Email Come ons

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  LindsMitch Alum Member

  January 2018 589 karma

  TBH, I wouldn't pay much attention to them. I get a ton of them too, I'm sure we all do if we are signed up through the LSAC website, especially if you have an LSAT score on file. I took the September '17 LSAT and knew immediately I would be retesting...not a terrible score but certainly not anything to get excited over (162), and I never intended on applying with that score. But everyday I too get emails that say something along the lines of "we think you'd be a great match, congrats on your stellar LSAT score, please apply, here's a waiver."

  While the vast majority of the schools sending these emails are not ones I'd consider, I have also gotten them from great schools like UVA and Columbia, so I just assume they want to increase their applicant numbers as there is no way I would get in with my present stats.

  Are you applying this cycle?
• catgonzalez1974 Member

  January 2018 193 karma

  No, I'm doing June test now. I kind of figured as much, but some of these schools are relentless. I thought, maybe there is a strong demand for middle age hispanic woman with average scores. ????
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  Seeking Perfection Alum Member

  January 2018 4428 karma

  @catgonzalez1974 said:
  No, I'm doing June test now. I kind of figured as much, but some of these schools are relentless. I thought, maybe there is a strong demand for middle age hispanic woman with average scores. ????

  Could the schools be lowly enough ranked they crave what are by your and the higher ranked schools standards average scores? If not they just want your application to make them look more selective.
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  LSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐

  January 2018 13286 karma

  They're freaking relentless. I had no idea so many different law schools existed. I get on average 3-5 E-mails a day (I totally made that up but it feels like it) from schools saying "based on your merit!" or "you are a perfect fit!". I wish I could turn them off lol
• zanesbit Alum Member

  January 2018 102 karma

  Schools report on the number of applicants vs the number of admissions. So, having 100 applicants even if 60% were subpar and only accepting 15 or 20 looks enticing. Waiving the fee helps build that number. I'm sure the LSAC credentialing service isn't bothered either since they still get their $35 a pop.
• tringo335 Alum Member ⭐

  January 2018 3679 karma

  I haven't even taken the LSAT yet and I am getting a ton as well. Mostly 'you're a perfect fit' and 'have you heard of [insert law school name]' I just delete for now.
• LastLSAT Alum Member

  January 2018 1028 karma

  UNSUBCRIBE!!! I got so annoyed by these spam emails that I took a solid hour one day to get myself off of every no-name school's mailing list (always an option in the fine print at the bottom of their emails). My email inbox has been so much less cluttered ever since.
• goingfor99th Free Trial Member

  January 2018 edited January 2018 3072 karma

  I had to unsubscribe from many schools, but now only a few from lower ranked schools pop through on occasion. The way they handle this stuff is proof that law school admissions is a business, though, which is why rankings are so important.
• studyingandrestudying Core Member

  January 2018 5254 karma

  I think it's mostly just advertising. They seem to have people mining the LSAC profiles of people who checked that box and then they get your email and start sending these newsletters. I delete the ones I'm not interested in and keep hoping the schools on my list will start sending messages, but I don't have an LSAT yet so it'll be a long process.