Harvard Waitlist 2010 Forum

[kmap]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

wow, congrats when did you get the e-mail about the interview???

Yesterday morning, for a call this morning. I'm literally jumping out of my skin.

[swampthang]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

wow, congrats when did you get the e-mail about the interview???

Yesterday morning, for a call this morning. I'm literally jumping out of my skin.

Wow, I would be, too. Mad congrats, especially with the LSAT. What did you have to compensate for that?

[Unitas]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

wow, congrats when did you get the e-mail about the interview???

Yesterday morning, for a call this morning. I'm literally jumping out of my skin.

Really, Congrats!! Thanks for coming and telling us too.

They must have loved you, any particular softs?

[clintonius]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

wow, congrats when did you get the e-mail about the interview???

Yesterday morning, for a call this morning. I'm literally jumping out of my skin.

That must sting.

[kmap]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

wow, congrats when did you get the e-mail about the interview???

Yesterday morning, for a call this morning. I'm literally jumping out of my skin.

Wow, I would be, too. Mad congrats, especially with the LSAT. What did you have to compensate for that?

I don't know exactly. 4.0 GPA from an Ivy League, some awards, a bunch of volunteer work, and a balls-to-the-wall personal story that was just as likely to fail as to succeed. Can't go into much more detail than that, I'm afraid, since it's highly personal. I guess I'm a better writer than I thought.

[neimanmarxist]

impressive. Grats!

[Illijah]

ok so theyre still offering JR1's this week.....i hope my card is pulled

[20121109]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

166 LSAT, non-URM!! Your awesomeness must have slapped them in the face. MAJOR CONGRATS!!

<3

[kmap]

In today off the waitlist!!! Got a quick 5-minute call and an offer of admission. I'm non-URM with a 166 LSAT ... in your face, statistics!

166 LSAT, non-URM!! Your awesomeness must have slapped them in the face. MAJOR CONGRATS!!

<3

My advice is as follows: write letters of interest, send updated resumes and extra letters of recommendation. I stayed on their radar without being obnoxious or obsequious, and it appears to have worked. Communicate a passion and a commitment and don't let them forget about you.

[NYC2013]

I guess we should have expected mostly URMs to get in early of the WL, as I'm sure they lose a lot to Yale/Stanford and they need to fill out their diversity early. I'm surprised they are still sticking with GPA over LSAT (if the non-urm guy got in with a 4.0/166), given that they seem to have valued GPA higher all through the cycle. i guess with a 179/3.65, I was hoping they'd switch emphasis to LSAT off the WL.

either way, chances seem unlikely still that they'll dip much below 3.75 except for some URMs with high LSATs or very good softs. I guess I still have a small chance but I've pretty much given up on it and I'm pretty excited to be going to Columbia.

[kmap]

I guess we should have expected mostly URMs to get in early of the WL, as I'm sure they lose a lot to Yale/Stanford and they need to fill out their diversity early. I'm surprised they are still sticking with GPA over LSAT (if the non-urm guy got in with a 4.0/166), given that they seem to have valued GPA higher all through the cycle. i guess with a 179/3.65, I was hoping they'd switch emphasis to LSAT off the WL.

either way, chances seem unlikely still that they'll dip much below 3.75 except for some URMs with high LSATs or very good softs. I guess I still have a small chance but I've pretty much given up on it and I'm pretty excited to be going to Columbia.

I'm a girl btw, not that it particularly matters.

[novacuseville]

When you newly admitted folks say you had a JR1/JR2 combo, you mean you were admitted immediately during the first phone call, right? Or did that notification come afterwards, in the form of an email or another phone call?

combo...JR2 offered at the end of the JR1 call...combined

[swampthang]

I guess we should have expected mostly URMs to get in early of the WL, as I'm sure they lose a lot to Yale/Stanford and they need to fill out their diversity early. I'm surprised they are still sticking with GPA over LSAT (if the non-urm guy got in with a 4.0/166), given that they seem to have valued GPA higher all through the cycle. i guess with a 179/3.65, I was hoping they'd switch emphasis to LSAT off the WL.

either way, chances seem unlikely still that they'll dip much below 3.75 except for some URMs with high LSATs or very good softs. I guess I still have a small chance but I've pretty much given up on it and I'm pretty excited to be going to Columbia.

