Harvard Law School c/o 2018 Waitlist Forum

[Cinderella24]

important dates from last year:

May 6th first JS1 wave

May 13th first JS1b

May 15th first JS2

May 22nd second JS1 wave

June 17th first ding wave

Super useful! Thank you=)

[pylon]

Very helpful! JS1b's were just given to those who had pre-WL JS1s, right? Or to both?

[stilldeciding111]

Does anyone think visiting helps?

[The thinker]

The consensus seems to be that it can't hurt but is unlikely to help very much as the waitlist is typically used to balance out the class's demographics

[Mack.Hambleton]

Very helpful! JS1b's were just given to those who had pre-WL JS1s, right? Or to both?

Just preWL JS1s yeah, all or at least all of the first wave of post WL JS1s were given "homework" to do which was just to tell JS if they would attend or not.

[MustaphaMond]

I am confused by the poll.

[pylon]

I am confused by the poll.

Lol my guess is it's asking where will you be depositing/attending if the WL doesn't work out. Interested to hear where those who selected "Other" will end up. Re-applying? Other T14 school?

[stoopkid13]

I am confused by the poll.

Lol my guess is it's asking where will you be depositing/attending if the WL doesn't work out. Interested to hear where those who selected "Other" will end up. Re-applying? Other T14 school?

I voted "other" but I'm still not 100% set. Most likely reapplying though.

[MustaphaMond]

I am confused by the poll.

Lol my guess is it's asking where will you be depositing/attending if the WL doesn't work out. Interested to hear where those who selected "Other" will end up. Re-applying? Other T14 school?

I voted "other" but I'm still not 100% set. Most likely reapplying though.

I was just being fastidious: for me, at least, the poll reads "How long will you ride the WL" and then is followed by a list of schools.

I will ride it for Berkeley long! And not a day more! Haha

[Tigerlily74]

Checking in! I am in it for the long-haul. Good luck everyone!

[qwertyTLS]

Checking in! I am in it for the long-haul. Good luck everyone!

congrats! did you get the notification today? or back a few weeks ago and just checking in at tls today?

I'll be with you till the bitter end

[MajinBuu]

Some good reading for everyone:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/ ... xperience/

[HungarianGirl13]

what is the deposit deadline for those already accepted? May 1st?

[The thinker]

IIRC someone said that Harvard does not have a deposit deadline (but if every other school has a deadline then this doesn't really matter) but if history serves as a guide we should see the first waitlist movement around the week of May 4 ( which I assume is your reasoning for asking )

[leslieknope]

IIRC someone said that Harvard does not have a deposit deadline (but if every other school has a deadline then this doesn't really matter) but if history serves as a guide we should see the first waitlist movement around the week of May 4 ( which I assume is your reasoning for asking )

Harvard doesn't have a deposit, but there is a commitment deadline of May 1st (just with no $$ attached, lol).

[paahhgg]

Does anyone know if there are date changes on status checker when on the wait list?

[Hikari]

IIRC someone said that Harvard does not have a deposit deadline (but if every other school has a deadline then this doesn't really matter) but if history serves as a guide we should see the first waitlist movement around the week of May 4 ( which I assume is your reasoning for asking )

Harvard doesn't have a deposit, but there is a commitment deadline of May 1st (just with no $$ attached, lol).

Good to know this!

[Tigerlily74]

Checking in! I am in it for the long-haul. Good luck everyone!

congrats! did you get the notification today? or back a few weeks ago and just checking in at tls today?

I'll be with you till the bitter end

Sorry for the late reply! I was notified on March 28th, I'm just not very good about posting! Best of luck! Hopefully we will see each other there!! (Head in the clouds, but I can dream!)

[mernburg]

checking in. WLd end of march. I have a high GPA from an ivy, relatively low LSAT but highly unique softs (may be considered a URM but not sure). Do you guys know if WL JS1s are offered based on LSAT score, or is it arbitrary? I'm really hoping to be invited for an interview early on but my low LSAT might stop that from happening

[White Dwarf]

It's definitely not "arbitrary", they go more or less in order of which applicants left on the WL that they like the best. It's not solely based on numbers, though there is obviously a strong correlation.

[bretby]

Decided to decline my offer of admission - good luck everyone!

[grwfews4546]

Decided to decline my offer of admission - good luck everyone!

Thumbs up! Good luck with what you decided to do!

[tfarunner]

Does anyone know if we send LOCI straight to the admissions email address and of/how we should address them?

[qwertyTLS]

Does anyone know if we send LOCI straight to the admissions email address and of/how we should address them?

i think TCR is not to send a LOCI unless you have a significant update, but yeah straight to the admissions email seems appropriate.

[qwertyTLS]

checking in. WLd end of march. I have a high GPA from an ivy, relatively low LSAT but highly unique softs (may be considered a URM but not sure). Do you guys know if WL JS1s are offered based on LSAT score, or is it arbitrary? I'm really hoping to be invited for an interview early on but my low LSAT might stop that from happening

i'm not sure of your specific situation but i would really consider retaking and reapplying next year (stay on the WL and hope for the best, but if it doesn't work out). a high GPA from an Ivy and really unique softs make you a VERY strong applicant if you can get your LSAT to 173+.