TLS c/o 2020 - In #Squad We Trust Forum

[The_Pluviophile]

Thanks Yeah, app fees is definitely a concern. My top choice is Yale, but they're so...Yale, so I know getting in there is still a long shot. I'm a K-JD, so I feel like even with my numbers I'm still at a disadvantage. Is that true, or am I just being too paranoid? Thanks for the advice though!

I think saying you're at a disadvantage is a bit strong, but some schools may hold it against you. K-JDs definitely get into Yale and have fabulous cycles, but there are some who will have some surprising rejections/waitlists. It's hard to predict. Even with fabulous numbers, you need to come up with a solid narrative for your application, but the rest is up to the Adcom Gods.

I just looked at MyLSN and your chances at Yale are actually freaking fabulous if you go by that site. Now obviously, I would NOT get your hopes up too high because Yale is Yale, but it's definitely in the range of possibilities. I'm honestly half in shock, I've never seen LSN stats for Yale be that good.I'm gonna go lie down now and try not to pass out

That definitely does get my hopes up though!

But no, I'm taking my personal statement really seriously and I think my letters will be good (one from a prof/my thesis chair and one from a prof/my ethics bowl coach).

On the third LOR train though, I've heard mixed things about whether this is a good idea, with most people saying only do it if your third really says something different from the other two. I was thinking of getting one from one of my two bosses (I've worked two campus jobs all through undergrad) but I'm not sure if they'll really care? I mean I got a promotion to a supervisory position at one and the other I basically ran a whole office while my boss was on maternity leave, but I'm afraid since they weren't full time jobs schools won't be interested.

[Nothing but the Funk]

Checking in, after a year off, two years by next fall. Really looking forward to this.

Pluviophile-I almost went k-jd but decided against it for personal reasons. I didn't get harvard or yale but I got a lot of interest from ccn down and your numbers are a lot better than mine so I think you've got a good shot.

[The_Pluviophile]

Checking in, after a year off, two years by next fall. Really looking forward to this.

Pluviophile-I almost went k-jd but decided against it for personal reasons. I didn't get harvard or yale but I got a lot of interest from ccn down and your numbers are a lot better than mine so I think you've got a good shot.

Good to know. Thanks!

[rationalhound]

How many schools are you guys planning on applying to? I think my potential list has around 15 schools...

I've got a long list too. T14 minus HYS, plus 7 others in the midwest and new england. I'm planning to crunch the scholarship numbers later this month and narrow down to 3 or 4 safety schools. After I finish my personal statement, which I really should go get back to work on. On the other hand, I've not yet finished season 3 of silicon valley. Decision, decisions.

[ashrice13]

First time poster checking in! Currently reading this thread instead doing any Of the prep I need to get done.

[Mikey]

First time poster checking in! Currently reading this thread instead doing any Of the prep I need to get done.

Welcome!

[raspberryo]

checking in. finding the fee waiver from GULC in my spam just made my day

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Anybody know the best way to alert schools for fee waivers? I'm applying after taking a few years off and want to make sure schools know I'm looking again.

Also, anyone else start getting fee waivers for this cycle?

[KatCoco]

Anybody know the best way to alert schools for fee waivers? I'm applying after taking a few years off and want to make sure schools know I'm looking again.

Also, anyone else start getting fee waivers for this cycle?

Make sure you're signed up for CRS on LSAC.org, with an LSAT score and a GPA on record (self-reported or from submitting transcripts). Double-check the application year so they know you're applying for this cycle. Some schools will automatically send you waivers based on this information. So far I've got one from UCLA.

Once applications open, you can solicit admissions offices at schools that you have not received waivers from. Some schools have a specific form for applying, others you can just send them an email with a written request.

Also, if you're a veteran or you've done any federal service program (AmeriCorps, TFA, Peace Corps), you may be eligible for a fee waiver based on that.

Check out school websites for specifics. Also, see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... p?t=170423

ETA: Once I got started writing I included more info than you were looking for, sorry if you already knew some of this

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Anybody know the best way to alert schools for fee waivers? I'm applying after taking a few years off and want to make sure schools know I'm looking again.

Also, anyone else start getting fee waivers for this cycle?

Make sure you're signed up for CRS on LSAC.org, with an LSAT score and a GPA on record (self-reported or from submitting transcripts). Double-check the application year so they know you're applying for this cycle. Some schools will automatically send you waivers based on this information. So far I've got one from UCLA.

Once applications open, you can solicit admissions offices at schools that you have not received waivers from. Some schools have a specific form for applying, others you can just send them an email with a written request.

Also, if you're a veteran or you've done any federal service program (AmeriCorps, TFA, Peace Corps), you may be eligible for a fee waiver based on that.

Check out school websites for specifics. Also, see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... p?t=170423

ETA: Once I got started writing I included more info than you were looking for, sorry if you already knew some of this

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but when you say open do you mean the August 20 something date that application can start being completed or the September date when they can be submitted? It's only a week apart but I would like to deal with the fee waivers as early as possible.

Thanks for the other info!

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[Hildegard15]

Hellooooo Hildegard! Question for you. Just peeped at your LSN profile. Did you solicit any of those fee waivers, or did they all come to you? Mostly trying to figure out for CCN if it is acceptable to hit them up. I have similar stats to you. Thanks!

