Michigan Law School C/O 2019 Applicants (2015-16) Forum

Chris P. Bacon · Post by **Chris P. Bacon** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:56 pm

What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:59 pm

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Chris P. Bacon · Post by **Chris P. Bacon** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:02 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!
It's probably a decent sign. I'm not sure of Michigan's criteria for sending these out though - often fee waivers are a way to increase the school's selectivity. You can a better sense of your changes at lawschoolnumbers.com and mylsn.info.

Yeah, it's a tossup. Median GPA with an LSAT at the 25th. That's what makes the waiver more surprising!

zty · Post by **zty** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:08 pm

Chris P. Bacon wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!
It's probably a decent sign. I'm not sure of Michigan's criteria for sending these out though - often fee waivers are a way to increase the school's selectivity. You can a better sense of your changes at lawschoolnumbers.com and mylsn.info.
Yeah, it's a tossup. Median GPA with an LSAT at the 25th. That's what makes the waiver more surprising!

Congratulations! Do you have any connection with Michigan?

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:11 pm

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Chris P. Bacon · Post by **Chris P. Bacon** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:11 pm

zty wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!
It's probably a decent sign. I'm not sure of Michigan's criteria for sending these out though - often fee waivers are a way to increase the school's selectivity. You can a better sense of your changes at lawschoolnumbers.com and mylsn.info.
Yeah, it's a tossup. Median GPA with an LSAT at the 25th. That's what makes the waiver more surprising!
Congratulations! Do you have any connection with Michigan?

Well I am in state. I'm also an MA male, in the interest of full disclosure. Surprising, nonetheless.

zty · Post by **zty** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:19 pm

Chris P. Bacon wrote:
Well I am in state. I'm also an MA male, in the interest of full disclosure. Surprising, nonetheless.

Thanks for sharing!

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:29 pm

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Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:50 pm

Chris P. Bacon wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!
It's probably a decent sign. I'm not sure of Michigan's criteria for sending these out though - often fee waivers are a way to increase the school's selectivity. You can a better sense of your changes at lawschoolnumbers.com and mylsn.info.
Yeah, it's a tossup. Median GPA with an LSAT at the 25th. That's what makes the waiver more surprising!

Last year I applied ED with around the same stats and after getting the same letter. Dinged.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:54 pm

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Chris P. Bacon · Post by **Chris P. Bacon** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:54 pm

Dcc617 wrote: Last year I applied ED with around the same stats and after getting the same letter. Dinged.

Welp.... Lol. Thanks for the input, guys. I'll hope for the best. Good luck to you all!

Chris P. Bacon · Post by **Chris P. Bacon** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:56 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
Dcc617 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:
urbanist11 wrote:
Chris P. Bacon wrote:What's the consensus regarding how much the merit-based fee waiver with the hand signed letter from Dean Z increases the likelihood of acceptance? Michigan is seriously my dream school and I just got my package in the mail today!
It's probably a decent sign. I'm not sure of Michigan's criteria for sending these out though - often fee waivers are a way to increase the school's selectivity. You can a better sense of your changes at lawschoolnumbers.com and mylsn.info.
Yeah, it's a tossup. Median GPA with an LSAT at the 25th. That's what makes the waiver more surprising!
Last year I applied ED with around the same stats and after getting the same letter. Dinged.
URM boost though. Should have a good shot.

I'm aware of the "boost," but I'm not relying on it. Retaking the LSAT this Saturday in hopes of a 168+.

Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:58 pm

urbanist11 wrote:
URM boost though. Should have a good shot.

Didn't realize Mr Bacon was URM. He has a good shot, but because of that, not because of the letter. On its own, the letter means nothing.

GreekOmega12 · Post by **GreekOmega12** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:43 pm

From their website:

If you sent me an invitation to apply, am I more likely to be accepted?
We send invitations to apply only to those people who, through the information they provide to LSAC's Candidate Referral Service, seem like they would be competitive applicants. However, the only information we have available to us through the Candidate Referral Service is limited: LSAT, GPA, major, undergraduate institution, and so forth. An invitation to apply cannot be a guarantee of admission, because, as described above, we take many other factors into account that are not reflected in the summary data provided by CRS. Historically, however, receiving an invitation does indicate a greater likelihood of admission; we admit about one fifth of the overall pool, but we admit more than half of the applicants who were invited to apply.

ChildWithADove · Post by **ChildWithADove** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:18 pm

Current 2L. Happy to take questions (both here and PM).

jettison63 · Post by **jettison63** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:53 pm

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The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:34 pm

Cool gif, and part of the culture and fun of Michigan.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:35 pm

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:45 pm

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TheodoreKGB · Post by **TheodoreKGB** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:49 pm

The Abyss · Post by **The Abyss** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:51 pm

I'm pretty sure the both of you (urbanist and slippin) are from the Chicago area, so I'm guess you all are either ND or Illinois folks.

GreekOmega12 · Post by **GreekOmega12** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:16 pm

The Abyss wrote:I'm pretty sure the both of you (urbanist and slippin) are from the Chicago area, so I'm guess you all are either ND or Illinois folks.

I'm also from the area but I am a hard buckeye fan.

slizerd · Post by **slizerd** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 1:22 am

Waiting 11 more days for my LSAT score so I can apply is killing me. It should probably also kill me that I'm applying to Michigan after growing up in Ohio, but no guilt here.

James.K.Polk · Post by **James.K.Polk** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:18 am

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Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:28 am

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