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Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:49 pm**

I received fee waivers from T14s. Is this so they can reject me, or do URM typically receive a lot of fee waivers? I don't qualify financially for a few waiver. Also my friend who is an URM she didn't receive any, so I'm skeptical.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:50 pm**

What are your numbers?

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:53 pm**

What?

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:53 pm**

whitespider wrote:What are your numbers?

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:11 pm**

I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:16 pm**

I also have gotten few waivers from lower tiered schools, but the ones from top school have me thinking they just want to boost their applican pool and then later reject me.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:20 pm**

Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?

You're asking about admission expectations? Yeah, I'd say your numbers matter.

Don't read anything into fee waivers. They have no bearing on admission.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:27 pm**

Add 10 points to your LSAT and that is about where you stand when you're looking at medians and stuff. Just type your numbers in http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and voila...Make sure to search within URM.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:32 pm**

whitespider wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?
You're asking about admission expectations? Yeah, I'd say your numbers matter.

Don't read anything into fee waivers. They have no bearing on admission.

Thanks, for your response.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:41 pm**

hopefulsplitter93 wrote:Add 10 points to your LSAT and that is about where you stand when you're looking at medians and stuff. Just type your numbers in http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and voila...Make sure to search within URM.

So, when I put my info in add 10 points to the lsat portion?

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:45 pm**

Lschoolprep wrote:
hopefulsplitter93 wrote:Add 10 points to your LSAT and that is about where you stand when you're looking at medians and stuff. Just type your numbers in http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and voila...Make sure to search within URM.
So, when I put my info in add 10 points to the lsat portion?

No. Just no.

If you want to know your chances, just use the above website with your current numbers, select URM and gauge from there. No magic formula, no secret hidden meaning. Data=data.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:47 pm**

Lschoolprep wrote:
hopefulsplitter93 wrote:Add 10 points to your LSAT and that is about where you stand when you're looking at medians and stuff. Just type your numbers in http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and voila...Make sure to search within URM.
So, when I put my info in add 10 points to the lsat portion?

No, input your info as is.

EDIT: I meant that I have heard AA URM boost could add up to 10 points to your lsat score, this is purely speculation.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:48 pm**

Ramius wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:
hopefulsplitter93 wrote:Add 10 points to your LSAT and that is about where you stand when you're looking at medians and stuff. Just type your numbers in http://mylsn.info/r/pre-law/admissions/search/ and voila...Make sure to search within URM.
So, when I put my info in add 10 points to the lsat portion?
No. Just no.

If you want to know your chances, just use the above website with your current numbers, select URM and gauge from there. No magic formula, no secret hidden meaning. Data=data.

Thanks! I have 50/50 chances at only a few of my top school, some didn't even apply with my numbers, per the website, and flat out rejections for the top of the top.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:53 pm**

You should try to max out your LSAT score, you would have some really good looks north of 167. I was guessing when it came to your GPA.

Posted: **Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:59 pm**

[quote="hopefulsplitter93"]You should try to max out your LSAT score, you would have some really good looks north of 167. I was guessing when it came to your GPA.

Thank you! I was totally confused. I do understand you now. My gpa is 3.75. I'm not too proud of that either as college credits in hs brought it down.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:02 am**

Lschoolprep wrote:
hopefulsplitter93 wrote:You should try to max out your LSAT score, you would have some really good looks north of 167. I was guessing when it came to your GPA.

Thank you! I was totally confused. I do understand you now. My gpa is 3.75. I'm not too proud of that either as college credits in hs brought it down.

Yeah what I originally typed was really confusing, that was my fault. Dude 3.75 is a game changer, max out that LSAT score.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:10 am**

Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?

You're being WAY TOO DISCREET, which is laughable seeing as how you're essentially asking us about your chances.
The fact you're getting fee waivers means you should be competitive though. It's likely your friend just had really bad stats or did not pay for the CRS.
Nevertheless, good luck.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:18 am**

Dirigo wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?
You're being WAY TOO DISCREET, which is laughable seeing as how you're essentially asking us about your chances.
The fact you're getting fee waivers means you should be competitive though. It's likely your friend just had really bad stats or did not pay for the CRS.
Nevertheless, good luck.

