Harvard C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

[TheKisSquared]

Hey all I have a couple questions

Does everyone get a phone call to notify that an interview is desired? Or is it ever just done by email?

Does everyone interview? Or are there direct admits?

You get an email notifying you that you've been selected for an interview. You get a phone call notifying you that you've been admitted, unless you're international or super late in the cycle, in which case it may be by email.

All people who are admitted are also interviewed. It's necessary, but not sufficient.

Don't give me LSAT flashbacks *cowers in a corner*

[WinterComing]

Hey all I have a couple questions

Does everyone get a phone call to notify that an interview is desired? Or is it ever just done by email?

Does everyone interview? Or are there direct admits?

1. The interview request comes via email.

2. Not everyone is offered an interview, and not everyone who interviews is admitted, but an interview is required to be admitted. There are no direct admits. Sorry if that sounds like the set-up for an LSAT logic question. The interview is necessary but not sufficient.

3. Next time, you might want to read through the thread before asking a question that's already been answered a dozen times. Some of the forum's old guard can get perturbed by that sort of thing.

[mdnyc]

Hey all I have a couple questions

Does everyone get a phone call to notify that an interview is desired? Or is it ever just done by email?

Does everyone interview? Or are there direct admits?

You get an email notifying you that you've been selected for an interview. You get a phone call notifying you that you've been admitted, unless you're international or super late in the cycle, in which case it may be by email.

All people who are admitted are also interviewed. It's necessary, but not sufficient.

Don't give me LSAT flashbacks *cowers in a corner*

I have a feeling that Law School is going to be full of those flashbacks, my friend.

[TheKisSquared]

Hey all I have a couple questions

Does everyone get a phone call to notify that an interview is desired? Or is it ever just done by email?

Does everyone interview? Or are there direct admits?

You get an email notifying you that you've been selected for an interview. You get a phone call notifying you that you've been admitted, unless you're international or super late in the cycle, in which case it may be by email.

All people who are admitted are also interviewed. It's necessary, but not sufficient.

Don't give me LSAT flashbacks *cowers in a corner*

I have a feeling that Law School is going to be full of those flashbacks, my friend.

From what I've heard, not so much
but point taken

[WinterComing]

It's necessary, but not sufficient.

The interview is necessary but not sufficient.

It's creepy the extent to which that test has reprogrammed us.

[kylethedog]

Not a surprise at all, but got the rejection email today

[oliverotis]

It's necessary, but not sufficient.

The interview is necessary but not sufficient.

It's creepy the extent to which that test has reprogrammed us.

Just wait for law school! Heh.

[BirdLawExpert]

Very sorry to hear about all the dings today and especially vets like you. I believe military should be a much stronger soft than it currently is.

God bless, and good luck wherever you end up going and/or transferring.

I appreciate that. Unfortunately, since I was a medically discharged before my commissioning (two years as an enlisted reservist) I don't count as a veteran for admissions purposes. It's a weird sort of limbo because all of my active duty service was training, which doesn't count towards your veteran status when you're coded as a reservist.

Honestly I probably just should have included my military service, but it didn't feel right considering I've got classmates who are deployed right now and I'm sitting here at home. It's listed in my resume and I discuss it in my personal statement, so if they want to consider it they can.

Sorry, that's way more info than was warranted. Like I said I appreciate the sympathy and good luck to you as well.

Was your discharge service connected?

Officially, no, but I was discharged because of an issue that arose when I was hospitalized during training, so unofficially, yes. It was a massive clusterfuck that ended up with the AF Surgeon General having to sort it out, and even he couldn't do anything but shrug in the end.

Basically a doctor misdiagnosed me with something I didn't have, but that is automatically disqualifying for military service (while treating me for something else entirely). Nobody even noticed the diagnosis until my flight physical, at which point it was too late to disprove. I got about six doctors in that field (including two flight surgeons) to say I was good to go, but the AF didn't have an existing waiver for reservists, just for active duty, so that was that.

