Law School Fee Waiver Emails? Are law schools seriously interested??

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  garbage.flood Member

  October 2020 edited October 2020 186 karma

  I think they're just fishing for candidates, but who cares! Why couldn't that candidate be you? I've gotten a few myself. Whatever they're playing at, it's a free opportunity to apply... I say go for it!
• karko2525 Member

  October 2020 edited October 2020 620 karma

  @"garbage.flood" very true! I'm definitely going to take advantage of the fee waivers lolol I just wasn't sure since it's only been a select few, but I'm thinking most people get them. I was just getting hyped when I saw a dream school of mine waive the fee hahaha T.T
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  nanabillan Member

  October 2020 347 karma

  Don't we still need to pay for the CAS processing fee for each application regardless of a potential fee waiver? I think its $45 per school?
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  TimeIsMoney Member

  October 2020 495 karma

  I have heard that this can be both a good or bad thing. Good because maybe a school has seen you and has real interest in something you bring to the table. Bad because law schools will fish for students and encourage applications just to deny them so they can get their acceptance rates more competitive. If it's a school you have a decent chance with, I think the $45 is worth the shot!!
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  karko2525 Member

  October 2020 620 karma

  @nanabillan oh yeah, definitely, but still a slight discount I guess :'( I'm only utilizing the freebies if the school is on my list. So far it's only one school on my list that emailed me about the fee waiver. Other schools already waived it on the app itself for everyone to make use of
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  karko2525 Member

  October 2020 620 karma

  @TimeIsMoney ah shoot. Those are two very different reasons LOL but realistically, yeah, I can see them fishing for students. Only one of the schools has caught my attention since it's a school that has been on my mind, but I'm low-key outside their range so I'm not sure if it's realistic for me to apply. I am re-taking the LSAT but it'll probably still be a reach seeing that their median is 170 😂😭 but I figured I'll apply to mostly safe schools and one or two reach schools 🤷🏻‍♀️
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  VerdantZephyr Member ⭐

  October 2020 2054 karma

  If they gave you a fee waiver go for it. Nothing to lose but the CAS fee. If they are higher ranked and you get in, even if you decide you would rather have more scholarship support at a lower school it could help you negotiate as well.
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  karko2525 Member

  October 2020 620 karma

  @VerdantZephyr agreed!! It helps with the fees a bit since some other schools I'm thinking about cost $80 for the app fee 💀I think I'll just shoot my shot and stay very cautiously optimistic about it/ not expect much. I'm seeing more schools waive their app fees so this could be a way for some schools to advertise their apps. No clue, but it's a nice perk 🤷🏻‍♀️
• LivinLaVidaLSAT Alum Member

  October 2020 710 karma

  @nanabillan said:
  Don't we still need to pay for the CAS processing fee for each application regardless of a potential fee waiver? I think its $45 per school?

  You sure do! Applying to law school adds up quickly.🥴 Another barrier for those with limited funds.
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  nanabillan Member

  October 2020 347 karma

  @LivinLaVidaLSAT @karko2525
  Agreed. Super expensive. I did not end up applying for a fee waiver because I heard that if you have *some savings you automatically get denied even though I do think I should be eligible for financial reasons. There was a reddit post about a guy that had $2000 in his bank account and got rejected even though it was for his next months rent.

  In any case, I asked all of my schools for a fee waiver and they sent me a code. To my surprise, the majority of them already have a free app fee due to Covid aside from my reach schools which only give a fee waiver if you have one directly from LSAC. Def worth reaching out to your schools to get the app fee waived from them directly.

  XO
• karko2525 Member

  October 2020 620 karma

  @nanabillan Wow, I did not know that. That's crazy But yes, I've noticed a lot of schools waived their app fees on the LSAC application itself already. Other schools just emailed me and said they waived it for me on my account so I don't know, but I would assume that more schools will offer fee waivers due to the pandemic. Great that the schools you're applying to sent you a code!! There are a couple that I want to ask, but they're both UC's so I'm not sure if they'll waive it lol
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  nanabillan Member

  October 2020 347 karma

  It is worth the try! The worst thing that can happen is they say 'no'. I hope you get yours waived! @karko2525
• sarakimmel Member ⭐

  October 2020 1488 karma

  @nanabillan Yes, that is true, if you have savings they will deny. I am unemployed and have been since March due to COVID but have a little savings and was denied... very frustrating :-/