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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by paperflower » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:02 pm

got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by fingerscrossedxx » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:03 pm

pineappledazzler wrote:I'm guessing post-5pm we can expect an end to any emails for the day? Knowledge of this site has made me way more interested in my email!
I know! Times like this I wish I didn't know about TLS because I would be sitting here blissfully unaware that emails have started going out. As it is, I just wait until tommorrow!

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by Hawkeye Pierce » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:05 pm

paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Noon Eastern time I'm assuming?

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by vincanity1 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:06 pm

paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Boosted your GPA up by half a point in only 2 months. I'd love to know that secret

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by spek » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:08 pm

vincanity1 wrote:
paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Boosted your GPA up by half a point in only 2 months. I'd love to know that secret

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by lrslayer » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:15 pm

vincanity1 wrote:
paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Boosted your GPA up by half a point in only 2 months. I'd love to know that secret
indeed.. i could use that

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by Curious1 » Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:16 pm

vincanity1 wrote:
paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Boosted your GPA up by half a point in only 2 months. I'd love to know that secret
Caught red-handed.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by LaCumparsita » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:32 pm

What does it mean, what does it mean? Are these people auto-admits??

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by Nulli Secundus » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:43 pm

LaCumparsita wrote:What does it mean, what does it mean? Are these people auto-admits??
Alternatively, these people may be the ONLY admits, rumor has it that Harvard is reducing its class size to about 100.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by kulshan » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:49 pm

Nulli Secundus wrote:
LaCumparsita wrote:What does it mean, what does it mean? Are these people auto-admits??
Alternatively, these people may be the ONLY admits, rumor has it that Harvard is reducing its class size to about 100.

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Yep, they're probably reducing to 100 and shooting for a 172 median. Both of these things are fine with me. :lol:

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by MyLegendLives » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:52 pm

kulshan wrote:This is what people have reported so far, as long as I didn't make any mistakes:
172 3.8+ instantwoman
172 4.0 aperfectmap
172 4.0 kulshan
173 3.99 thederangedwang
177 3.8 igelchen
??? 3.7 MyLegendLives
??? (high 170s) 3.8x Schola
??? (slightly above median) ??? (slightly above 75th) ignatiusr

My numbers

Low 170s/3.7ish
AA male

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by jim-green » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:54 pm

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by paperflower » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:37 pm

Curious1 wrote:
vincanity1 wrote:
paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Boosted your GPA up by half a point in only 2 months. I'd love to know that secret
Caught red-handed.
These numbers are mine.
The other post was for a close friend who's not on TLS.

I don't care if you don't believe this. Just trying to help out with those collecting stats.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by paperflower » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:39 pm

Hawkeye Pierce wrote:
paperflower wrote:got an e-mail today as well. around noon.
177/3.95/non-URM/undergrad HYPS
Noon Eastern time I'm assuming?
and yes, 12:07pm EST.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by annyong » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:06 pm

Nulli Secundus wrote:
LaCumparsita wrote:What does it mean, what does it mean? Are these people auto-admits??
Alternatively, these people may be the ONLY admits, rumor has it that Harvard is reducing its class size to about 100.

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For the record, I read this on my iPhone, and thus did not originally see your copyright notice, and had a brief moment where my face looked like my avatar

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by defrutamadre » Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:32 pm

MyLegendLives wrote:
kulshan wrote:This is what people have reported so far, as long as I didn't make any mistakes:
172 3.8+ instantwoman
172 4.0 aperfectmap
172 4.0 kulshan
173 3.99 thederangedwang
177 3.8 igelchen
??? 3.7 MyLegendLives
??? (high 170s) 3.8x Schola
??? (slightly above median) ??? (slightly above 75th) ignatiusr

My numbers

Low 170s/3.7ish
AA male
I also got the email! no idea what I did to deserve this, but so excited! applied late sept, complete by mid october, stats: 172/3.9x. I'm abroad, so waking up and reading that email first thing in the morning gave me a massive heart attack, haha.

I've been a lurker, but I just wanted to say good luck next week to anyone with an interview, and keep holding strong to those still waiting for a JR1! so many of you with inspiring stats and stories :)

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by mjitbswyd » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:00 pm

KB seems to be putting more weight on GPA?

also, I don't see anyone who submitted 9/15 get KB1, but one submitted 10/2 got it. So no relationship between these two?

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by admisionquestion » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:13 pm

Can someone who knows more than me please clarify the signification.

I am a URM with 170 LSAT and GPA above median.

What does it mean if I don't get one of these and I submitted mid/late September?

How nervous should I be tomorrow at 4pm when I havent gotten one?

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by thederangedwang » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:15 pm

for all those interested, the only difference in my status checker is that in the mailings box, there is new communication which says "interview scheduled"..other than that, no change

i wouldnt check the status checker since it doesnt update that fast at all...i literally checked my status 15 min before i got the email and my status checker still said the same thing...so complusively checking ur status is not as efficient as compulsively checking ur email :)

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by thatkid » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:36 pm

admisionquestion wrote:Can someone who knows more than me please clarify the signification.

I am a URM with 170 LSAT and GPA above median.

What does it mean if I don't get one of these and I submitted mid/late September?

How nervous should I be tomorrow at 4pm when I havent gotten one?
You shouldn't be nervous. After freaking out all day about this, I finally realized how futile it was to do so. A minimum of 196 people have applied. A glance through LSN tells me many of them will likely get interviews. Obviously, not everyone will be scheduled on day one. Some people may not get scheduled on week one. It's only 11/3. Worry if you haven't heard in December or January, not if you didn't hear in the first 5-8 hours they sent out emails. :)

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by D-ROCCA » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:40 pm

thatkid wrote:
admisionquestion wrote:Can someone who knows more than me please clarify the signification.

I am a URM with 170 LSAT and GPA above median.

What does it mean if I don't get one of these and I submitted mid/late September?

How nervous should I be tomorrow at 4pm when I havent gotten one?
You shouldn't be nervous. After freaking out all day about this, I finally realized how futile it was to do so. A minimum of 196 people have applied. A glance through LSN tells me many of them will likely get interviews. Obviously, not everyone will be scheduled on day one. Some people may not get scheduled on week one. It's only 11/3. Worry if you haven't heard in December or January, not if you didn't hear in the first 5-8 hours they sent out emails. :)
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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by thatkid » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:44 pm

D-ROCCA wrote:please tell me your tar is Wishbone...
It is Wishbone! :D

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by kulshan » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:45 pm

I know the sample size is WAY too small to make any sort of generalizations, but (*cue silly speculation*) maybe HLS is betting on a 172 median for this class, for some reason. 4 172s out of ~10 seems strange, but again, small sample.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by aperfectmap » Thu Nov 03, 2011 10:59 pm

I'm honestly a bit surprised that I received an invite so quickly. I know Harvard likes Americorps, and I am a TFA corps member, so maybe that's part of the reason.

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Re: Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015)

Post by instantwonton » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:09 pm

Yeah I'm really surprised I heard...seems like I'm the lowest overall so far too... I am non-urm and don't have any spectacular softs...maybe they put mine in the wrong pile ;)

I'm sure it's nothing to worry about if you didn't get it today...whatever their plan is, it's not "shut out all the amazing high scoring candidates"

Moc, hp, curious, free stallion, and others will definitely be getting kb1's and likely kb2's :)

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