55 am

blehGPAgoodLSAT wrote:
Yea, definitely hold off on emailing.

I'm impatient so I emailed a couple schools that gave fee waivers to my numbers in previous cycles and every response so far has either been "email us again later" or no response at all (Georgetown/Northwestern).

I think TCR is to send emails mid august if you want to apply right out the gate

sanetruth · Post by **sanetruth** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:59 am

chem wrote:
I think TCR is to send emails mid august if you want to apply right out the gate

Is this actually a legit plan? Will schools preemptively throw you a fee waiver if you tell them you're trying to apply day 1?

brownpride · Post by **brownpride** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:01 pm

I emailed as well. Columbia and Duke responded so far, telling me they conduct their fee waivers through CRS searches. They said if I fit the criteria I'll get it through there - didn't mention anything about emailing again.

kingjones59 · Post by **kingjones59** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:43 pm

So I was going to wait until my summer class was over to request my transcripts but I do not want to miss out on fee waivers because I don’t have a transcript on file. If I send the info to my school today will lsac have it in enough time for me to be considered for fee waivers? Are they done on a rolling basis, or is there a day when a school sends them all out?

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:19 pm

brownpride wrote:I emailed as well. Columbia and Duke responded so far, telling me they conduct their fee waivers through CRS searches. They said if I fit the criteria I'll get it through there - didn't mention anything about emailing again.

Interesting. Thanks for the info. I'll see if I get anything by mid-August... if not, I'll try emailing CCNMVP.

boo-boo · Post by **boo-boo** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 10:27 pm

University of Richmond sent me one earlier today...

Also, would anyone who received a fee waiver from Minnesota mind sending me your numbers? U of MN is pretty high on my list and I hope I didn't miss anything in my spam.
Thanks!

blehGPAgoodLSAT · Post by **blehGPAgoodLSAT** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:22 am

boo-boo wrote:University of Richmond sent me one earlier today...

Also, would anyone who received a fee waiver from Minnesota mind sending me your numbers? U of MN is pretty high on my list and I hope I didn't miss anything in my spam.
Thanks!

170 without official transcript on file. I choose the 3.00-3.49 category but ended up getting a bit higher than that. I took the LSAT in Feb and received a fee waiver a day or so after I got my score. I believe they sent me a few waiver with my first cold 166 Oct '10 LSAT as well--not positive though.

JamMasterJ · Post by **JamMasterJ** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:52 pm

kingjones59 wrote:So I was going to wait until my summer class was over to request my transcripts but I do not want to miss out on fee waivers because I don’t have a transcript on file. If I send the info to my school today will lsac have it in enough time for me to be considered for fee waivers? Are they done on a rolling basis, or is there a day when a school sends them all out?

you don't need a transcript for fee waivers.

blehGPAgoodLSAT · Post by **blehGPAgoodLSAT** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:04 pm

Got an email from Iowa yesterday talking about law school forums, thought it would be a good opportunity to ask about fee waivers. They responded with "wait until Sept 1st".

JamMasterJ · Post by **JamMasterJ** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:15 am

blehGPAgoodLSAT wrote:Got an email from Iowa yesterday talking about law school forums, thought it would be a good opportunity to ask about fee waivers. They responded with "wait until Sept 1st".

I got this as well, and a mailing from Akron of somewhere. I just switched my intended application year from '11 to '12, so for those who took February or are taking October like me, I think switching your intended app year is important.

freestallion · Post by **freestallion** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:23 pm

Got emails from Pace and Mercer today. Want t14s

blehGPAgoodLSAT · Post by **blehGPAgoodLSAT** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:38 pm

Pace email today too. wooooo.

citykitty · Post by **citykitty** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:18 pm

I just got one from Minnesota.

This is my first nonTTTT waiver. This makes me happy. I've got about 15 crap waivers, but I was planning on putting an app into MN, so yeah!

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:20 pm

citykitty wrote:I just got one from Minnesota.

Same here. I want some fee waivers for schools that I will be applying to

citykitty · Post by **citykitty** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:29 pm

Hawkeye Pierce wrote:
citykitty wrote:I just got one from Minnesota.
Same here. I want some fee waivers for schools that I will be applying to

I am not as awesome as you and your sign-holding self. I AM applying to Minnesota. lol

boo-boo · Post by **boo-boo** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:31 pm

citykitty wrote:I just got one from Minnesota.

This is my first nonTTTT waiver. This makes me happy. I've got about 15 crap waivers, but I was planning on putting an app into MN, so yeah!

Ditto! I'll definitely be using this one as well

donna7 · Post by **donna7** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:35 pm

U. Minnesota, U. Richmond, Mercer

Ginj · Post by **Ginj** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:53 pm

Minn here, too.

descartesb4thehorse · Post by **descartesb4thehorse** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:59 pm

Anyone have any good theories why those of us who tested before June but switched our app year are getting marketing emails (apply here or we're having an FAQ, you should join us) but not getting any actual waivers, not even from Cooley or Richmond? I know conventional wisdom is to wait until mid-August, but I'm just wondering why none of us are being offered them right now, even when our previous scores on file are as good as or better than most June takers receiving them.

cmckid · Post by **cmckid** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 10:27 am

I just visited 8 law schools on a big tour, and the majority of them said that they might only extend fee waivers to people above both medians, but 7/8 said just request one (if youre above one median) and you'll almost certainly get it.

beezy08 · Post by **beezy08** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:55 am

I have gotten about 5 from schools I don't plan on applying too. Does anyone have any advice on how to ask for merit based fee waivers? I would like to ask my safety schools, but would it be appropriate to ask my on target schools as well?

Dany · Post by **Dany** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:04 am

beezy08 wrote:I have gotten about 5 from schools I don't plan on applying too. Does anyone have any advice on how to ask for merit based fee waivers? I would like to ask my safety schools, but would it be appropriate to ask my on target schools as well?

You just email the school. Ask every school you don't get one from through CRS. At worst they simply say no; at best you save $50-$100. A short email with your info will suffice. However I would not request them this early. Wait until a school has sent out CRS waivers and if you don't get one, ask then.

The Applicant FAQ Thread wrote: Hello,

I am really interested in applying to XXX Law School and am writing to ask if could be considered for a merit-based fee waiver. My LSAT is 1XX, GPA is X.XX, and my LSAC # is #######.

Thanks,
Eager Applicant

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