Schools That Have Sent out Fee Waivers Forum

shump92 · Post by **shump92** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:59 pm

I saw someone comment on having a running list in another thread so I am going to start one here. I will only include fairly well known schools that I had heard about before signing up for CRS. If people want to help this thread have a comprehensive list please copy my formatting below.

University of Pittsburgh: July 9th
Georgetown: July 8th
South Carolnia: July 8th
UMass: July 8th
St. Johns: July 7th
University of Miami: July 8th
Penn State: July 6th
Seton Hall: July 6th

pancakes3 · Post by **pancakes3** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 4:01 pm

Please don't pay attention to fee waivers.

Oskosh · Post by **Oskosh** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:43 pm

pancakes3 wrote:Please don't pay attention to fee waivers.

Some fee waivers are useful, though.

I got fee waivers from all schools in the T20 except Harvard, Yale, S, Berk and Mich. Fee waivers > paying $100

Auxilio · Post by **Auxilio** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:42 pm

Oskosh wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:Please don't pay attention to fee waivers.
Some fee waivers are useful, though.

I got fee waivers from all schools in the T20 except Harvard, Yale, S, Berk and Mich. Fee waivers > paying $100

Yeah Columbia and NYU gave me a fee waiver the day after I applied to them, still a little annoyed by it. (although NYU gave me a refund which was really nice of them)

Kinky John · Post by **Kinky John** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 9:55 pm

Oskosh wrote:
pancakes3 wrote:Please don't pay attention to fee waivers.
Some fee waivers are useful, though.

I got fee waivers from all schools in the T20 except Harvard, Yale, S, Berk and Mich. Fee waivers > paying $100

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that don't pay attention to fee waivers means don't make a thread about it.

If you want a fee waiver and don't get one, email admissions. There is no information to be gained by sharing when fee waiver emails have been sent out via the CRS. They will be sent out continuously.

Ron Howard · Post by **Ron Howard** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 10:00 pm

HYS are too good for fee waivers, Berkeley is too cool, and Michigan is too aloof

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 12:55 am

Michigan does few waivers

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:56 pm

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Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:23 pm

basedvulpes wrote:Possible dumb question: do all schools send you an email to let you know they're giving you a fee waiver, and if so when do these emails typically come? I've only gotten one fee waiver email from a T14 so far, which kinda bums me out.

No search hidden fee waivers

dontrogerthat · Post by **dontrogerthat** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:33 pm

Will you only get a fee waiver after having an LSAT score?

shump92 · Post by **shump92** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:37 pm

dontrogerthat wrote:Will you only get a fee waiver after having an LSAT score?

Yes and you also want to be signed up for the free CRS.

TrunksFan1 · Post by **TrunksFan1** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:58 pm

What are the typical stats needed for a fee waiver from the t14?

ManoftheHour · Post by **ManoftheHour** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:23 pm

I emailed every school I applied to asking for a fee waiver. Every school from Cornell down granted me one (Except Texas I think).

TexasENG · Post by **TexasENG** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:31 pm

No unsolicited T14 fee waivers here yet #feelsbadman

Mack.Hambleton · Post by **Mack.Hambleton** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:04 am

TexasENG wrote:No unsolicited T14 fee waivers here yet #feelsbadman

Retake

Kinky John · Post by **Kinky John** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:20 am

TrunksFan1 wrote:What are the typical stats needed for a fee waiver from the t14?

A great smile, a firm handshake, and a can-do attitude

[+] Spoiler: Probably a 165+

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:52 am

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landshoes · Post by **landshoes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:57 am

It is awkward, but oh well. Money is great and you can make $100 in about 5 minutes and that's awesome. Something like this worked for me

Dear admissions committee,

I am very interested in applying to [law school], but the cost of law school applications is a concern for me, and I would like an application fee waiver if that's possible.

My undergraduate GPA is [gpa] and I recently received an LSAT score of [1XX].

Thank you!

Sincerely
[your name]

landshoes · Post by **landshoes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:00 am

obviously the spelling and grammar and punctuation need to be perfect, I'm half-assing it for the board.

Once you write one, just change the law school name for every law school you're thinking about applying to. Some schools specifically state on their website that they don't do fee waivers, so you should skim the FAQs and make sure they're not one of those schools. If someone made a list of them that would be awesome.

I think BU doesn't give them out IIRC but that's the only place I remember because I just didn't apply there as a result (not the range I was targeting anyway).

question11 · Post by **question11** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:41 am

landshoes wrote:obviously the spelling and grammar and punctuation need to be perfect, I'm half-assing it for the board.

Once you write one, just change the law school name for every law school you're thinking about applying to. Some schools specifically state on their website that they don't do fee waivers, so you should skim the FAQs and make sure they're not one of those schools. If someone made a list of them that would be awesome.

I think BU doesn't give them out IIRC but that's the only place I remember because I just didn't apply there as a result (not the range I was targeting anyway).

Just as a heads up I received one from BU last year.

landshoes · Post by **landshoes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:43 am

those fuckers! Oh well

ManoftheHour · Post by **ManoftheHour** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:21 pm

basedvulpes wrote:
ManoftheHour wrote:I emailed every school I applied to asking for a fee waiver. Every school from Cornell down granted me one (Except Texas I think).
Just curious, how do you phrase a question like that? Tell them that you can't afford their application fee? Just straight up ask?

I know I'll have to buck up and do it, but some of these things feel unavoidably awkward to me right now.

Look at land shoes' post. It's basically what I wrote.

If you think this is awkward, wait til you're negotiating scholarships.

landshoes · Post by **landshoes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:37 pm

ManoftheHour wrote:
basedvulpes wrote:
ManoftheHour wrote:I emailed every school I applied to asking for a fee waiver. Every school from Cornell down granted me one (Except Texas I think).
Just curious, how do you phrase a question like that? Tell them that you can't afford their application fee? Just straight up ask?

I know I'll have to buck up and do it, but some of these things feel unavoidably awkward to me right now.
Look at land shoes' post. It's basically what I wrote.

If you think this is awkward, wait til you're negotiating scholarships.

Ugh scholarships are terrible. Especially terrible is turning down scholarships you negotiated hard for because you like another school better. In comparison this is pretty easy. Churn them out in 20 minutes and never think about it again. They certainly won't think about it unless you're egregiously an asshole or send an animated squeeing gif or something equally crazy.

ManoftheHour · Post by **ManoftheHour** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:43 pm

Definitely worth it. My roommate went to a better UG, had the same LSAT score, and had 0.2 higher GPA than I did. He's paying north of 10k per year to attend while I'm on a full ride AND GETTING 3k a year from the school.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:55 pm

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