I'm a girl btw, not that it particularly matters.

URM!!!

Or as the guys at the nude beach in Eurotrip put it, "Chicas?"

[kmap]

I guess we should have expected mostly URMs to get in early of the WL, as I'm sure they lose a lot to Yale/Stanford and they need to fill out their diversity early. I'm surprised they are still sticking with GPA over LSAT (if the non-urm guy got in with a 4.0/166), given that they seem to have valued GPA higher all through the cycle. i guess with a 179/3.65, I was hoping they'd switch emphasis to LSAT off the WL.

either way, chances seem unlikely still that they'll dip much below 3.75 except for some URMs with high LSATs or very good softs. I guess I still have a small chance but I've pretty much given up on it and I'm pretty excited to be going to Columbia.

I'm a girl btw, not that it particularly matters.

URM!!!

Or as the guys at the nude beach in Eurotrip put it, "Chicas?"

How is being female a URM? I haven't heard that anywhere except in business school.

[neimanmarxist]

i think that was, as the guys in Eurotrip would put it, un chiste.

[frankjones]

Just got in off the waitlist. JR1 and offer in the same call. 171/3.96 and very good softs. non-URM.

[JollyGreenGiant]

And my world is crashing down.

[bloodonthetracks]

i keep picturing that scene from schindler's list. "i could have done more...i could have done more!"

[someones alt]

I am a 3.95+ and a 171, where is my JR1?! Also if you're reading this JR I will seriously overnight my tuition deposit.

[JollyGreenGiant]

I am a 3.95+ and a 171, where is my JR1?! Also if you're reading this JR I will seriously overnight my tuition deposit.

+1 (except better LSAT )

[Shelley Levene]

Yeah this is extremely depressing. Nice work by the people getting in, though.

[Shelley Levene]

I know they mentioned too in the WL FAQ about not being able to provide information about number of people on the waitlist, number of available spots, etc. I think they probably could give some pretty accurate numbers, though. We all understand that it's a fluid thing - there are late WDs, other random crap, etc, but I'm sure he's there's a number that could be nailed down for both # on waitlist and # of spots open.

Has anyone ever tried to call admissions and get a better feel for this?

[someones alt]

I know they mentioned too in the WL FAQ about not being able to provide information about number of people on the waitlist, number of available spots, etc. I think they probably could give some pretty accurate numbers, though. We all understand that it's a fluid thing - there are late WDs, other random crap, etc, but I'm sure he's there's a number that could be nailed down for both # on waitlist and # of spots open.

Has anyone ever tried to call admissions and get a better feel for this?

They could, but I doubt they would. Feel free to try though.

[someones alt]

I am a 3.95+ and a 171, where is my JR1?! Also if you're reading this JR I will seriously overnight my tuition deposit.

+1 (except better LSAT )

If you have a 172+, you're not a retaker, and have reasonable softs then I think you have a strong chance. Don't lose hope. I'm sure there are a lot of spots that still need to be filled.

[Shelley Levene]

I know they mentioned too in the WL FAQ about not being able to provide information about number of people on the waitlist, number of available spots, etc. I think they probably could give some pretty accurate numbers, though. We all understand that it's a fluid thing - there are late WDs, other random crap, etc, but I'm sure he's there's a number that could be nailed down for both # on waitlist and # of spots open.

Has anyone ever tried to call admissions and get a better feel for this?

They could, but I doubt they would. Feel free to try though.

No, I want someone who doesn't mind hurting their chances to do it.

WELL?