2009-2010 Fee Waiver Tracker/FAQ Thread Forum

[friedoreos]

yea ive gotten like three or four emails from california school of law...very annoying

[Unitas]

Package from Penn state today.. Fee waiver and the such.

[ss42]

yea ive gotten like three or four emails from california school of law...very annoying

same. i thought it was just a mistake but now i'm starting to think they're just assholes.

[likeaspark]

Anyone have a good experience requesting a fee waiver from Ann Arbor? I'm considering sending an e-mail....1.71/3.75. Worth a shot?

[wired]

Anyone have a good experience requesting a fee waiver from Ann Arbor? I'm considering sending an e-mail....1.71/3.75. Worth a shot?

Earlie ITT, people pointed out how willing Michigan was to grant fee waivers. I asked (with much lower stats than yours) but did not receive one. It is definitely worth a shot though. (As a side note, I appreciated them telling me directly, "Your stats don't qualify you" as opposed to giving the G-Town song and dance.)

[fulkersonr1]

Just found a hidden fee waiver from UGA. Don't really understand the concept of having hidden waivers but oh well. Ill def. take it!

[FretMeister]

Has anyone had success requesting a waiver from Chicago or do they always give the Columbia "don't call us, we'll call you" response?

[gwgirl]

Any September first-time LSAT takers get a fee waiver from GW yet?

[Helmholtz]

Got a big 'ol package in the mail from Moritz w/ a fee waiver.

[5ky]

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[Tangerine Gleam]

Penn Law fee waiver & viewbook in the mailbox today! Woop!

(Also...Baylor via snailmail).

[superflush]

Just found a hidden fee waiver from UGA. Don't really understand the concept of having hidden waivers but oh well. Ill def. take it!

Really, strange, others, including myself, have been double notified from them

[hoopsguy6]

Wow, that Chicago letter sounds harsh!

Anyone else think hidden fee waivers are really dumb? If the goal of the fee waiver is to encourage you to apply, how are you encouraged if you don't freaking know if you have one.

[Tangerine Gleam]

Wow, that Chicago letter sounds harsh!

Anyone else think hidden fee waivers are really dumb? If the goal of the fee waiver is to encourage you to apply, how are you encouraged if you don't freaking know if you have one.

I guess that's not the only goal of fee waivers, depending on the institution. Some schools might actually want to reward you for your achievements -- but only if you were already interested. It's actually quite...noble.

[emptybee]

What are the cutoffs for Chicago waiver?

[Foozle]

What are the cutoffs for Chicago waiver?

I have a 174 and have not gotten one.

I also got the same email as the one posted above after I requested one. They must know I'm interested in them and was replying regardless.

[ss42]

Just found a hidden fee waiver from UGA. Don't really understand the concept of having hidden waivers but oh well. Ill def. take it!

Really, strange, others, including myself, have been double notified from them

I have a hidden waiver from them as well, but no notification.

[Tangerine Gleam]

What are the cutoffs for Chicago waiver?

FWIW, 172/3.5x doesn't cut it.

[lightbulb1986]

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[ozarkhack]

I too got a "shhh! super-secret, don't-tell-him-about-it" waiver from UGA.

Too bad for them, b/c I was about to pay them anyway. Nice surprise when LSAC said I didn't have to.

[Saya]

What are the cutoffs for Chicago waiver?

FWIW, 172/3.5x doesn't cut it.

170 here. Got it on Friday morning. (hidden though)

[Jericwithers]

For those of you who have gotten fee waivers through traditional mail, is it just a notification of your hidden-waiver or is it a fee waiver code that it entered when submitting?

[JayTal]

Has anyone heard from Cornell? Though for sure I would have heard from them/received one

[Unitas]

For those of you who have gotten fee waivers through traditional mail, is it just a notification of your hidden-waiver or is it a fee waiver code that it entered when submitting?

Penn state just tells you it will be waived when you apply. So a hidden-waiver. I don't know about the rest.

[Headybrah]

proposed new rules:
1. When you state you got a fee waiver please put whether you requested it or not
2. State your stats

This will help reduce a lot of the random posts in this thread and help people know whether or not they qualify for it...

headybrah over and out