Lol I guess I wasn't asking more or less what my chances are, but the reasoning behind all of these fee waivers. I get skeptical, as I understand admissions are down, but do they send out fee waivers to applicants they think are competitive or just to raise their applicant pool? This is what I truly wanted to know.

I know I am being discreet, nothing gets passed TSL, I'm not proud of my numbers considering I paid for a class, but it's not like I actually put the work in, so who do I have to blame? Lol

*I'm not being sarcastic. Nothing gets passed TLS members, you guys go straight for the most important question, what are the numbers?*

Thanks for your response.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:25 am**

Lschoolprep wrote:
Dirigo wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?
You're being WAY TOO DISCREET, which is laughable seeing as how you're essentially asking us about your chances.
The fact you're getting fee waivers means you should be competitive though. It's likely your friend just had really bad stats or did not pay for the CRS.
Nevertheless, good luck.
Lol I guess I wasn't asking more or less what my chances are, but the reasoning behind all of these fee waivers. I get skeptical, as I understand admissions are down, but do they send out fee waivers to applicants they think are competitive or just to raise their applicant pool? This is what I truly wanted to know.

I know I am being discreet, nothing gets passed TSL, I'm not proud of my numbers considering I paid for a class, but it's not like I actually put the work in, so who do I have to blame? Lol

*I'm not being sarcastic. Nothing gets passed TLS members, you guys go straight for the most important question, what are the numbers?*

Thanks for your response.

The class was your first mistake. LSAT forums here can help more than any individual class for LSAT prep.

As for your basic question about fee waivers, it's pretty simple. You met a basic benchmark given your metrics (LSAT/UGPA, URM, etc) and based on that, they sent you a fee waiver. They want you to apply to their school. This means nothing in admissions, but it means you can apply for much reduced cost.

If you want to apply and you think you're potentially competitive, apply. If not, disregard the waiver and apply smartly for what you want.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:44 am**

Ramius wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:
Dirigo wrote:
Lschoolprep wrote:I don't feel comfortable saying, as I did not do as well as I hoped. Let's just say I'm above average. Does that make a difference?
You're being WAY TOO DISCREET, which is laughable seeing as how you're essentially asking us about your chances.
The fact you're getting fee waivers means you should be competitive though. It's likely your friend just had really bad stats or did not pay for the CRS.
Nevertheless, good luck.
Lol I guess I wasn't asking more or less what my chances are, but the reasoning behind all of these fee waivers. I get skeptical, as I understand admissions are down, but do they send out fee waivers to applicants they think are competitive or just to raise their applicant pool? This is what I truly wanted to know.

I know I am being discreet, nothing gets passed TSL, I'm not proud of my numbers considering I paid for a class, but it's not like I actually put the work in, so who do I have to blame? Lol

*I'm not being sarcastic. Nothing gets passed TLS members, you guys go straight for the most important question, what are the numbers?*

Thanks for your response.
The class was your first mistake. LSAT forums here can help more than any individual class for LSAT prep.

As for your basic question about fee waivers, it's pretty simple. You met a basic benchmark given your metrics (LSAT/UGPA, URM, etc) and based on that, they sent you a fee waiver. They want you to apply to their school. This means nothing in admissions, but it means you can apply for much reduced cost.

If you want to apply and you think you're potentially competitive, apply. If not, disregard the waiver and apply smartly for what you want.

Thanks for responding.

You are right, TLS has great advice and study modules, but I ordered a class for a few reasons; to keep me on track, I partially believed in blueprints dumbed down method (cartoony pictures and catchy phrases) would make everything just CLICK, and to meet other people striving for the same goal. Was it worth 1,300k, no. I had an incompetent instructor that suffered from halitosis and my law firm job took up 85% of my life, so studying before and after class became such a struggle.

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