Hi! I did not solicit any of my fee waivers, mostly because by the time apps opened i had already gotten unsolicited ones from every school except HYS, Berk, and CC. If I remember correctly, both Chicago and Columbia were not inclined to give people fee waivers when asked. I tried to wait them out but by October I caved and paid the app fees. I would definitely still ask though! The worst they can do is say no.

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[R. Jeeves]

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[R. Jeeves]

But def solicit waivers from every school you apply to except the ones that we know for sure don't give them (HYS Berkeley and others)

It's not considered weird or rude or anything

[R. Jeeves]

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[TexasENG]

So last night, a la meerkat, I wine bottled and put some lines on my PS. Then passed out pretty hard wine drunk. I woke up this morning at like 10:45 after sleeping through my alarm. I was like fuck i gotta call in work and tell them to put me down for a half day vacay. Then I got on my train and was hella tired but also super engrossed in some FB chat I was having with a friend. My stop is at the end of the line, and I didn't even notice when I got there. Then the train started going the other way and I still didn't notice until I got back to my home stop. And I was like wow how did that even happen. Then I was like fuck it I'm not making this trip again and emailed my group's secretary like yeah actually I'm gonna vacay the whole day and she was like lol. But it's raining which is kinda shitty because I can't do anything outside. Maybe I'll just finish my PS today.

Sounds like a great way to start a day

[Mikey]

So last night, a la meerkat, I wine bottled and put some lines on my PS. Then passed out pretty hard wine drunk. I woke up this morning at like 10:45 after sleeping through my alarm. I was like fuck i gotta call in work and tell them to put me down for a half day vacay. Then I got on my train and was hella tired but also super engrossed in some FB chat I was having with a friend. My stop is at the end of the line, and I didn't even notice when I got there. Then the train started going the other way and I still didn't notice until I got back to my home stop. And I was like wow how did that even happen. Then I was like fuck it I'm not making this trip again and emailed my group's secretary like yeah actually I'm gonna vacay the whole day and she was like lol. But it's raining which is kinda shitty because I can't do anything outside. Maybe I'll just finish my PS today.

i blame meerkat for this

[pretzeltime]

So last night, a la meerkat, I wine bottled and put some lines on my PS. Then passed out pretty hard wine drunk. I woke up this morning at like 10:45 after sleeping through my alarm. I was like fuck i gotta call in work and tell them to put me down for a half day vacay. Then I got on my train and was hella tired but also super engrossed in some FB chat I was having with a friend. My stop is at the end of the line, and I didn't even notice when I got there. Then the train started going the other way and I still didn't notice until I got back to my home stop. And I was like wow how did that even happen. Then I was like fuck it I'm not making this trip again and emailed my group's secretary like yeah actually I'm gonna vacay the whole day and she was like lol. But it's raining which is kinda shitty because I can't do anything outside. Maybe I'll just finish my PS today.

i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

[Mikey]

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

I haven't had Dominos in so long. Their stuffed cheesy bread is the bomb

[R. Jeeves]

i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

Dude ive been so sloppy for like the past week. And the sloppier i am, the sloppier I'm inclined to become. I need to break it or risk getting trapped in a viscous cycle.

There's a dominoes virtually ON my block. I'll be in my jimjams, but I'll at least walk there to feel like slightly less of a degenerate.

Meerkat is a bad influence.

[TexasENG]

i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

Dude ive been so sloppy for like the past week. And the sloppier i am, the sloppier I'm inclined to become. I need to break it or risk getting trapped in a viscous cycle.

There's a dominoes virtually ON my block. I'll be in my jimjams, but I'll at least walk there to feel like slightly less of a degenerate.

Meerkat is a bad influence.

Hmm, being trapped in a viscous cycle does sound like it would be quite messy

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i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

Dude ive been so sloppy for like the past week. And the sloppier i am, the sloppier I'm inclined to become. I need to break it or risk getting trapped in a viscous cycle.

There's a dominoes virtually ON my block. I'll be in my jimjams, but I'll at least walk there to feel like slightly less of a degenerate.

Meerkat is a bad influence.

just woke up from a lunchtime nap and can't actually explain how jealous i am of you right now. this is stay-in-bed weather 190%

also very jealous of the pizza

enjoy your spiral and when you're done get that viscosity in check and get your head back in the game m8

[Baby Gaga]

i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

Dude ive been so sloppy for like the past week. And the sloppier i am, the sloppier I'm inclined to become. I need to break it or risk getting trapped in a viscous cycle.

There's a dominoes virtually ON my block. I'll be in my jimjams, but I'll at least walk there to feel like slightly less of a degenerate.

Meerkat is a bad influence.

Dammit Meerkat!

SHAME!
SHAME!
SHAME!

[R. Jeeves]

i blame meerkat for this

Jeeves is spiraling, are you happy now Meerk?????????

Yeah maybe try to redeem yourself by getting some solid PS work done. Or double down on your sloppy lifestyle choices and order Dominos and consume in your jim jams and keep drinking

Dude ive been so sloppy for like the past week. And the sloppier i am, the sloppier I'm inclined to become. I need to break it or risk getting trapped in a viscous cycle.

There's a dominoes virtually ON my block. I'll be in my jimjams, but I'll at least walk there to feel like slightly less of a degenerate.

Meerkat is a bad influence.

Hmm, being trapped in a viscous cycle does sound like it would be quite messy

im drowning in a whirlpool of pizza grease.