Trouble is that the Air Force acknowledged that I had been diagnosed with this at training but maintained that the misdiagnosed condition would have been, to some extent, pre existing, despite the fact that it was directly attributable to actions taken by the training command. It's a bunch of bullshit that I should probably get the VA to help sort out, but again I feel bad about going that route since I've worked with the VA in the past and I don't feel like my reserve duty/active duty squabble is a good enough reason to waste their time. I've got an honorable discharge from the reserves, so to some extent that's good enough for me.

[Li'l Sebastian]

Glad there are JS1s going out so today's not entirely bummer city.

(Are there still JS2 possibilities today?)

[Nagster5]

Very sorry to hear about all the dings today and especially vets like you. I believe military should be a much stronger soft than it currently is.

God bless, and good luck wherever you end up going and/or transferring.

I appreciate that. Unfortunately, since I was a medically discharged before my commissioning (two years as an enlisted reservist) I don't count as a veteran for admissions purposes. It's a weird sort of limbo because all of my active duty service was training, which doesn't count towards your veteran status when you're coded as a reservist.

Honestly I probably just should have included my military service, but it didn't feel right considering I've got classmates who are deployed right now and I'm sitting here at home. It's listed in my resume and I discuss it in my personal statement, so if they want to consider it they can.

Sorry, that's way more info than was warranted. Like I said I appreciate the sympathy and good luck to you as well.

Was your discharge service connected?

Officially, no, but I was discharged because of an issue that arose when I was hospitalized during training, so unofficially, yes. It was a massive clusterfuck that ended up with the AF Surgeon General having to sort it out, and even he couldn't do anything but shrug in the end.

Basically a doctor misdiagnosed me with something I didn't have, but that is automatically disqualifying for military service (while treating me for something else entirely). Nobody even noticed the diagnosis until my flight physical, at which point it was too late to disprove. I got about six doctors in that field (including two flight surgeons) to say I was good to go, but the AF didn't have an existing waiver for reservists, just for active duty, so that was that.

Trouble is that the Air Force acknowledged that I had been diagnosed with this at training but maintained that the misdiagnosed condition would have been, to some extent, pre existing, despite the fact that it was directly attributable to actions taken by the training command. It's a bunch of bullshit that I should probably get the VA to help sort out, but again I feel bad about going that route since I've worked with the VA in the past and I don't feel like my reserve duty/active duty squabble is a good enough reason to waste their time. I've got an honorable discharge from the reserves, so to some extent that's good enough for me.

That sounds like it's service connected, which is a full ride and stipend to pretty much every law school. It's up to you what you feel comfortable doing, but the provision is there for a reason. You wanted to serve, got out there and got screwed by luck/the system/DoD incompetence. There's plenty of idiots wasting their GI Bill on part time classes at concordia so they can get free checks monthly from the government, you'd be using the program as intended. In any case it sucks, especially since you were planning to comission, sounds like they robbed you. Best of luck to you.

[James.K.Polk]

So, if I wasn't denied today, despite having very dingable numbers and no indication that HLS cares about me... No harm in sending over a LOCI, right? I applied back in September.

[gamerish]

Can someone check how many interview slots are open? It's weird to only see one JS1 go out since they all go out at the same time if I'm not mistaken.

[cannonballer]

Can someone check how many interview slots are open? It's weird to only see one JS1 go out since they all go out at the same time if I'm not mistaken.

42 over two days next week.

[gamerish]

Can someone check how many interview slots are open? It's weird to only see one JS1 go out since they all go out at the same time if I'm not mistaken.

42 over two days next week.

Thanks!

[BirdLawExpert]

Very sorry to hear about all the dings today and especially vets like you. I believe military should be a much stronger soft than it currently is.

God bless, and good luck wherever you end up going and/or transferring.

I appreciate that. Unfortunately, since I was a medically discharged before my commissioning (two years as an enlisted reservist) I don't count as a veteran for admissions purposes. It's a weird sort of limbo because all of my active duty service was training, which doesn't count towards your veteran status when you're coded as a reservist.

