For people who took the June 2017 LSAT -- law school fee waiver

hlkoo1212hlkoo1212 Alum Member
in Law School Admissions 130 karma

Hi!

For people who took the June LSAT and ticked off "yes" for the CRS service on LSAC, have you been getting merit-based fee waiver email notifications from law schools? I heard that the schools find potential candidates via CRS and start sending them fee waivers sometime after the LSAT scores come out.

Thanks!

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  • barlow__barlow__ Member
    20 karma

    That happens - I've received a few that way. More often though, I emailed the schools directly. I gave them my LSAT score + GPA and just asked for a fee waiver based on those scores. Some said "sure," some said "you don't qualify." Most said "ask us again in September, once we start accepting applications for 18-19"

  • TheMikeyTheMikey Alum Member
    4196 karma

    I didn't take this June LSAT but did take it last year in June and yes, this does tend to happen.

  • usernameusername Alum Member
    276 karma

    "you don't qualify" ouch.

  • shicks220shicks220 Alum Member
    16 karma

    Are you less likely to receive a fee waiver if you've already started filling out a school's application? Now that applications are starting to open up, I'm wondering if it makes sense to wait/email admissions before diving in.

  • rafaelitorafaelito Alum Member
    1063 karma

    @barlow__ said:
    That happens - I've received a few that way. More often though, I emailed the schools directly. I gave them my LSAT score + GPA and just asked for a fee waiver based on those scores. Some said "sure," some said "you don't qualify." Most said "ask us again in September, once we start accepting applications for 18-19"

    Good to know! Hard to hear you don't qualify but it's not personal and not an indication of future success. :)

  • LSAT Is ComingLSAT Is Coming Alum Member
    530 karma

    @barlow__ said:
    That happens - I've received a few that way. More often though, I emailed the schools directly. I gave them my LSAT score + GPA and just asked for a fee waiver based on those scores. Some said "sure," some said "you don't qualify." Most said "ask us again in September, once we start accepting applications for 18-19"

    Who do you email? A law school admissions officer from each school, or is there some central admissions-related email address for each?

  • Mellow_ZMellow_Z Alum Member
    1997 karma

    @"LSAT Is Coming" said:

    @barlow__ said:
    That happens - I've received a few that way. More often though, I emailed the schools directly. I gave them my LSAT score + GPA and just asked for a fee waiver based on those scores. Some said "sure," some said "you don't qualify." Most said "ask us again in September, once we start accepting applications for 18-19"

    Who do you email? A law school admissions officer from each school, or is there some central admissions-related email address for each?

    just look up the address for the adcomms at each school. Typically its something like "admissions@blahblahlaw.edu"
    Send them an email with your stats, and your L# and ask politely if you qualify for a merit waiver because you have interest in their school.

  • stepharizonastepharizona Alum Member
    3197 karma

    Most of the ones I got for June scores were still Fall 2017.

    Looking at last years cycle most of mine were received in late Sept and early Oct

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