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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by carboncopyx » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:23 pm

If they actually connected TLS/LSN to real applicants, then that means I must have REALLY screwed up my JS1 given how much I've waxed poetic about HLS. Boo.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by wert3813 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:36 pm

Wormfather wrote:They dont match people to accounts. Proof: I got in and its probably not that hard to match the nontraditional, AA URM, 170, 3.92 and hell, I PW'd my face superimposed onto Mao's likeness.
:wink:

Again, I think unless you give them reason to they don't try.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by kingsfield69 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:38 pm

helix23 wrote:
sabanist wrote:
wert3813 wrote:
d330 wrote:Does anyone think that admin folks are actually watching to see what people are saying here? Because if that's the case we can all spontaneously praise HLS and see if we get some JS2s before 1.
If you are looking for a serious answer it's this:

Schools aren't actively trying to tie applicants to TLS accounts. Its more of a someone said something and now I'm curious so I look at their profile/LSN/post history to see if I can match their stats/dates to a applicant.
Dean Asha has been pretty open about keeping an eye on what people are saying.
sweet! HIT ME UP!
They're not watching the threads. If they were, Helix would have been auto-admitted to all schools with full tuition.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by sabanist » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:40 pm

TripTrip wrote: Right. 7000 applicants, and not enough information in the application itself... so they tried to deduce TLS and LSN profiles.

Next year there will be a box on the LSAC universal application for LSN and TLS usernames.
There aren't 7000 named scholarships to go around. In the interest of yield protection and not wasting their time, a little googling could pay dividends, especially when I made it so easy to pinpoint me. A little remorse in that regard is all I'm talking about. I don't really care if they actually do or not, I'm just wondering out loud because my butt is still a little sensitive after having to rule CLS out as a viable option the other night.
Wormfather wrote:They dont match people to accounts. Proof: I got in and its probably not that hard to match the nontraditional, AA URM, 170, 3.92 and hell, I PW'd my face superimposed onto Mao's likeness.
Considering the shortage of good senses of humor at all law schools, I see this is a pro, not a con :lol:

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by wert3813 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:44 pm

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twinkletoes16 wrote:In retrospect I would have not posted at all this cycle
I've seriously wondered if it played a role in how long my decision from CLS took and the fact that I didn't get any money from them. I've been pretty openly enthusiastic about HLS (and the potential of YLS until my ding comes), to the exclusion of CLS and UChi. My LSN is accurate, and it isn't hard to figure out my UG if you try. I wouldn't be surprised if I screwed myself over there.
It's all speculation, but I would have fudged things more and been less open if I could do it again.
I'm tracking all my dates in Excel and will post at the end of the cycle for this reason.

But the problem I have with this theory is they would have dinged or WL you if they were thinking how you suggested. Or given you a ton of money. Just letting you in half heartedly does nothing but hurt their yield.

Maybe they wanted to make sure you could make it to the end of your current semester without being KO'ed and robbed. For YP and all.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by TrustInMusic » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:46 pm

Any JS1s since Valentines Day?

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by sabanist » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:49 pm

wert3813 wrote: But the problem I have with this theory is they would have dinged or WL you if they were thinking how you suggested. Or given you a ton of money. Just letting you in half heartedly does nothing but hurt their yield.
Yeah, I can't really make sense of it either. Like I said, I'm just thinking out loud because of the hurt feefees and all.
Oh well. It makes my decision a lot easier, and for that I'm grateful :)

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by elorica8 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:53 pm

TrustInMusic wrote:Any JS1s since Valentines Day?
I got my JS1 e-mail the day after Valentine's.

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Post by 04102014 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:54 pm

Are we expecting tomorrow to be a bloodbath day?

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by bananapudding88 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:56 pm

ohpobrecito wrote:Are we expecting tomorrow to be a bloodbath day?
Probably tomorrow, but I'm hoping for today. I'm over it. Finish me quick, H.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by sabanist » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:57 pm

aiaea wrote:
ohpobrecito wrote:Are we expecting tomorrow to be a bloodbath day?
Probably tomorrow, but I'm hoping for today. I'm over it. Finish me quick, H.
Cracking up at the thought of Lumpy Space Princess saying, "WHATEVER, HARVARD."

