Application fee waivers

Hey! I have a question about application fee waivers. I recently got one from case western and I never planned on applying but I did. I didn’t think I was a good candidate for the school. I wanted to know if a fee waiver increases your chances of getting in if you can pay the fee.

schools use this as way to get you to apply - increasing that metric is good for them because they admit the same number of students and it makes them look more selective.

i believe case is free to apply to regardless, so not likely any indicator for you.