Honestly I probably just should have included my military service, but it didn't feel right considering I've got classmates who are deployed right now and I'm sitting here at home. It's listed in my resume and I discuss it in my personal statement, so if they want to consider it they can.

Sorry, that's way more info than was warranted. Like I said I appreciate the sympathy and good luck to you as well.

Was your discharge service connected?

Officially, no, but I was discharged because of an issue that arose when I was hospitalized during training, so unofficially, yes. It was a massive clusterfuck that ended up with the AF Surgeon General having to sort it out, and even he couldn't do anything but shrug in the end.

Basically a doctor misdiagnosed me with something I didn't have, but that is automatically disqualifying for military service (while treating me for something else entirely). Nobody even noticed the diagnosis until my flight physical, at which point it was too late to disprove. I got about six doctors in that field (including two flight surgeons) to say I was good to go, but the AF didn't have an existing waiver for reservists, just for active duty, so that was that.

Trouble is that the Air Force acknowledged that I had been diagnosed with this at training but maintained that the misdiagnosed condition would have been, to some extent, pre existing, despite the fact that it was directly attributable to actions taken by the training command. It's a bunch of bullshit that I should probably get the VA to help sort out, but again I feel bad about going that route since I've worked with the VA in the past and I don't feel like my reserve duty/active duty squabble is a good enough reason to waste their time. I've got an honorable discharge from the reserves, so to some extent that's good enough for me.

That sounds like it's service connected, which is a full ride and stipend to pretty much every law school. It's up to you what you feel comfortable doing, but the provision is there for a reason. You wanted to serve, got out there and got screwed by luck/the system/DoD incompetence. There's plenty of idiots wasting their GI Bill on part time classes at concordia so they can get free checks monthly from the government, you'd be using the program as intended. In any case it sucks, especially since you were planning to comission, sounds like they robbed you. Best of luck to you.

You're right, I'll start looking into it and see what the VA says. I appreciate your perspective since I really haven't had the opportunity to talk to any vets about the whole law school thing. Best of luck to you, as well.

[oliverotis]

Can someone check how many interview slots are open? It's weird to only see one JS1 go out since they all go out at the same time if I'm not mistaken.

they don't all go out at the same time

[gamerish]

Can someone check how many interview slots are open? It's weird to only see one JS1 go out since they all go out at the same time if I'm not mistaken.

they don't all go out at the same time

Oh that's good to know, thanks

[MatthewF]

I couldn't tell from the responses. Did any of the dings that went out today go to people who had JS1s?

[gobears!!]

Condolences to everyone that got dinged I'm sure you all have great things ahead of you and will make positive impacts in our legal/policy industries.

September applicant still holding out...

[clarf]

Tinfoil Hat Time: I'm thinking those who have been complete for awhile but haven't received a ding yet are still being considered. I figure Harvard wants to establish their top 50-75% and then start working on filling in the bottom half of their class.

[oliverotis]

Condolences to everyone that got dinged I'm sure you all have great things ahead of you and will make positive impacts in our legal/policy industries.

September admit still holding out...

you mean applicant? little freudian slip there bears?

[James.K.Polk]

Tinfoil Hat Time: I'm thinking those who have been complete for awhile but haven't received a ding yet are still being considered. I figure Harvard wants to establish their top 50-75% and then start working on filling in the bottom half of their class.

I like this idea. Hopefully they fill it with me (and you, too). I had given up hope on H but now I am back to utterly pessimistic.

[gobears!!]

Condolences to everyone that got dinged I'm sure you all have great things ahead of you and will make positive impacts in our legal/policy industries.

September admit still holding out...

you mean applicant? little freudian slip there bears?

LOL. Big slip . I am now knocking on wood so intensely!

I edited my sin out of the original just to play it safe haha

[Nagster5]

So is the red vetting over, or should I still be worried all day?

[clarf]

So is the red vetting over, or should I still be worried all day?

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