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Next JS2 wave(s) will be...

Monday 3/27
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2%
Tuesday 3/28
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Wednesday 3/29
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Thursday 3/30
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Friday 3/31
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Saturday 4/1
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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by carlos_danger » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:12 am

poptart123 wrote:
Kaziende wrote:
ArtistOfManliness wrote:
memphis7598 wrote:Just had my JS1 interview with Tom Robinson, really conversational and comfortable as everyone said.
Interview lasted exactly 15:30. He was running late so the interview started 10 minutes later for me.

He said that I can expect results starting the end of December. Others on the forum said beginning of Jan, so not sure what to expect.
Yeah, huge gap there. Huge.
I mean, it's the difference between bragging to family members on Christmas Eve and hoping they catch the screenshot of your acceptance email on Facebook.
This is perhaps the saddest, yet most correct answer I've seen.
+1 Im tryna stunt all over my family this year

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by pretzeltime » Thu Dec 01, 2016 11:19 am

carlos_danger wrote:
poptart123 wrote:
Kaziende wrote:
ArtistOfManliness wrote:
memphis7598 wrote:Just had my JS1 interview with Tom Robinson, really conversational and comfortable as everyone said.
Interview lasted exactly 15:30. He was running late so the interview started 10 minutes later for me.

He said that I can expect results starting the end of December. Others on the forum said beginning of Jan, so not sure what to expect.
Yeah, huge gap there. Huge.
I mean, it's the difference between bragging to family members on Christmas Eve and hoping they catch the screenshot of your acceptance email on Facebook.
This is perhaps the saddest, yet most correct answer I've seen.
+1 Im tryna stunt all over my family this year
carlos appears to not only be the MVP of acceptances but also of LOLs.

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by ad34964n » Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:15 pm

Hi all! Might be a bit behind here, but does the status change from "complete" to "under review"? Or just straight from complete to JS1, etc.

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:21 pm

ad34964n wrote:Hi all! Might be a bit behind here, but does the status change from "complete" to "under review"? Or just straight from complete to JS1, etc.
Mine is still at complete even though I have the JS1

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Post by ad34964n » Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:23 pm

taxman14 wrote:
ad34964n wrote:Hi all! Might be a bit behind here, but does the status change from "complete" to "under review"? Or just straight from complete to JS1, etc.
Mine is still at complete even though I have the JS1
Got it. Thanks!

About how long did it take to get your JS1? As an aside, huge congrats.

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Post by ayylmao » Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:43 pm

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Thu Dec 01, 2016 2:35 pm

ayylmao wrote:
ad34964n wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
ad34964n wrote:Hi all! Might be a bit behind here, but does the status change from "complete" to "under review"? Or just straight from complete to JS1, etc.
Mine is still at complete even though I have the JS1
Got it. Thanks!

About how long did it take to get your JS1? As an aside, huge congrats.
Same as Taxman. And it took me about 5 weeks to get JS1.
One week after my file was processed, technically 5, but for 4 of those they were processing my fee waiver, so I think it technically took them 1?

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by ad34964n » Thu Dec 01, 2016 4:13 pm

taxman14 wrote:
ayylmao wrote:
ad34964n wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
ad34964n wrote:Hi all! Might be a bit behind here, but does the status change from "complete" to "under review"? Or just straight from complete to JS1, etc.
Mine is still at complete even though I have the JS1
Got it. Thanks!

About how long did it take to get your JS1? As an aside, huge congrats.
Same as Taxman. And it took me about 5 weeks to get JS1.
One week after my file was processed, technically 5, but for 4 of those they were processing my fee waiver, so I think it technically took them 1?
Alrighty then! Here's to hoping...

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Post by AJ1010 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:59 am

JS1!!!!!!

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:21 am

AJ1010 wrote:JS1!!!!!!
Congrats!!

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Post by canafsa » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:07 pm

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:54 pm

canafsa wrote:Oh man, just checked my email and I got JS1 as well. Above 75th GPA, between 75th and 25th LSAT. App went live in late October.

Stunned. Ecstatic.
your excitement isn't exactly oozing from that post haha

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by eyetelyuhwhut » Fri Dec 02, 2016 2:14 pm

JS 1 today as well!

In other news, I think figuring out my Skype ID is going to be more time consuming than the actual interview

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by hammy393 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 3:36 pm

submitted Nov 12, complete Nov 15

Does status checker ever change from Complete to UR?