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by az21833 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:00 pm

expectin my hold tomorrow. would be nice to know where i stand

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by d330 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:01 pm

sabanist wrote:
twinkletoes16 wrote:In retrospect I would have not posted at all this cycle
I've seriously wondered if it played a role in how long my decision from CLS took and the fact that I didn't get any money from them. I've been pretty openly enthusiastic about HLS (and the potential of YLS until my ding comes), to the exclusion of CLS and UChi. My LSN is accurate, and it isn't hard to figure out my UG if you try. I wouldn't be surprised if I screwed myself over there.
It's all speculation, but I would have fudged things more and been less open if I could do it again.
wert3813 wrote: Right. But I would be stunned if it is a I try to find someone's TLS account before I make a decision situation. I think it's way more of I'm surfing during lunch hop over to TLS someone said something that interests me so I spend 5 minutes trying to make him/her situation.
Yeah, I think that's where her "be on your best e-behavior" warning came from.
I asked because I really don't believe it. And I'm not sure how interested I'd be in a school if I felt like some innocuous post on a message board played a role in my application. I mean I personally don't post in any of the other school threads and yet I've applied to several and while I consider HLS my number one choice it's far from the only school I'm seriously interested. Maybe, though, I just want to expect more than lame stalker behavior from admissions - unless someone went on a lunatic rant here, then I might be compelled to find out who they are. Regardless, for anyone working in the admissions office reading this post there are several clues that suggest where I really want to be. (If you can't figure out the clues you do not work in the admissions office :lol: )

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by bananapudding88 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:19 pm

sabanist wrote:
aiaea wrote:
ohpobrecito wrote:Are we expecting tomorrow to be a bloodbath day?
Probably tomorrow, but I'm hoping for today. I'm over it. Finish me quick, H.
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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by az21833 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:53 pm

no js1 or js2 movement today? i guess tomorrow is hold/ding time.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by twinkletoes16 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 7:54 pm

az21833 wrote:no js1 or js2 movement today? i guess tomorrow is hold/ding time.

i'm betting on it. i used to love fridays, too.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by d330 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:00 pm

twinkletoes16 wrote:
az21833 wrote:no js1 or js2 movement today? i guess tomorrow is hold/ding time.

i'm betting on it. i used to love fridays, too.
There will be JS2s tomorrow also, at least there is that.

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Post by bbsg » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:07 pm

elorica8 wrote:
TrustInMusic wrote:Any JS1s since Valentines Day?
I got my JS1 e-mail the day after Valentine's.
When was your complete date?

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by bosmer88 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:18 pm

An impromptu hike might be in order for me tomorrow, just so I can keep my sanity.

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Post by txdude45 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:21 pm

Looks like the consensus is dings/holds tomorrow. I'm gonna be optimistic (hopelessly?) and call tomorrow as a JS1 invite day. At least if I'm wrong, I can justify starting to drink early in the day.

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Post by twinkletoes16 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:23 pm

txdude45 wrote:Looks like the consensus is dings/holds tomorrow. I'm gonna be optimistic (hopelessly?) and call tomorrow as a JS1 invite day. At least if I'm wrong, I can justify starting to drink early in the day.

it's been a while since the last BIG ding wave, and I just have this pesky feeling it'll be tomorrow.

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by bosmer88 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:23 pm

twinkletoes16 wrote:
txdude45 wrote:Looks like the consensus is dings/holds tomorrow. I'm gonna be optimistic (hopelessly?) and call tomorrow as a JS1 invite day. At least if I'm wrong, I can justify starting to drink early in the day.

it's been a while since the last BIG ding wave, and I just have this pesky feeling it'll be tomorrow.
I feel dings coming. I feel it in my bones.

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Post by carboncopyx » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:24 pm

d330 wrote:There will be JS2s tomorrow also, at least there is that.
Why do you think that?

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Post by txdude45 » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:25 pm

bosmer88 wrote:
twinkletoes16 wrote:
txdude45 wrote:Looks like the consensus is dings/holds tomorrow. I'm gonna be optimistic (hopelessly?) and call tomorrow as a JS1 invite day. At least if I'm wrong, I can justify starting to drink early in the day.

it's been a while since the last BIG ding wave, and I just have this pesky feeling it'll be tomorrow.
I feel dings coming. I feel it in my bones.
Christmas all around us
And so the feeling grows

edit: sorry, couldn't resist an opportunity to quote love actually

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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Post by takingchances » Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:25 pm

To those who signed up for interview slots, did you immediately receive an email confirming your interview? I'm starting to think I didn't actually sign up but I could just be paranoid.

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