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[color=#FF0000]Cornell[/color] wrote:

• A complete application
• Law School report from LSAC (with transcripts, LSAT scores, and two letters of recommendation)
• Personal statement (2 pages, double spaced, no less than 11 point font)
• Diversity essay (optional)
• Up to 2 LSAC evaluations (optional)
• Completed dean's certification/recommendation form (if required) - please see the application instructions for details
• Application fee ($80)

[color=#FF0000]Cornell[/color] wrote:We will consider a need-based waiver of the fee upon receipt of the following information:

If you are a registered student, a copy of your most recent financial aid award notice showing both budget and award
If you are not a student, a letter detailing your financial situation (e.g. employment, assets, etc.)

If you were granted a fee waiver from LSAC, the fee will be automatically waived when you apply using the LSAC electronic application.

Fee waivers are generally granted only to those extremely needy applicants who would not otherwise be able to apply to the Cornell Law School.

We will consider your request for a merit-based fee waiver if you are registered with the LSAC Candidate Referral Service. Should you be selected to receive an application fee waiver from us, you will receive an email and letter in the mail and the fee will be waived in advance for you in the LSAC system. If you receive a fee waiver from us after you apply, please follow the reimbursement procedures on the back of the fee waiver letter.

If you were or currently are a participant of Teach for America, please email us a copy of a letter verifying your participation.

• Verifying Materials for Completion: Initial status.
• Complete: Under Review.
• Under Review: There is no "Under Review" status, but the date under "Complete" or "Reserve" may change periodically. No meaning confirmed for any pattern (e.g. X number of changes means Y).
• Reserve: Basically a waitlist. See below for dates of expected activity.
• Waitlist: The super-waitlist at the end of the summer.
• Accepted: Congratulations.

• Applicants began to receive viewbooks (+fee waiver notifications) via snail mail on August 13th.
• Applications went complete approximately 3 weeks after submitting early in the cycle; many took longer later in the cycle.
• First acceptances for EA applicants began October 8th via e-mail.
• First EA applicants deferred to RD on November 26th.
• First EA applicants rejected November 27th.
• First acceptances for deferred EA applicants began January 18th.
• Starting January 29th, certain applicants were invited to have an interview either on-campus or over Skype.
• First applicants placed on Reserve on February 8th.
• First RD applicants rejected on February 9th.
• First Reserve applicants accepted on June 7th.
• Remaining Reserve applicants transferred to wait list on July 25th.

• Invitations to apply for Dean's Scholarships were included in acceptance letter. The essay was due February 10th.
• Most applicants who applied for Dean's Scholarship and did not receive it received $120K or at least $90K.
• These scholarship offers began to come out on January 16th.
• Everyone who was not invited for the Dean's Scholarship had to submit financial aid forms before receiving scholarship offers.
• All admits submit the Financial Aid sheet; must submit NeedAccess and parent tax returns if applying for need-based aid; must submit FAFSA and student tax returns if taking out any Federal loans.
• These scholarships began to come out on March 25th.

[color=#FF0000]Law School Transparency[/color] wrote:

• Class of 2015 medians: 167/3.68. Class of 2016 medians should be released in late August.
• Use http://mylsn.info/
• Check out the Cornell profile on http://www.admissionsbythenumbers.com/ for a regression analysis.

Motivator9 wrote:You, my friend , are a jewel to TLS

scotth724 wrote:I feel like this is my most realistic choice. And wait, they have ED now?!?

Motivator9 wrote:You, my friend , are a jewel to TLS

deputydog wrote:Checking in. Thanks, Lavitz!

CyanIdes Of March wrote:Woah, making a c/o thread after already being accepted? This is madness.

tomwatts wrote:Q9: Who are you, "tomwatts"?
A9: I'm a 1L at HLS. I was an LSAT teacher for five years before entering law school. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about HLS or anything by PM.

scotth724 wrote:I feel like this is my most realistic choice. And wait, they have ED now?!?

SteelPenguin wrote:Checking in, but no EA now? I absolutely love Cornell and would like a chance for an early acceptance, but I don't want to commit early in the cycle. Also, does this mean 2017 apps have been released?

phillywc wrote:OP makes me feel super insecure about my OP