Emails from Reach Schools Forum
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Emails from Reach Schools
I'm not a viable applicant for a T14 school - 3.5 GPA, 165 LSAT - but I'm receiving emails from top schools. I just received an email from Harvard Women's Law Association, which asked me to "introduce" myself using a link provided in the email. Is this just to increase the number of applicants?
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Ha, I just made basically this exact same thread a little while ago. I was wondering what others thought, but I suspect they're just trying to get a bigger pool of minority candidates to choose from. I don't think I will get in, but I'm considering applying. It's only $35, and I suspect they're not sending these emails out to minority applicants with 155s.
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I got a similar e-mail a while back lol and I'm not anywhere close to HLS's median GPA. Out of curiosity - did they send you a fee waiver as well? I'd apply for $35 but wouldn't spend >$100 just to boost their application poolDybbuk wrote:Ha, I just made basically this exact same thread a little while ago. I was wondering what others thought, but I suspect they're just trying to get a bigger pool of minority candidates to choose from. I don't think I will get in, but I'm considering applying. It's only $35, and I suspect they're not sending these emails out to minority applicants with 155s.
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This is why: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-g ... ethodology
If you're going to play their game, at least make sure you reach out and get a fee waiver first!
It's a tiny factor, but one of the few schools can control. More applicants makes your school more exclusive and gives you a boost in the US News rankings. Honestly, library square footage would be more useful, but that's not what US News picked.US News wrote:• Acceptance rate (0.025): This is the combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. programs who were accepted for the 2016 entering class.
If you're going to play their game, at least make sure you reach out and get a fee waiver first!
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Dybbuk wrote:Ha, I just made basically this exact same thread a little while ago. I was wondering what others thought, but I suspect they're just trying to get a bigger pool of minority candidates to choose from. I don't think I will get in, but I'm considering applying. It's only $35, and I suspect they're not sending these emails out to minority applicants with 155s.
No they are lol. I have a 151 and will be re-writing in December and I got the email.
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Re: Emails from Reach Schools
Ugh, I got an email from Columbia with a fee waiver a few weeks ago. I'll keep my $35, thank you much!
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Also worth noting that "introducing yourself" by giving them your info is basically lead gen for them.albanach wrote:This is why: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-g ... ethodology
It's a tiny factor, but one of the few schools can control. More applicants makes your school more exclusive and gives you a boost in the US News rankings. Honestly, library square footage would be more useful, but that's not what US News picked.US News wrote:• Acceptance rate (0.025): This is the combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. programs who were accepted for the 2016 entering class.
If you're going to play their game, at least make sure you reach out and get a fee waiver first!
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Yeah, I got the e-mail from Harvard asking me to "introduce myself" the other day. 166/3.4 ... thanks, no thanks.