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hypothalamus · Post by **hypothalamus** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:47 pm

poultry wrote:even by TLS's standard, that's too much of a conspiracy theory...lol..

Byzantine wrote:
poultry wrote:TLS's theme today: people getting held left and right at CLS and HLS...i can see some odd synergy here..
What if they work in tandem to split the candidates they accept, so they can keep their yields high and stick in to the other top schools?

Hahah would that be so unlikely? Some Ivy League colleges openly admit they exchange admit lists...

mikeylikesit · Post by **mikeylikesit** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:48 pm

Byzantine wrote:
Elliott_Smith wrote:Held.
I am shocked and offended by this statement. JS1 does not seem to follow the admissions etiquette. You don't give someone a JS1 just to hold them a week later.

This is almost exactly my 2 month anniversary of being UR. And the "What does a 'Hold' mean?" post on the admissions blog says that people who have been UR for 2 months with no decision are held. So maybe that's why?

boosk · Post by **boosk** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:50 pm

Held Thread:

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... &start=425

lego

Byzantine · Post by **Byzantine** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:53 pm

hypothalamus wrote:
poultry wrote:even by TLS's standard, that's too much of a conspiracy theory...lol..

Byzantine wrote:
poultry wrote:TLS's theme today: people getting held left and right at CLS and HLS...i can see some odd synergy here..
What if they work in tandem to split the candidates they accept, so they can keep their yields high and stick in to the other top schools?
Hahah would that be so unlikely? Some Ivy League colleges openly admit they exchange admit lists...

They are very smart people who compete against each other aggressively every cycle for rankings. I wouldn't be surprised if some admissions deans had strategic alliances. I would!

Elliott_Smith · Post by **Elliott_Smith** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:54 pm

Well, at least they aren't rejections, but this is pretty disappointing. Oh well

amc987 wrote: Ugh. I was rooting for you to get that JS2, Elliott. Harvard seriously must've put a quarter of the applicant pool on hold.

Sigh.

You are Awesome. Capital A.

Byzantine wrote:
I am shocked and offended by this statement. JS1 does not seem to follow the admissions etiquette. You don't give someone a JS1 just to hold them a week later.

Right? Frustrating

poultry · Post by **poultry** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:55 pm

This law school business works in the same way as airline companies...

Byzantine wrote:
poultry wrote:TLS's theme today: people getting held left and right at CLS and HLS...i can see some odd synergy here..
What if they work in tandem to split the candidates they accept, so they can keep their yields high and stick in to the other top schools?

[/quote]

Hahah would that be so unlikely? Some Ivy League colleges openly admit they exchange admit lists...[/quote]

They are very smart people who compete against each other aggressively every cycle for rankings. I wouldn't be surprised if some admissions deans had strategic alliances. I would![/quote]

Byzantine · Post by **Byzantine** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:58 pm

FU Cooley there are holds falling all over the place, and you decide its a good time to drop by my inbox.

thelong · Post by **thelong** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:59 pm

Byzantine wrote:FU Cooley there are holds falling all over the place, and you decide its a good time to drop by my inbox.

+1

poultry · Post by **poultry** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:02 pm

same. I was so scared of a columbia hold, granted HLS couldn't possibly hold me twice....But, damn, it is hard to filter cooley...I spamed it everytime it made into my inbox but still, oh well.

Byzantine wrote:FU Cooley there are holds falling all over the place, and you decide its a good time to drop by my inbox.

kingofspain · Post by **kingofspain** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:05 pm

thelong wrote:
Byzantine wrote:FU Cooley there are holds falling all over the place, and you decide its a good time to drop by my inbox.
+1

+10000

Damn near had a heart attack.

(Also, sorry Elliot+Mikey et al. That sucks.)

Also, at the risk of sounding insensitive, can we speculate on whether a batch of JS2s might follow this group of holds...?

amc987 · Post by **amc987** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:07 pm

kingofspain wrote: Also, at the risk of sounding insensitive, can we speculate on whether a batch of JS2s might follow this group of holds...?

And on whether a group of JS1s for the held crew will follow the JS2s

Nulli Secundus · Post by **Nulli Secundus** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:08 pm

PopTorts13 · Post by **PopTorts13** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:08 pm

kingofspain wrote:
thelong wrote:
Byzantine wrote:FU Cooley there are holds falling all over the place, and you decide its a good time to drop by my inbox.
+1
+10000

Damn near had a heart attack.

(Also, sorry Elliot+Mikey et al. That sucks.)

Also, at the risk of sounding insensitive, can we speculate on whether a batch of JS2s might follow this group of holds...?

Lets go with no. I think they will give more people on hold JS1s and then compare them to those who already had JS1's in hopes of bringing in the best applicants possible. I keep telling myself that there are being conservative and I'm thankful for that, as I feel I deserve a look before too many people are admitted. Hang in there Elliot and Mikey; good things are coming!

Onthebrink · Post by **Onthebrink** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:12 pm

JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!

thelong · Post by **thelong** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:14 pm

Onthebrink wrote:JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!

Wow! Congratulations! Looks like one heck of a mixed bag day from H.

SecondAidenn · Post by **SecondAidenn** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:17 pm

Onthebrink wrote:JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!

Congratulations! Did your status update from UR before you got the email?

Byzantine · Post by **Byzantine** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:18 pm

thelong wrote:
Onthebrink wrote:JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!
Wow! Congratulations! Looks like one heck of a mixed bag day from H.

Congrats!!!

@THE LONG, That's what I'm trying to say. We get all these finely-honed ideas of how schools do things and then someone new comes and changes it all up. Messes with our predictive powers.

Nulli Secundus · Post by **Nulli Secundus** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:19 pm

Onthebrink wrote:JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!

UR / Complete dates?

brettashley · Post by **brettashley** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:19 pm

Checking in to say held here as well. Oh well, glad to be in the company of Elliott and Mikey.

Byzantine · Post by **Byzantine** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:26 pm

brettashley wrote:Checking in to say held here as well. Oh well, glad to be in the company of Elliott and Mikey.

3 stellar applicants.

Syme · Post by **Syme** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:27 pm

Nulli Secundus wrote:
Onthebrink wrote:JS1 Email today! So incredibly excited! I would really appreciate it if someone could give me a clue as to what to expect, going over my PS and Resume and App and such as I type! Best of Luck everyone!
UR / Complete dates?

Yes please.

Onthebrink · Post by **Onthebrink** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:30 pm

UR 1/11
Complete 1/19

mikeylikesit · Post by **mikeylikesit** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:33 pm

Byzantine wrote:
brettashley wrote:Checking in to say held here as well. Oh well, glad to be in the company of Elliott and Mikey.
3 stellar applicants.

Thanks, Byz.

I think there was a question that came up in my interview that I could have answered significantly better. Will do that via LOCI. Thanks for the support everyone.

WhiteGuy5 · Post by **WhiteGuy5** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:35 pm

What in God's name is going on here...

sharktankdean · Post by **sharktankdean** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:37 pm

so the first dean loved extremely high GPAs....now this dean loves work experiences...I can't win.

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