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WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by TopSider11 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:17 pm

Just received a fee waiver from WUSTL even though my LSAT is only at median and GPA is below median. Any ideas on why they would send me a waiver and why they would do so so late in the cycle? Is it worth applying? Currently sitting with half tuition at Wake and OSU so at full cost im not sure WUSTL would be worth it

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by FinallyGoing » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:32 pm

TopSider11 wrote:Just received a fee waiver from WUSTL even though my LSAT is only at median and GPA is below median. Any ideas on why they would send me a waiver and why they would do so so late in the cycle? Is it worth applying? Currently sitting with half tuition at Wake and OSU so at full cost im not sure WUSTL would be worth it
Just got it too and I have no LSAT score on file (Feb 1st time taker) and my GPA is < 3.0.

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A lot of ppl did..

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... start=1450

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by TopSider11 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:52 pm

FinallyGoing wrote:
TopSider11 wrote:Just received a fee waiver from WUSTL even though my LSAT is only at median and GPA is below median. Any ideas on why they would send me a waiver and why they would do so so late in the cycle? Is it worth applying? Currently sitting with half tuition at Wake and OSU so at full cost im not sure WUSTL would be worth it
Just got it too and I have no LSAT score on file (Feb 1st time taker) and my GPA is < 3.0.

EDIT:
A lot of ppl did..

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... start=1450

I guess Ive spent $16 in worse places

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by Tobacco Road » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:28 pm

Yeah my GF who has below median stats got one too.

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Post by rinkrat19 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:33 pm

They're worried about their exclusivity rating, so they're trying to get a bunch more people to apply so they can reject them. Sorry. :|

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Post by milljp02 » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:35 pm

rinkrat19 wrote:They're worried about their exclusivity rating, so they're trying to get a bunch more people to apply so they can reject them. Sorry. :|
I got one too and TITCR. This late in the cycle there's no other good explanation. If you have a 168 or better, though, it appears you're in (again).

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by GatorCTS » Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:33 pm

milljp02 wrote:
rinkrat19 wrote:They're worried about their exclusivity rating, so they're trying to get a bunch more people to apply so they can reject them. Sorry. :|
I got one too and TITCR. This late in the cycle there's no other good explanation. If you have a 168 or better, though, it appears you're in (again).
Yea i got the same thing today as well. Im below on both the LSAT and GPA, but probably going to send it in anyways. I know I more than likely will not get accepted so its not a big deal to me. But stranger things have happened. Maybe they will let me slip thru the cracks haha.

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by patpa » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:58 am

Unless they love my softs, there's no way I'm getting in with a 160. But hey I've squandered $16 in worse ways, right??

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Post by john1990 » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:24 pm

patpa wrote:Unless they love my softs, there's no way I'm getting in with a 160. But hey I've squandered $16 in worse ways, right??
well you are helping them create deceiving statistics, which is unethical. i wouldn't want to feed that machine

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by jared6180 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:15 am

john1990 wrote:
well you are helping them create deceiving statistics, which is unethical. i wouldn't want to feed that machine
yeah, like nobody helps fudge the numbers in any area of life...

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Re: WUSTL Fee waiver

Post by john1990 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:02 am

jared6180 wrote:
john1990 wrote:
well you are helping them create deceiving statistics, which is unethical. i wouldn't want to feed that machine
yeah, like nobody helps fudge the numbers in any area of life...
i didn't say no one does it, just that its the wrong thing to do. Personally i try to avoid it, and i cant remember the last time i did

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Post by jared6180 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:19 am

I say if WUSTL is a better school than you have got into at this point by 10 or more spots in the rankings you should apply. Every cycle there are those apps that for some reason or another get in, and it has little to do with numbers. It is your career at stake here, you won't care about fudging the numbers if you hit the jackpot and get in.

If I were in at WUSTL and Cornell came knocking at this moment, I would apply.

If I were in at Cornell and NYU came knocking at this moment, I would apply.

If I were in at NYU and HYS came knocking at this moment, I would apply.

If Cooley comes knocking please don't apply! LOL!

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Post by Ubermaus » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:59 pm

john1990 wrote:i didn't say no one does it, just that its the wrong thing to do. Personally i try to avoid it, and i cant remember the last time i did
Sounds pretty pi-ous! Haha 'cause his avatar is ... never mind.

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