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Need help deciding on a school!Hello, all! I've been agonizing over this decision the past few weeks and would like some help deciding which school to attend. My narrowed-down opti…
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Which Appplication Cycle to apply?3.85, 161 Sept LSAT. On my PT, in the weeks leading up to the Sept exam, I was consistently scoring a 167-169. I am confident I can do better. (Bom…
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Scholarship Negotiations/ how to do it?Hello fellow 7Sagers! This is a question for all those of you going through the application cycle right now, or who have already gone through it. …
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Now my question ... to attend) will offer me based on need-based scholarship? Or should I ... amount of dollars in merit-based scholarship money and that I ... -
Anyone know anything about grants?Hey guys, I've been looking up 509 reports for schools I'm interested in, and I keep seeing where school report how much grant money their students…
... for a federal pell grant based on my mom's income ... in law school? Especially federal need-based grants? And I should probably ... -
Discounted/Affordable ConsultingHello! I wanted to ask if anyone knew of any reputable application consulting companies that offer need-based discounts. Spivey's $300 per hour is…
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Just took the LSAT - Should I apply for this cycle?I'm wrestling with the idea of applying to Yale by Feb 28. I just took the LSAT 2 days ago. I think I did okay (my gut says it was between 13-15 miss…
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Harvard Waitlist GuidelinesI don't know whether I would attend Harvad Law or not if admitted off the waitlist. Harvard sent me an email with the following guidelines asking me …
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Looking for encouragement from longer term studiersHi 7sagers, my name is Eliza and I am struggling with my morale and confidence with the LSATS. I need your **advice/encouragement** from all you **lo…
... confidence with the LSATS. I need your **advice/encouragement** from all ... time jobers/low gpa-ers/need scholarship-ers** who might have ... because I got a $1200 need based scholarship from my university). The ... where near the score I need. I am starting to lose ... -
NYU Med School Now Free TuitionNYU announced today that starting with this academic year, all medical school students will attend tuition free. Not need based or merit-based ... Fr…
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Fee WaiversHi everyone. Just sharing my positive experience so far in case any of you find it helpful. I received an unsolicited fee waiver from UCLA on 8/20…
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TransferringI wanted to share my story about transferring even though almost everyone will advise you against my approach and recommend instead that you take ano…
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When will schools send out waiversWhen do schools usually send out fee waivers after new lsat scores come out? A few days, a few weeks? Some schools do not offer need based fee waiver…
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I'm in a dilemma helpI currently have DACA, which ultimatelys rules out any financial aid that comes from the government, and I believe my current financial status would …
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Upcoming Scholarships and Financial AidHi everyone, First, a PSA: several major independent scholarships have fast-approaching deadlines: **Due April 14, 2019** - [April Cockerham D…
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Negotiating ScholarshipsSo I recently got into a law school with the Dean's Merit Scholarship, which would cover about 60% of the tuition (not sure if I'll be getting need-b…
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Going to school -- giving away my books for free (all unmarked)Update: All books have been claimed! Hi 7sagers I'm heading off to law school this fall! I wanted to thank the 7Sage community for being a p…
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No More Law School Rankings: What It Means, How It Affects YouAs many of you have likely heard by now, Yale, Harvard, and now Berkeley have announced that they will no longer participate in the US News and World…
... Diploma privilege is generally based on attending and graduating from ... /> > This data was based on J.D. candidate graduates ... used throughout higher education based on the ratio of ... elimination of need-based aid. We have preserved a need-based aid program ... -
Which law schools take a cut of summer associate salaries?Not sure if "taking a cut" is exactly how the policy works. I've heard having a BL summer associate salary will affect how you receive need-based aid…
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but we are not under the poverty line.
Then you will not receive the waiver, to my knowledge, but you should go ahead and apply as Pac says. All you need to do is submit a 1040, I believe? -
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just wanted to double check before I spend 1500 +
Wait ... Why would you pay this much money? You can get fee waivers from 90%+ of schools—I'm a splitter and have gotten waivers from almost all of the T14. -
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... others just give merit or need-based aid on their own. If ... already done so, you really need to research the ins and ... merit aid, but do give need-based aid, while pretty much every ... -
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Great advice here.
Since I am not a citizen and can't apply for federal loans, can anyone tell a bit more about need based aid. I mean I know it depends a lot on the schools you are applying to but how much do they cover ( rough idea ) -
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Harvard Law -- Thanks 7Sage!I was admitted to Harvard today. Just wanted to thank 7Sage for the wonderful work they're doing here! I come from a working class family and would n…
I'm curious is it possible to get any type of non-financial need based scholarships at these schools? If you have a decent GPA and incredible LSAT score for example? -
Harvard Law -- Thanks 7Sage!I was admitted to Harvard today. Just wanted to thank 7Sage for the wonderful work they're doing here! I come from a working class family and would n…
@Sheri123 Like Pacifico said, HYS only gives need-based aid. This is a big reason why some HYS admits with 175+ LSATS will choose CCN. CCN near-full ride is very tempting vs. HYS full cost. -
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Thoughts on ED full tuition programs?Like everyone else here I'm worried about the loans, and I was looking into the early decision full tuition programs, like the one at Northwestern Un…
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Fee WaiversI 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 act…
@"Accounts Playable" I'm not sure- I haven't applied for need based waivers on LSAC. Columbia explicitly mentioned my LSAT score, so I thought they were trolling. So strange. -
Fee WaiversI 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 act…
I just got a fee waiver from Columbia in my inbox a few days ago. Definitely not a need-based thing for me.
