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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:23 pm
by sinfiery
I was under the impression that a large part of admissions being so numbers driven came from the value employers/prospective students/the nation in general see within the USN rankings and USN rankings being most easily influenced by the numbers of your incoming class.

I read somewhere on this website that when UT cracked the T14, their OCI success rate or something went up pretty dramatically.
I never saw a source to confirm this, but there is something to say about your schools rankings correlating with better job prospects for your graduates, all else equal.


As for the whole softs vs numbers difference in regards to socioeconomic ties, I would say it was once more of a coin flip as to which was more biased but with the expansion of the internet and easy/cheap-to-access information regarding how to prep for these tests, the gap has closed considerably. The same cannot be said for building a resume full of significant softs.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:36 pm
by kingsfield69
ChampagnePapi wrote: I think admissions are going to become more holistic but not necessarily in the way people think. I don't think "predicting academic performance" of applicants is really a logical or necessary objective to what they are doing nowadays, although I'm sure its part of the general groupthink. Everyone is on a damn curve so who gives a shit about how you think they're going to perform. Anyways, what really may have an impact is the economy and the bad press law schools are getting. I think schools will evaluate candidates more on how they think they will do in OCI or come hiring time. Admitting socially awkward or mentally weak candidates can hurt employment stats in the long run, which COULD hurt USNWR ranking but also the school's reputation and marketability in general. So its not really holisitic, but its more than GPA/LSAT.

Then again, this isnt really an issue at HLS where everyone's getting jobs. But you could see it at non-HYS T14's, and I think we're seeing it, with Chicago's new interview process.

Combine that with YP, non-URM diversity (which I think doesn't get discussed enough on here, schools want things like geographic diversity to market themselves), and REAL softs (not frat/internship/volunteer BS, but the type of strong softs that matter like military, awards, etc), and you have enough non-GPA/LSAT/URM factors to explain why some people with numbers get in and some do not. But B-School isn't that holistic either, you need the numbers to be considered, which is the same as law school and that will never change
Agree with your assessment. Virtually no process under the sun is "fine as is" ... processes and systems have to change because the environments within which they operate are constantly changing. If indeed there is an adjustment underway that considers softs more "holistically" ...it's got more to do with law schools having a process that serves their objectives and less to do with "classism." It does seem to make sense that with a sharp decline in applications, there's probably no more suitable opportunity to bring work experience a little closer to the center of the evaluation. My own experience this cycle is that schools are treating the numbers as a threshold and considering the softs thoroughly.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:43 pm
by leebs2
Based on this cycle...I'm going to guess that 3 JS1's will be sent out at 4:56 today.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:56 pm
by Anonymous4444
:cry: oh js1 i want thee

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:35 pm
by leebs2
I miss Lavitz.....

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:37 pm
by 04102014
leebs2 wrote:I miss Lavitz.....

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:59 pm
by trojandave
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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:00 pm
by leebs2
Today was a really quiet day...calm before the storm tomorrow?

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:09 pm
by helix23
leebs2 wrote:Today was a really quiet day...calm before the storm tomorrow?
Overly manly JS0

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:11 pm
by JSY
trojandave wrote:Image
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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:34 pm
by 2012applicant2013
Is there a way to update materials to Harvard? (email, snail mail, LSAC)

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:42 pm
by housebro13
2012applicant2013 wrote:Is there a way to update materials to Harvard? (email, snail mail, LSAC)
They will allow you to send updates through email. Just email admissions asking them to submit the update.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:57 pm
by mommalee
housebro13 wrote:
2012applicant2013 wrote:Is there a way to update materials to Harvard? (email, snail mail, LSAC)
They will allow you to send updates through email. Just email admissions asking them to submit the update.
I sent an updated essay and they got back to me within two notifying me that it had been added to my file.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:58 pm
by Lavitz
trojandave wrote:Image
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Re: Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013)

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:00 am
by amsong
Lavitz wrote:
trojandave wrote:Image
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Marry me.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:03 am
by Lavitz
amsong wrote:Marry me.
Lol, were you reading the In at Harvard thread?
spicyyoda17 wrote:
kingsfield69 wrote:
spicyyoda17 wrote:So that makes 3 of us with a spouse + a kid
Make it 4 of us. I'm bringing a wife and 2 kids! :)
Who should we nominate to go to the Harvard applicant thread and tell them that being married with a kid is a soft they may want to pursue?

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:09 am
by amsong
Lavitz wrote:
amsong wrote:Marry me.
Lol, were you reading the In at Harvard thread?
spicyyoda17 wrote:
kingsfield69 wrote:
spicyyoda17 wrote:So that makes 3 of us with a spouse + a kid
Make it 4 of us. I'm bringing a wife and 2 kids! :)
Who should we nominate to go to the Harvard applicant thread and tell them that being married with a kid is a soft they may want to pursue?
Ha! Hadn't seen that, but now there's an additional practical reason.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:15 am
by helix23
wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:16 am
by shntn
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
Several times over, actually.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:19 am
by amsong
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
Sample playlist, or it didn't happen.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:21 am
by trojandave
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
I'm getting my ke$ha request in early.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 1:24 am
by helix23
amsong wrote:
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
Sample playlist, or it didn't happen.
I don't have "playlists." That's the beauty of my sets. I feel the rhthyms and dynamics of the party/setting and respond accordingly. It is versatile and amorphic.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:02 am
by wbrother
This thread is the real reason I want to go to Harvard.

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:00 am
by kingsfield69
helix23 wrote:
amsong wrote:
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
Sample playlist, or it didn't happen.
I don't have "playlists." That's the beauty of my sets. I feel the rhthyms and dynamics of the party/setting and respond accordingly. It is versatile and amorphic.
This is that moment, which occurs at least once/day, when I say "dang I hope Helix goes to HLS."

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

Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:35 am
by amsong
kingsfield69 wrote:
helix23 wrote:
amsong wrote:
helix23 wrote:wow a TLS wedding. Has it been done? Please let me DJ. I have a great taste in music.
Sample playlist, or it didn't happen.
I don't have "playlists." That's the beauty of my sets. I feel the rhthyms and dynamics of the party/setting and respond accordingly. It is versatile and amorphic.
This is that moment, which occurs at least once/day, when I say "dang I hope Helix goes to HLS."
+1