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Does anyone know if law schools can see when you've opened their applications? I am wondering if opening and beginning to fill the applications out would affect my chances of receiving a fee waiver from those schools, as they might already consider the fee a guarantee from you based on the interest demonstrated from beginning the application. Money is tight for me right now, but I feel embarrassed to email schools to ask if I would qualify for one of their waivers. I've received some merit fee waivers already. I'd appreciate any advice about how to go about requesting them if I should.
Does anyone know how a step-parent might affect the financial aid process? My mom recently remarried and my father is deceased. He doesn't lend any kind of direct financial support to me (not that I would expect him to), so it seems unfair if they consider his finances in the aid process. He's willing to submit his financial information if they need it, but will that affect the kind federal loans, grants, and scholarships I might qualify for otherwise?