{"583443":{"#nid":"583443","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Law School Information and Events","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of Florida Fee Waivers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUF Law offers merit-based fee waivers to candidates who meet or exceed both a 159 LSAT score and a 3.50 undergraduate GPA. Invitations to apply to UF Law using a merit-based fee waiver are emailed to those candidates who are registered for LSAC\u0026rsquo;s Candidate Referral Service and meet the above criteria.\u0026nbsp;UF Law will waive the $30 application fee for candidates who received an LSAC Fee Waiver. 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