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Piggy11 wrote:

okapiee wrote:

Not as slim as my 3.61/172! But hey, who knows? Here's to hoping!

My LSAT isn't particularly high either (171) & not a URM, but I have an interesting background. Finished JS1 interview this week! You've got this!!

Congrats on the JS1! May the JS2 follow shortly.
For the sake of renewed hope, I'm going to pretend we're somewhat similar (171, (mildly) interesting background) and ignore the fact that your 4.13 GPA is not quite the same as my no GPA.

LOL that 4+ gpa does kind of change things for my case:p but still! It isn't unheard of... Regardless, good luck to you all! I'm not putting all of my eggs in this basket, but oh it would be nice to squeeze in an acceptance.

why is 'never' not an option in the poll?

Pozzo wrote:

answer me

Is JS the only interviewer?

Timofey_Pnin wrote:

zachbp13 wrote:maybeman wrote:
njames1961 wrote:
75% GPA and 50% LSAT, below avg softs - Submitted 10/18, application complete on 10/25, no JS1....dying here

Are you me?

Basically same here again, GPA well above 75th and LSAT 1 point below median. At least comforting to know other people with similar stats haven't gotten it yet either.

Young K-JD, I just really hope I don't become http://lawschoolnumbers.com/Proud2B19 2.0

Similar stats with no JS1 -- 171/4.0, strong softs, Not an URM, submitted 10/19 complete 10/24...

dallinpackard wrote:

okapiee wrote:

Not as slim as my 3.61/172! But hey, who knows? Here's to hoping!

My LSAT isn't particularly high either (171) & not a URM, but I have an interesting background. Finished JS1 interview this week! You've got this!!

Thank you! congrats on your JS1! What is your GPA, if you don't mind sharing?

Care to share the interesting background? Would be interested to know what the admissions committee found enticing. Totally understand if not.

rachelac wrote:I have yet to see any JS1s for anyone who is not above at least one of the 75ths or a URM.

By which I mean to say - congrats to all for both your JS1s and your numbers! But the rest of us can probably take a deep breath

I am below the 25th in GPA and below the 75th in LSAT and not a URM. Don't know if this shows that the pool of JS1s has increased or the Adm Committee considers my softs to be strong...

foodlaw wrote:Is JS the only interviewer?

negative. typically a few of the admissions folks conduct the interviews.

Mikey wrote:why is 'never' not an option in the poll?

Pozzo wrote:

answer me

Because it'll happen, brother. It'll happen.

14141453 wrote:How did people feel about their interviews? Mine felt much less personal than the one I did with Chicago and was about half the length. Is that typical?

I thought it was pretty enjoyable! Extremely nice interviewer. Felt more like a conversation than an interview, albeit short.

14141453 wrote:How did people feel about their interviews? Mine felt much less personal than the one I did with Chicago and was about half the length. Is that typical?

Also I'm really amazed by how well they know your resume. Kudos to the HLS admissions staff. They really did their homework.

Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

aegor wrote:Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

It will go complete in a week or so. The interview will be after that

aegor wrote:Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

I haven't done an interview, but I went complete two weeks after they received it.

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Thanks to all!

Platopus wrote:

aegor wrote:Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

Not everyone is interviewed, so it will go complete regardless.

Is there a stated or understood reason why someone would or would not be offered an interview?

aegor wrote:Thanks to all!

Platopus wrote:

aegor wrote:Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

Not everyone is interviewed, so it will go complete regardless.

Is there a stated or understood reason why someone would or would not be offered an interview?

You can't be accepted without an interview, so those who aren't interviewed are deemed unfit from the outset

aegor wrote:Thanks to all!

Platopus wrote:

aegor wrote:Submitted last night. Any sense of how long it takes for an interview to get scheduled? HLS says that it has "received" my file from LSAC, which had everything they needed. Does it not "complete" until the interview?

Not everyone is interviewed, so it will go complete regardless.

Is there a stated or understood reason why someone would or would not be offered an interview?

Also my understanding is the general timeline for people who are admitted is : Received > Complete > JS1 > JS2. From lurking this thread it appears there's always at least a few days between received and complete, then a few days (or weeks?) before JS1.

So mine just went complete after about 20 days. It's relatively long. Is it normal? And do you guys think I will catch the Nov/Dec waves of JS1?

okapiee wrote:

14141453 wrote:How did people feel about their interviews? Mine felt much less personal than the one I did with Chicago and was about half the length. Is that typical?

I thought it was pretty enjoyable! Extremely nice interviewer. Felt more like a conversation than an interview, albeit short.

What kinds of things do they ask.

Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

magicpencils wrote:Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

Wait that's super weird and tbh NOT OKAY. They should know better and how did they get your employers phone number??

magicpencils wrote:Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

Did the caller say that the call was specifically for you or did they just say it was about employment verification in general?

lobsicle wrote:

magicpencils wrote:Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

Did the caller say that the call was specifically for you or did they just say it was about employment verification in general?

The caller didn't give the name to my coworker who answered the phone, just said employment verification, so it really could be about anyone. It's just the weird coincidence of the timing that's freaking me out. And I never provided my employer's phone number or contact details, but it's very accessible online with just the name and city.

magicpencils wrote:

lobsicle wrote:

magicpencils wrote:Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

Did the caller say that the call was specifically for you or did they just say it was about employment verification in general?

The caller didn't give the name to my coworker who answered the phone, just said employment verification, so it really could be about anyone. It's just the weird coincidence of the timing that's freaking me out. And I never provided my employer's phone number or contact details, but it's very accessible online with just the name and city.

It's possible it was about you, but I'd honestly be surprised that they would call without asking you first if it was ok. They know a lot of applicants haven't yet told their employers they're applying. HLS admissions has a lot to do, more than just J.D. admissions. Wouldn't be surprised if it's about something wholly unrelated. You should be able to safely ask HR--I don't think they're supposed to share private details with management.

magicpencils wrote:

lobsicle wrote:

magicpencils wrote:Weird question, but does anyone know if HLS would call your employer to verify work history? I have my JS1 scheduled for Monday, and yesterday my workplace got a call from a Harvard admissions office asking about employment verification. I haven't told my bosses that I'm applying yet. My coworker who knows I'm applying let me know about the call and transferred it to HR, although we obviously don't know who it was about specifically. Did HLS just out me to my employer? Anyone heard of them conducting verification calls pre-interview, or at all?

Did the caller say that the call was specifically for you or did they just say it was about employment verification in general?

The caller didn't give the name to my coworker who answered the phone, just said employment verification, so it really could be about anyone. It's just the weird coincidence of the timing that's freaking me out. And I never provided my employer's phone number or contact details, but it's very accessible online with just the name and city.

I'd follow up with HR. That's... kind of invasive, isn't it?