I took the September lsat and now my inbox is exploding with law schools waiving their application fees. Do they do this for everyone or are they actually looking at my GPA/score? I'm just curious if I should take these emails serious, or if it's just a marketing ploy.
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Many schools do send out mass emails if you're on the CAS list, but it seems the higher ranked schools are more selective with their fee waivers and will actually mention the reasons why you're an attractive candidate.
Also received a fee waiver from Cornell via email saying that they received my name through the LSAC's Candidate Referral Service and "after taking a quick look at your academic credentials, we want to encourage you to submit an application"
I found Cornell's request odd since my LSAT was not good at all albeit coupled with a very high GPA
I like to think that three T14 schools actually want me, but...yea, no lol
Berkeley for some reason doesn't have anyone manning their phones nor responding to emails (I sent one email a month ago, requested one through the Berkeley Law website last week, and sent a follow up email on Monday after still no email response). Berkeley is literally the only school I have not applied to yet because of this issue; I'll still try and call over the next few weeks. If they don't get back to me by Thanksgiving, I might just not apply.
I think HYS and C offer needs based waivers; do you qualify for one via LSAC? I got a pretty bitchy email from Columbia pretty much telling me to gtfo with the merit based waiver request:
"Thank you for your interest in Columbia Law School. For equity reasons, Columbia, itself, does not process requests for fee waivers."
"Thank you for your interest in Columbia Law School.
Should you satisfy the requirements for a merit-based fee waiver, you will be contacted by us directly via email.
Additionally, we provide application fee waivers to those prospective applicants who have received a fee waiver through LSAC. To learn more about LSAC fee waivers, please visit http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/fee-waivers.asp
We hope to review your application in the coming months."