Harvard C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

[oliverotis]

To repeat for people who may have missed, I interviewed early this month and was told not to expect ANY admissions decisions for a while, because they are very busy.

Not sure what this means for people who had JS1s in December or so, but I presume January people will be waiting at least another month.

meaning us early november interviewers get decisions tomorrow, right?

+180

I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

And me

and me.

[cantorb]

Do they usually all fill up or are there meant to be extras?

Uh, I'm not quite sure about that, but even if there are extra spots, I wouldn't imagine that there'd be too many of those? I mean, it makes more sense to me if they open the spots according to how many JS1s they're expecting/have given out. Pure conjecture, though.

Another poster (cantorb, I believe) pointed out earlier in the cycle that the number of separate interview spots you can see is not to be taken as the exact number of upcoming interview spots available because there can be more than 1 interview scheduled at the same time.

So think of the JS1 spots that are visible to us as a floor, not a ceiling.

Yes, I noticed a bunch of spots get taken but reopen a day or two later, including my own (which means it wasn't just from people cancelling).

As others have noted though, they open more slots than they need - which means the number of slots isn't really a floor, just irrelevant lol.

[Timantha]

As others have noted though, they open more slots than they need - which means the number of slots isn't really a floor, just irrelevant lol.

lolol that's probably TCR, as frustrating as it is

[clovis]

meaning us early november interviewers get decisions tomorrow, right?

+180

I'm so glad I'm not the only one.

And me

and me.

Same here. Interviewed on the lucky Friday the 13th. (It actually is lucky for me.)

[Li'l Sebastian]

.......tomorrow for sure...

[bobgenghiskhan]

Seeing that there are so many JS2 waiters who interviewed back in Nov., I'll stop complaining...but not believing...in tomorrow

[Bearlyalive]

So if my interview is tomorrow, the general consensus ITT is that I should NOT post on Saturday how tough the JS2 wait is. Am I getting that right?

[tflan19]

So if my interview is tomorrow, the general consensus ITT is that I should NOT post on Saturday how tough the JS2 wait is. Am I getting that right?

I think that would be okay, as long as you tell them to accept all us nov waiters during your interview.

"Why HLS?"
"well, there are a bunch of really cool people who interviewed here in the beginning of november who I would love to be classmates with"

[voldypoo]

So if my interview is tomorrow, the general consensus ITT is that I should NOT post on Saturday how tough the JS2 wait is. Am I getting that right?

I think that would be okay, as long as you tell them to accept all us nov waiters during your interview.

"Why HLS?"
"well, there are a bunch of really cool people who interviewed here in the beginning of november who I would love to be classmates with"

+1

[Li'l Sebastian]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

[voldypoo]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

[QuentonCassidy]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

It feels like a great day to get a call from the 617

[gamerish]

Do JS1s pretty much always come out around 10:30est?

[Li'l Sebastian]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

It feels like a great day to get a call from the 617

How awesome would it be if they mirrored the LSAT release and gave us green and grey icons that indicated a decision or not.

[tflan19]

Do JS1s pretty much always come out around 10:30est?

We've seen a few afternoon waves, but for the most part yes

[QuentonCassidy]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

It feels like a great day to get a call from the 617

How awesome would it be if they mirrored the LSAT release and gave us green and grey icons that indicated a decision or not.

Hahahaha between June and October I think I have had just about all the green/grey icon neurosis that I can handle

[Li'l Sebastian]

My third and final take is in about a week so I may be projecting here. Lol

[QuentonCassidy]

My third and final take is in about a week so I may be projecting here. Lol

Hahaha retaking after already receiving a Darrow? That's some admirable dedication my friend

[WinterComing]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

It feels like a great day to get a call from the 617

How awesome would it be if they mirrored the LSAT release and gave us green and grey icons that indicated a decision or not.

Hahahaha between June and October I think I have had just about all the green/grey icon neurosis that I can handle

The two things that I'm most thankful for in life:

1. That I took the LSAT once and did well enough that I felt confident in not taking it again.

2. That I didn't find TLS until after I'd studied for, taken, and gotten my score back from said test.

[Li'l Sebastian]

My third and final take is in about a week so I may be projecting here. Lol

Hahaha retaking after already receiving a Darrow? That's some admirable dedication my friend

Well it's incase I get waitlisted at Harvard or Stanford or if I do decently I'd throw a hell marry to Yale.

It doesn't cost me anything to take it, I teach a class about the test too so it's not just for admissions odds, but I did score 4 points below my average in June so I'm pretty confident that I should retake.

[mdnyc]

Good morning Havrard waiters!

Morning li'l Sebastian! And everyone else

It feels like a great day to get a call from the 617

How awesome would it be if they mirrored the LSAT release and gave us green and grey icons that indicated a decision or not.

Hahahaha between June and October I think I have had just about all the green/grey icon neurosis that I can handle

The two things that I'm most thankful for in life:

1. That I took the LSAT once and did well enough that I felt confident in not taking it again.

2. That I didn't find TLS until after I'd studied for, taken, and gotten my score back from said test.

Amen. Waiting and studying for the LSAT in blissful ignorance had a net positive effect on my blood pressure, I think.

[bamb00zled]

does no JS1 by now pretty much guarantee a rejection?

[tflan19]

does no JS1 by now pretty much guarantee a rejection?

Far from it. If you applied recently (dec-jan), they might still be working down the pile of apps. If you applied earlier and survived the rejection wave earlier this week, then you might be on some sort of internal hold. If you were guaranteed a rejection, you would have already been rejected.

[bamb00zled]

does no JS1 by now pretty much guarantee a rejection?

Far from it. If you applied recently (dec-jan), they might still be working down the pile of apps. If you applied earlier and survived the rejection wave earlier this week, then you might be on some sort of internal hold. If you were guaranteed a rejection, you would have already been rejected.

Thanks! I submitted mid October so its definitely not a they haven't read my file yet situation, but I've been purposefully staying away from this thread for emotional self-preservation so I didn't see that they've started rejections so that's great (word choice?...) to hear.

[Li'l Sebastian]

We have an hour before the phone lines open! Today's the day!

(it has to be)