William and Mary Fee Waiver

"Congratulations! As a strong law school applicant, we are pleased to offer you an application fee waiver when you submit an application for admission to William & Mary Law School for the class beginning in the fall of 2007. We believe your performance on the LSAT is one indication that you are a candidate we would like to consider for admission. "

William and Mary Law School
U.S. News 2007 Ranking: 27
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Median GPA: 3.63
Median LSAT: 164

I've finally received my first official fee waiver! For those of you not in the know, law school applications cost anywhere between $50-$70 per school. LSAC (the online service that assembles data for applications) has an option called CRS (candidate referral service) where schools do searches by LSAT score or by GPA/LSAT scores and offer to waive the fee for competitive applicants. The cover story is that by reaching out to us applicants and giving us a free shot at applying, the law school benefits by getting potential students that they never would have. The more cynical version is that law schools will increase their selectivity ratings by inviting people to apply (who normally wouldn't) and subsequently rejecting them, therefore lowering their acceptance rate.