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[pylon]

Good luck to everyone this time around. As someone who spent way way too much time on this thread last year (and starting classes Tuesday ), just want to reach out if anyone has any questions or needs advice (and I see HorseThief and MDLG and Malleus and Specs and others beat me to it!)

wtrc, congrats on HLS! I recall reading somewhere that there was a 'curse' for the OP of the applicant thread - glad to see you broke the trend!

[xylocarp]

Good luck to everyone this time around. As someone who spent way way too much time on this thread last year (and starting classes Tuesday ), just want to reach out if anyone has any questions or needs advice (and I see HorseThief and MDLG and Malleus and Specs and others beat me to it!)

wtrc, congrats on HLS! I recall reading somewhere that there was a 'curse' for the OP of the applicant thread - glad to see you broke the trend!

I sure hope there's no curse

[pylon]

What do you all think about getting a letter of recommendation from my current employer - as a reapplicant I want to do everything I can to highlight the ways my resume has improved, but I also want to apply ASAP and I have only been working here for 2 months. My boss would write me a rec, and I am sure it would be good, but I am worried it might carry little weight because of the short time frame. What do you think?

Since you're trying to distinguish from being a KJD (I think) it makes sense to have a LOR from your employer. That being said, if it was me I would only include it in addition to two academic LOR's.

[pylon]

Good luck to everyone this time around. As someone who spent way way too much time on this thread last year (and starting classes Tuesday ), just want to reach out if anyone has any questions or needs advice (and I see HorseThief and MDLG and Malleus and Specs and others beat me to it!)

wtrc, congrats on HLS! I recall reading somewhere that there was a 'curse' for the OP of the applicant thread - glad to see you broke the trend!

I sure hope there's no curse

Aha, likewise. If anything it should be a boost to your application akin to an above average soft, but that's just my opinion.

[Dream_weaver32]

Harvard should just auto-admit everyone on the spreadsheet right now. Those numbers look pretty good!

[Kobaine51]

What do you all think about getting a letter of recommendation from my current employer - as a reapplicant I want to do everything I can to highlight the ways my resume has improved, but I also want to apply ASAP and I have only been working here for 2 months. My boss would write me a rec, and I am sure it would be good, but I am worried it might carry little weight because of the short time frame. What do you think?

Since you're trying to distinguish from being a KJD (I think) it makes sense to have a LOR from your employer. That being said, if it was me I would only include it in addition to two academic LOR's.

Oh yeah - I have two academic LORs, as well as one from a moderately prestigious research gig I worked. I would bump the other work recommendation from my app in favor of one from my current job and rather than having 4.

[appind]

Hi,
Checking in.

These may be obvious to the experienced ones here, but I am new to this and haven't been able to find answers to these.

- does LSAC recommendation form ask specific questions of recommenders "give an example of when the applicant did really well on XYZ" like B school recs do?
- is there a type of evaluation grid in recommendation form (other than formal evaluation forms) where they have to rank the applicant?
- is the letter typically a single narrative document by the recommender or some other format? Typical length?

thanks!

[middlebear]

Hi,
Checking in.

These may be obvious to the experienced ones here, but I am new to this and haven't been able to find answers to these.

- does LSAC recommendation form ask specific questions of recommenders "give an example of when the applicant did really well on XYZ" like B school recs do?
- is there a type of evaluation grid in recommendation form (other than formal evaluation forms) where they have to rank the applicant?
- is the letter typically a single narrative document by the recommender or some other format? Typical length?

thanks!

There's a sample rec form on your LSAC account.

[mahrnsbrak]

Checking in!

[appind]

Hi,
Checking in.

These may be obvious to the experienced ones here, but I am new to this and haven't been able to find answers to these.

- does LSAC recommendation form ask specific questions of recommenders "give an example of when the applicant did really well on XYZ" like B school recs do?
- is there a type of evaluation grid in recommendation form (other than formal evaluation forms) where they have to rank the applicant?
- is the letter typically a single narrative document by the recommender or some other format? Typical length?

thanks!

There's a sample rec form on your LSAC account.

I see the form but the language suggests that it's something that needs to be attached "with" the uploaded rec, it's not a complete rec document in and of itself. I phrased the question poorly, but what I meant to ask if the recommendation letter answers specific questions sent to the recommenders by the committee? Where can one see the questions that lsac will send to the recommenders?

[LSATneurotic]

Hi,
Checking in.

These may be obvious to the experienced ones here, but I am new to this and haven't been able to find answers to these.

- does LSAC recommendation form ask specific questions of recommenders "give an example of when the applicant did really well on XYZ" like B school recs do?
- is there a type of evaluation grid in recommendation form (other than formal evaluation forms) where they have to rank the applicant?
- is the letter typically a single narrative document by the recommender or some other format? Typical length?

thanks!

There's a sample rec form on your LSAC account.

I see the form but the language suggests that it's something that needs to be attached "with" the uploaded rec, it's not a complete rec document in and of itself. I phrased the question poorly, but what I meant to ask if the recommendation letter answers specific questions sent to the recommenders by the committee? Where can one see the questions that lsac will send to the recommenders?

Just find someone who will persuasively write how amazing you are in every conceivable aspect of life. For ex, they might write something like this:

appind over-complicates simple things like soliciting letters of recommendation.

[everything_bagel]

This poll is interesting. I'm pretty intrigued by the amount of parental $$$.

[pylon]

This poll is interesting. I'm pretty intrigued by the amount of parental $$$.

Likewise. Although one thing to keep in mind is that people may have chosen a combination of parental $$$ AND loans, savings, etc. which may be skewing the individual choice results.

[LSATneurotic]

This poll is interesting. I'm pretty intrigued by the amount of parental $$$.

Likewise. Although one thing to keep in mind is that people may have chosen a combination of parental $$$ AND loans, savings, etc. which may be skewing the individual choice results.

I kind of expected more parental $$$. In an article by william dereciewitz (spelling), i read that ivy league students almost invariably hail from the wealthier stratums of society.

[Alhe5015]

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[xylocarp]

Hey everyone, Just checking in!

26 y/o Lesbian URM. Active Duty Army Veteran w 2 deployments. 3.6 and a 171 (retaking in september- shooting for about 5 more points. PTing at 177- 180 right now)

No option for GI bill on the poll but yeah GI Bill 100%

congrats on your impending JS2 haha

[Alhe5015]

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[dirkgently]

Good luck everyone. I was admitted last cycle but I deferred for a year. I can try to answer any questions you might have, though I have far less knowledge than some of the TLS superstars.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Good luck everyone. I was admitted last cycle but I deferred for a year. I can try to answer any questions you might have, though I have far less knowledge than some of the TLS superstars.

nice username!

[dirkgently]

Good luck everyone. I was admitted last cycle but I deferred for a year. I can try to answer any questions you might have, though I have far less knowledge than some of the TLS superstars.

nice username!

Thanks haha. Glad to see someone who recognizes it

[pylon]

Hey everyone, Just checking in!

26 y/o Lesbian URM. Active Duty Army Veteran w 2 deployments. 3.6 and a 171 (retaking in september- shooting for about 5 more points. PTing at 177- 180 right now)

No option for GI bill on the poll but yeah GI Bill 100%

congrats on your impending JS2 haha

+1

[bound]

sup betchez. checking in.

[BP Robert]

Best of luck to all applicants!

[w0w]

now, I KNOW orientation is over. Are there no new medians or any numbers to report? Does anyone know if they were announced at orientation?

[Mack.Hambleton]

now, I KNOW orientation is over. Are there no new medians or any numbers to report? Does anyone know if they were announced at orientation?

cant imagine them changing at all