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

[cherrygalore]

I know the information sessions are a good way of decreasing the chances of being YP'ed by a school.

Unfortunately, I don't have that problem with Harvard.

Sorry, this might be silly, but what does "YP'ed" mean?

[Thelaw23]

I know the information sessions are a good way of decreasing the chances of being YP'ed by a school.

Unfortunately, I don't have that problem with Harvard.

Sorry, this might be silly, but what does "YP'ed" mean?

Yield Protection - if your stats are too 'high' for a school they might reject you because they know that if they do admit you, another higher school will admit you as well and you will probably go to the higher ranked school.

I'm not even sure if Harvard has that problem? Probably not. It can only lose substantial amount of people to Y, and there's not that many spots at Yale.

[cherrygalore]

I know the information sessions are a good way of decreasing the chances of being YP'ed by a school.

Unfortunately, I don't have that problem with Harvard.

Sorry, this might be silly, but what does "YP'ed" mean?

Yield Protection - if your stats are too 'high' for a school they might reject you because they know that if they do admit you, another higher school will admit you as well and you will probably go to the higher ranked school.

I'm not even sure if Harvard has that problem? Probably not. It can only lose substantial amount of people to Y, and there's not that many spots at Yale.

Oh, I see! Thanks!

[Kaziende]

Yeah HLS definitely does not YP, so wipe your brows, all you 4.0/180s out there. All will be well.

[ArtistOfManliness]

Yeah HLS definitely does not YP, so wipe your brows, all you 4.0/180s out there. All will be well.

Wait. Have people in this thread been talking about HLS YP-ing? Good news, it doesn't and HLS will (apparently) we welcoming a whole new breed of douchebags this year.

[cantyoloforever]

I am a non-URM with a GPA in the 3.6-3.7 range and an LSAT score in the 168-170 range with unexceptional softs. I'm talking myself into throwing away $115 to apply to Harvard just to see what happens. Stupid, or go for it?

Absolutely go for it. Your numbers aren't so wildly out of range that it's impossible, even though it may be unlikely according to myLSN and the folks on TLS, but I'm a big believer in at least throwing one's hat in the ring. For me, that $115 was probably a waste, and it may ultimately be for you, too, but I think it's always worth a try; you never know.

All it took was one comment to make me pull the trigger haha.

If you get in, you owe him dinner!

I'd be willing to name my first born after him if that ends up being the case lmao

[pretzeltime]

Yeah HLS definitely does not YP, so wipe your brows, all you 4.0/180s out there. All will be well.

Wait. Have people in this thread been talking about HLS YP-ing? Good news, it doesn't and HLS will (apparently) we welcoming a whole new breed of douchebags this year.

cool it bruv. no one was talking about harvard YP in earnest

[TAD]

I am a non-URM with a GPA in the 3.6-3.7 range and an LSAT score in the 168-170 range with unexceptional softs. I'm talking myself into throwing away $115 to apply to Harvard just to see what happens. Stupid, or go for it?

Absolutely go for it. Your numbers aren't so wildly out of range that it's impossible, even though it may be unlikely according to myLSN and the folks on TLS, but I'm a big believer in at least throwing one's hat in the ring. For me, that $115 was probably a waste, and it may ultimately be for you, too, but I think it's always worth a try; you never know.

All it took was one comment to make me pull the trigger haha.

If you get in, you owe him dinner!

I'd be willing to name my first born after him if that ends up being the case lmao

names his first born bubbles

[Kaziende]

Yeah HLS definitely does not YP, so wipe your brows, all you 4.0/180s out there. All will be well.

Wait. Have people in this thread been talking about HLS YP-ing? Good news, it doesn't and HLS will (apparently) we welcoming a whole new breed of douchebags this year.

No, he was kidding. But if I get a WL/rejection, I'll be sure to tell grandma about the YP factor. She's fragile these days.

[Thelaw23]

I"ll tell my grandchildren that I didn't get into H because of YP. And maybe because of an arrow to the knee.

[ayylmao]

Earnestly discussing whether HLS YPs? Man, I think we've reached peak TLS.

[cantyoloforever]

Earnestly discussing whether HLS YPs? Man, I think we've reached peak TLS.

Your avatar goes perfectly with that post

[R. Jeeves]

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[pretzeltime]

if you go back just one page, youll find that no such earnest discussion took place. if you go up just 6 posts, you'll see that someone already explicitly pointed this out.

but why do ALL of that reading when you could just skip straight to the snark jeevesy

[R. Jeeves]

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[call-me-bubbles]

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[Thelaw23]

Do you guys think that, if given the chance to interview, doing so with a Yankees cap might increase my chances of being YP'ed?

[ashrice13]

Do you guys think that, if given the chance to interview, doing so with a Yankees cap might increase my chances of being YP'ed?

Depends how long the interviewer has lived in Boston.

Even then, they wouldn't give you the satisfaction of thinking you were YP'd. They'd send a rejection letter with a personalized note that said

"Yankees suck. Go Sox.

Love never,
Harvard

P.S. Papi for life"

[smartmoon]

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[Kaziende]

Any updates on JS1?

Nothing but crickets in Cambridge.

[pretzeltime]

Maybe admissions is just really hangry because of the strike

[rico32]

Hype is not nearly high enough on this board. I wonder if next week is more likely at this point--seems that admissions prefers to let people know earlier in the week (historically).

[R. Jeeves]

my bets on monday

[aaron1621]

Any chance JS1s sent out today or tomorrow?

[AriGold33]

Any chance JS1s sent out today or tomorrow?

No interview spots open yet, but hopefully soon!