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[chuckbass]

Just got a Gtown "invitation to apply" and fee waiver! You should all check your inboxes!

Me too!

Cornblaaaa

[xylocarp]

At what point is it acceptable to solicit fee waivers?

[chuckbass]

At what point is it acceptable to solicit fee waivers?

Once apps open.

[Winston1984]

At what point is it acceptable to solicit fee waivers?

As far as how early should you?

[xylocarp]

At what point is it acceptable to solicit fee waivers?

As far as how early should you?

Yeah

At what point is it acceptable to solicit fee waivers?

Once apps open.

Thanks. I'm a recently reformed procrastinator and am getting anxious to get things done.

[Winston1984]

Maybe a good question to ask Spivey? I figured I would start emailing schools towards the end of September.

[chuckbass]

Maybe a good question to ask Spivey? I figured I would start emailing schools towards the end of September.

Just email schools when their apps open. Just: I'm a prospective student interested in applying for the c/o 2018 and wanted to know if you offered merit-based few waivers. My GPA is blank and my LSAT is blank, and my LSAC number is blank.

Something to that effect is fine. Schools will either give you a fee waiver (UVA does) or they may tell you that they give out fee waivers through CRS so you should just wait until you get one once they start the process.

[90convoy]

Got the Gtown Fee waiver! So excited! Cycle has officially begun.

[whitespider]

Checking in!

Hard at work studying for the Sept LSAT. 170+ or bust!

[alecks]

Checking in... my last LSAT try was disappointing so not sure how this cycle is going to go for me. Puts me out of the two schools I really wanted to go to and I want to stay in LA. Hmph.

I applied last year to some schools too so I'll just have to polish all my apps up.

[xylocarp]

All you Georgetown fee waiver people need to tell me your secret!

[chuckbass]

All you Georgetown fee waiver people need to tell me your secret!

With your numbers I don't think you need to worry With my experience with last cycle, some of these waivers come out in waves, so I wouldn't worry because you obviously qualify for a waiver.

[ms9]

Maybe a good question to ask Spivey? I figured I would start emailing schools towards the end of September.

Just email schools when their apps open. Just: I'm a prospective student interested in applying for the c/o 2018 and wanted to know if you offered merit-based few waivers. My GPA is blank and my LSAT is blank, and my LSAC number is blank.

Something to that effect is fine. Schools will either give you a fee waiver (UVA does) or they may tell you that they give out fee waivers through CRS so you should just wait until you get one once they start the process.

Who are you, so wise in the ways of admissions?

Someone just asked me that and my answer was near word for word the same.

[ms9]

All you Georgetown fee waiver people need to tell me your secret!

With your numbers I don't think you need to worry With my experience with last cycle, some of these waivers come out in waves, so I wouldn't worry because you obviously qualify for a waiver.

Also, some schools actually don't fee waive people above their sweet spot. So that could be it.

[chuckbass]

Maybe a good question to ask Spivey? I figured I would start emailing schools towards the end of September.

Just email schools when their apps open. Just: I'm a prospective student interested in applying for the c/o 2018 and wanted to know if you offered merit-based few waivers. My GPA is blank and my LSAT is blank, and my LSAC number is blank.

Something to that effect is fine. Schools will either give you a fee waiver (UVA does) or they may tell you that they give out fee waivers through CRS so you should just wait until you get one once they start the process.

Who are you, so wise in the ways of admissions?

Someone just asked me that and my answer was near word for word the same.

Lol ask PMT.

[lilyt93]

Checking in! Aiming for HLS, emphasis on the S, with a 178+ and 3.9x (don't want to give too much info on here). I've already written a PS, threw it out, and free-wrote a new outline last week with a better topic. Writing the PS will definitely be the most difficult part of my summer, but my plan is just to make some progress (any progress) every week. I'm happy with the topic I have now (work experience that can allow me to demonstrate why I'm interested in the law), but you never know how it's going to turn out on paper.

[Learn_Live_Hope]

Checking in! Aiming for HLS, emphasis on the S, with a 178+ and 3.9x (don't want to give too much info on here). I've already written a PS, threw it out, and free-wrote a new outline last week with a better topic. Writing the PS will definitely be the most difficult part of my summer, but my plan is just to make some progress (any progress) every week. I'm happy with the topic I have now (work experience that can allow me to demonstrate why I'm interested in the law), but you never know how it's going to turn out on paper.

We won't stalk you-no worries.

[lilyt93]

Checking in! Aiming for HLS, emphasis on the S, with a 178+ and 3.9x (don't want to give too much info on here). I've already written a PS, threw it out, and free-wrote a new outline last week with a better topic. Writing the PS will definitely be the most difficult part of my summer, but my plan is just to make some progress (any progress) every week. I'm happy with the topic I have now (work experience that can allow me to demonstrate why I'm interested in the law), but you never know how it's going to turn out on paper.

