Do we need buy CAS service?

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• stepharizona Alum Member

  December 2016 3197 karma

  CAS actually costs $175...
  
  From the LSAC:
  What CAS Costs
  After you pay for CAS, your account will remain active for five years. The CAS fee is currently $175 and includes
  transcript summarization (as well as authentication and evaluation of academic records for internationally educated JD applicants, if applicable);
  creation of your law school report;
  letter of recommendation processing; and
  electronic application processing for all ABA-approved law schools and some non-ABA-approved schools.
  
  http://www.lsac.org/jd/applying-to-law-school/cas
  
  Many schools require CAS, so there is often not away around it.
• dennisgerrard Member

  December 2016 1644 karma

  Thank you so much!! I need get it now.
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  December 2016 23929 karma

  Yeah, you are kind of forced to buy it. Worse money I've ever spent, haha,
• Jamie216 Alum Member

  February 2017 42 karma

  Did anyone else receive the fee waiver? I did. But then again, I am a single mother who aged out of foster care. It says on LSAC website that they are very selective with the fee waivers, but I guess it doesn't hurt to try? They cover the cost of two LSAT exams plus the CAS service.
• Jamie216 Alum Member

  February 2017 42 karma

  All I did was fill out a form and send them my tax return and was approved.
• Sprinkles Alum Member ⭐

  February 2017 edited February 2017 11542 karma

  @Jamie216 said:
  All I did was fill out a form and send them my tax return and was approved.

  Yep, same. I agree, it doesn't hurt to try. Don't forget the waiver includes a free Superprep! did you receive that? Also, it only covers the CAS for four schools you apply to. Beyond that, you will have to pay the $30; but the application itself should be free. Nowadays Law Schools are very lenient and open about who they give application waivers to but more-so for those who qualify for the LSAC waiver.
• jyang72 Alum Member

  February 2017 844 karma

  Yes, you need it for sure! At least that is my experience.
• Sprinkles Alum Member ⭐

  February 2017 11542 karma

  @jyang72 said:
  Yes, you need it for sure! At least that is my experience.

  Yes when you're applying to schools in the US.