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Admissions · Has Anyone Received a Fee Waiver from Boston University/Cornell?

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Tuesday, Oct 24 2017

Yeah, I've been looking for a BU one for a while, but nothing. A few points above 75th percentile LSAT

Admissions · Thoughts on ED full tuition programs?

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Saturday, Oct 21 2017

Hey! Reviving this because it seems to be a relevant place to ask the question.

Is there some taboo or even a strict policy against applying ED to one school, being rejected, and then applying ED to another school? My thought process is that while there would be multiple ED applications, there would not be multiple EDs at the same time.

Admissions · Fee Waivers Question

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

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I was wondering the same thing. I haven't gotten some of the fee waivers that other folks with both lower GPAs and LSAT scores have gotten (Berkeley, for example) - can anyone offer an explanation? Ive been signed up for CRS since August. Money is also tight for me and I had started all of my applications before my LSAT score came back, so I was also wondering if that was the reason?

Just a couple thoughts that I can think of. 1) Are you sure they're not in junk/clutter/spam? 2) Have you fully filled out the CRS with all your interests and such?

Admissions · Fee Waivers Question

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

From all that I've heard, schools don't seem to mind you directly asking. They might jot a real quick "no". But I don't think it hurts you. Also, my guess is that they cannot see if you've opened the application.

Admissions · What does getting a fee waiver mean?

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

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@.reid - Hey I got a fee waiver from BU a couple days back but it went to my junk e-mail. Maybe check there? For some reason a bunch of my fee waivers get filtered to junk...UPenn's was in my junk e-mail today lol

Good thought. I checked and found lots of other lower-tier school emails, but no BU. Maybe just didn't make their cut, but it seems like schools are still rolling them out. I'm planning on trying for their Full-Tuition binding program, so if I don't get anything soon I'll shoot them an email and see if they'll throw me a bone.

Admissions · Am I diverse?

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

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@.reid If you think it has given you a fundamentally different perspective on life than most people, I say write about it!

^To me the answer to that question is yes - I think it would be really interesting to read about how someone homeschooled interacts with the world.

Thanks Paul! I think it's one of those background differences that, growing up, didn't seem to be much different than others. But now that there's some distance from high school, it's cool to notice how it distinguishes.

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Hard to say, and I think it will largely come down to how it's written. One thing you said kind of gave me pause. "I have never really considered myself diverse." If that was your mindset, then just make sure your statement doesn't come across as forced or like you're reaching.

Otherwise, I think the topic is great! I'm sure being homeschooled makes you incredibly diverse.

Yeah, I want to be careful of that. I am just now thinking about how this makes me diverse, and I think it's okay to just now be realizing that. But the last thing I want to do is force an impression of diversity that doesn't really correspond to reality.

Thanks for the thoughts, y'all! I discovered, to my lament, 7sage pretty late in the lsat game, but I have been recommending this community and the curriculum to anybody I meet that's beginning the lsat studying. Thanks for the help!

Admissions · What does getting a fee waiver mean?

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

I sent Vandy an email to request a waiver and in between my request and their response I got a waiver through the CRS. Then they told me that if I qualified I would get it through the CRS. Timing was really funny.

Hoping for a fee waiver to BU. But to comment on the general question, yeah, I think the most we can infer from fee waivers is that they want us to apply. But whether that implies they want us to enroll is maybe beyond the scope.

Admissions · Am I diverse?

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Tuesday, Oct 17 2017

That's helpful! I think it adds a level of depth to the application. They wouldn't have known that I was homeschooled or how it affected me, otherwise. I'm still a little torn. Not sure if its benefits outweight the negative.

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Tuesday, Oct 17 2017

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Am I diverse?

Hello! First, wanted to say how much I've appreciated this community. Haven't said much, but through prepping and then waiting for the LSAT results, watching this forums has been a great help.

I wanted to get thoughts about a possible diversity statement. I had never really considered myself diverse. I'm kind of the staple for what being non-diverse looks like (straight, white, male, middle class). But going through the admissions course on 7Sage, it really emphasizes that diversity can look a lot different than is normally considered and one of the main examples they go with is whether someone was homeschooled. Which I was.

So I wrote a diversity statement and my main point was that being homeschooled taught me that even though I don't always have surface-level commonality with people who experienced a more traditional educational experience, there's always a commonality that can be found by going deeper. Example I give: playing on the golf team for my local public school.

So, two questions:

I don't want to be insensitive by claiming to be diverse even though I lack the typical diverse qualities. Am I in danger of doing that?

Do you think this lesson is a worthwhile contribution to diversity? This learning to find commonality with all people.

Thoughts would be great! Thanks!

Admissions · Personal Statement peer-review swap

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Tuesday, Oct 17 2017

Hey! I'd love to exchange with someone! I'd also love to exchange DS if people are interested.