We won't stalk you-no worries.

Not worried about that, more about admissions committees. Don't want to make it toooo easy for them to identify me on here, just in case.

[Attax]

Checking in! Aiming for HLS, emphasis on the S, with a 178+ and 3.9x (don't want to give too much info on here). I've already written a PS, threw it out, and free-wrote a new outline last week with a better topic. Writing the PS will definitely be the most difficult part of my summer, but my plan is just to make some progress (any progress) every week. I'm happy with the topic I have now (work experience that can allow me to demonstrate why I'm interested in the law), but you never know how it's going to turn out on paper.

We won't stalk you-no worries.

Not worried about that, more about admissions committees. Don't want to make it toooo easy for them to identify me on here, just in case.

Any adcomms that identified me it seemed to not be an issue at all.

[Learn_Live_Hope]

Checking in! Aiming for HLS, emphasis on the S, with a 178+ and 3.9x (don't want to give too much info on here). I've already written a PS, threw it out, and free-wrote a new outline last week with a better topic. Writing the PS will definitely be the most difficult part of my summer, but my plan is just to make some progress (any progress) every week. I'm happy with the topic I have now (work experience that can allow me to demonstrate why I'm interested in the law), but you never know how it's going to turn out on paper.

We won't stalk you-no worries.

Not worried about that, more about admissions committees. Don't want to make it toooo easy for them to identify me on here, just in case.

Any adcomms that identified me it seemed to not be an issue at all.

How were they able to identify you?

[MidwestLifer]

Checking in! Working closely with a professor on editing my PS, pretty happy with where it's going. Also working on my optional essays/Why X essays.

Speaking of fee waivers, Boalt doesn't do them, correct? If they don't I'm not going to waste the money to apply there.

[ms9]

Is anyone going to do THIS, this year:

https://docs.google.com/a/spiveyconsult ... XZnc#gid=0

Because to me this was like puppies eating sundaes while watching Game of Thrones in a Tesla with Hugh Jackman. Ya know?

[lilyt93]

Separate question: visiting a school in a few weeks that doesn't do interviews but is very open to letting you talk to admissions officers when you're there. Is it better to call the general admissions office to see if the director of admissions is available that day or to email the director directly about it (email and other info is publicly available online)? Leaning towards emailing him/her directly. Is there any TLS wisdom about this?

[everything_bagel]

All you Georgetown fee waiver people need to tell me your secret!

With your numbers I don't think you need to worry With my experience with last cycle, some of these waivers come out in waves, so I wouldn't worry because you obviously qualify for a waiver.

Also, some schools actually don't fee waive people above their sweet spot. So that could be it.

Failing to see the logic in this. Are they scared to YP? Or having trouble identifying who to YP? I guess applying without a fee waiver could be a marking of interest, but it could also just be a marker of having too much money.

I thought it might have something to do with the June LSAT (you took Feb., right, xylocarp?) or, who knows, with living in the area in my case (but I guess enough people have gotten them by now that it's probably not that). I'm sure more will come out soon.

Is anyone going to do THIS, this year:

https://docs.google.com/a/spiveyconsult ... XZnc#gid=0

Because to me this was like puppies eating sundaes while watching Game of Thrones in a Tesla with Hugh Jackman. Ya know?

Whoa, I like the look of those SLS numbers.

[xylocarp]

All you Georgetown fee waiver people need to tell me your secret!

With your numbers I don't think you need to worry With my experience with last cycle, some of these waivers come out in waves, so I wouldn't worry because you obviously qualify for a waiver.

Also, some schools actually don't fee waive people above their sweet spot. So that could be it.

Failing to see the logic in this. Are they scared to YP? Or having trouble identifying who to YP? I guess applying without a fee waiver could be a marking of interest, but it could also just be a marker of having too much money.

I thought it might have something to do with the June LSAT (you took Feb., right, xylocarp?) or, who knows, with living in the area in my case (but I guess enough people have gotten them by now that it's probably not that). I'm sure more will come out soon.

I did take February, and I'm hoping that won't have too much of an effect on CRS fee waivers for me! I don't think it was location-based, as my permanent address is DC-area.

Is anyone going to do THIS, this year:

https://docs.google.com/a/spiveyconsult ... XZnc#gid=0

Because to me this was like puppies eating sundaes while watching Game of Thrones in a Tesla with Hugh Jackman. Ya know?

Maybe we could just add on to that spreadsheet, create some new columns? When do numbers start coming out from this cycle? August/September?

I'm excited to see if things continue to shift downward. Can't imagine those 169s going to 168s though.