Yeah, definitely sounds like a yield protection thing. I'm not really familiar, but if it is optional I just can't see how it is going to help. I guess it depends on your stats and the school you're applying to.
There isn't one specific answer. I know of 2 people who received Columbia waivers. Their scores ranged between 167-171. One of the applicants was a URM, so not sure if that changed the calculus at all...
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Here's Columbia's scholarship info from last cycle, you can compare numbers and see what kind of scholarship you might get: http://columbia.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants/1516?order=desc&sort=scholarship
@stgl1230 Thanks so much for the information! If I don't get any money from Columbia (which might happens since I'm working with only a 160 LSAT and 3.5 gpa), do you know if I can still use them as leverage against a lower T14?
@Lsatistheworst i think you would need to have money from Columbia (or another school) to convince another T14 to give you a scholarship. I don't think an acceptance alone is going to sway them.
I read that to mean published scholarship or like a presentation at an academic conference or something. I can't imagine Columbia wants to know about my final paper from ENG 343, or my class presentation on Homi Bhabha.
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