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:12 pm

Had JS1 earlier today. Same as what has been said here earlier, the interviewer was very friendly, probably the friendliest one yet especially compared to UChicago.

Four questions:
Tell me about undergrad
Why law and why now
What would you contribute to the Harvard community
What resources at Harvard would you use if you were admitted

Then had time for a few questions.

All in all was max 15-20 mins. Super brief. Said that first admissions are in late Dec/early Jan but that people find out later. He said there was likely no correlation between the date of the JS1 and when you find out - it depends on when they review your file including the interview notes that the interviewer wrote up.

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by xnsch » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:29 pm

potterotter wrote:
taxman14 wrote:Had JS1 earlier today. Same as what has been said here earlier, the interviewer was very friendly, probably the friendliest one yet especially compared to UChicago.

Four questions:
Tell me about undergrad
Why law and why now
What would you contribute to the Harvard community
What resources at Harvard would you use if you were admitted

Then had time for a few questions.

All in all was max 15-20 mins. Super brief. Said that first admissions are in late Dec/early Jan but that people find out later. He said there was likely no correlation between the date of the JS1 and when you find out - it depends on when they review your file including the interview notes that the interviewer wrote up.
What do you mean "tell me about undergrad"?
Not sure if taxman had the same experience, but I talked about things like why I chose my undergrad specifically, what I've enjoyed about it, how I've liked the majors I chose, and other things like that. I talked about specific experiences and memories I have, organizations and activities I've taken part of, and my relationships with professors etc. when talking about my major

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by xn3345 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:30 pm

taxman14 wrote:Had JS1 earlier today. Same as what has been said here earlier, the interviewer was very friendly, probably the friendliest one yet especially compared to UChicago.

Four questions:
Tell me about undergrad
Why law and why now
What would you contribute to the Harvard community
What resources at Harvard would you use if you were admitted

Then had time for a few questions.

All in all was max 15-20 mins. Super brief. Said that first admissions are in late Dec/early Jan but that people find out later. He said there was likely no correlation between the date of the JS1 and when you find out - it depends on when they review your file including the interview notes that the interviewer wrote up.
Sorry to pile on, but what did they mean by resources? Does that mean buildings? Prestige? Classes? Clubs? All of the above?

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Re: Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by taxman14 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:27 pm

potterotter wrote:
taxman14 wrote:Had JS1 earlier today. Same as what has been said here earlier, the interviewer was very friendly, probably the friendliest one yet especially compared to UChicago.

Four questions:
Tell me about undergrad
Why law and why now
What would you contribute to the Harvard community
What resources at Harvard would you use if you were admitted

Then had time for a few questions.

All in all was max 15-20 mins. Super brief. Said that first admissions are in late Dec/early Jan but that people find out later. He said there was likely no correlation between the date of the JS1 and when you find out - it depends on when they review your file including the interview notes that the interviewer wrote up.
What do you mean "tell me about undergrad"?
Essentially what I learned or what wasn't apparent from my transcript/resume. Typical question.

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Post by taxman14 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:28 pm

xn3345 wrote:
taxman14 wrote:Had JS1 earlier today. Same as what has been said here earlier, the interviewer was very friendly, probably the friendliest one yet especially compared to UChicago.

Four questions:
Tell me about undergrad
Why law and why now
What would you contribute to the Harvard community
What resources at Harvard would you use if you were admitted

Then had time for a few questions.

All in all was max 15-20 mins. Super brief. Said that first admissions are in late Dec/early Jan but that people find out later. He said there was likely no correlation between the date of the JS1 and when you find out - it depends on when they review your file including the interview notes that the interviewer wrote up.
Sorry to pile on, but what did they mean by resources? Does that mean buildings? Prestige? Classes? Clubs? All of the above?
Yea like professors, clinics, journals, (obviously not buildings LOL), alumni, etc.

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Post by jjcorvino » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:47 pm

Submitted my Harvard law app! Definitely a long shot, but you never know!

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Post by canafsa » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:51 pm

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Post by bleakchimera2 » Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:17 pm

JS1 this morning. Applied 11/23, complete 11/29. GPA>75th, LSAT between 25th and median.

Stunned at the quick turnaround. More stunned that it happened period. Cool beans

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