Ugh the Duke/Cornell/Stanford one. No way I would get into any of those schools, but not sure why they'd invite thousands of kids to an event at a firm.
... no concern then aim for Cornell. You have a coin flip ... on personal statements and WHY Cornell essays. So write up the ... to get my stuff into Cornell and Georgetown ASAP (by next ...
I believe I saw a few people getting fee waivers from Cornell at a law school fair two weeks ago, but don't hold me to that. I was sorta running around like a chicken.
I'm above both 75th's at BU and tried unsuccessfully to solicit back in August (I took the LSAT in June but didn't turn on CRS until August). Still haven't gotten a fee waiver.
Nice! I have heard that at some schools the head of admissions even interviews the candidates. Even if she doesn't look directly at applications, she certainly has some influence. Keep up the rapport, I'm sure it can only help you in the long run!