Harvard C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

[schocolate]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

[mdnyc]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

At this point, I'll do anything.

[meowmers]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

way ahead of you

[QuentonCassidy]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

SO IT SHALL BE

[Li'l Sebastian]

Y'all have cat to be kitten me right meow.

[sanibella]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

Also, the mid-January interviews seemed to be around the 14th-16th and I believe they were around the 20th-22nd this year. So if we go by spacing, between interviews and JS2s it might not be until next Monday.

[schocolate]

Looking at last year's thread, I've come up with two potential insights.

One: calls during the early February wave started earlier in the day; several posters mentioned receiving calls in the morning, which makes me hesitant to believe that today is the day. However, that was also the second and third days of the wave. On the first day, the first JS2s were emails sent to international students.

Two: we all need to change our avatars to pictures of cats.

Also, the mid-January interviews seemed to be around the 14th-16th and I believe they were around the 20th-22nd this year. So if we go by spacing, between interviews and JS2s it might not be until next Monday.

Yeah, they had the Christmas eve JS1s last cycle (little jealous about that), whereas the "equivalent" round of JS1s was January 4/5.

[yes_plz1868]

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[schocolate]

I was part of the Jan 4/5 JS1 wave but had my interview 1/15. Not sure how that affects your calculations.

Haha, there aren't really any calculations on my part, just random speculation. But using the "desperate grasping for anything" calculator, I think having the JS1 wave later (early January as opposed to Christmas eve) means that the overall set of interview spaces are later in the month compared to last year. But I didn't look at the openings very closely; I pretty much just booked my time before they had a chance to tell me the interview offer was a mistake.

[schocolate]

Also, +180 to all the new cats. Dem's some fine looking felines.

[Li'l Sebastian]

https://img1.etsystatic.com/050/1/52858 ... 1_b966.jpg

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[QuentonCassidy]

https://img1.etsystatic.com/050/1/52858 ... 1_b966.jpg

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If that (or some other picture with a cat) isn't your tar before the 3pm JS2 window opens we will all know who to blame if there are no acceptances today...
give in to the cat avatar peer pressure

[mdnyc]

I was part of the Jan 4/5 JS1 wave but had my interview 1/15. Not sure how that affects your calculations.

Haha, there aren't really any calculations on my part, just random speculation. But using the "desperate grasping for anything" calculator, I think having the JS1 wave later (early January as opposed to Christmas eve) means that the overall set of interview spaces are later in the month compared to last year. But I didn't look at the openings very closely; I pretty much just booked my time before they had a chance to tell me the interview offer was a mistake.

When did the app close last year? In my totally made up knowledge of how an admissions office worked, I'd imagine they'd take some X days after all apps were submitted to dig out of the paperwork before getting back to the important work of sending out admits.

[tflan19]

I was part of the Jan 4/5 JS1 wave but had my interview 1/15. Not sure how that affects your calculations.

Haha, there aren't really any calculations on my part, just random speculation. But using the "desperate grasping for anything" calculator, I think having the JS1 wave later (early January as opposed to Christmas eve) means that the overall set of interview spaces are later in the month compared to last year. But I didn't look at the openings very closely; I pretty much just booked my time before they had a chance to tell me the interview offer was a mistake.

When did the app close last year? In my totally made up knowledge of how an admissions office worked, I'd imagine they'd take some X days after all apps were submitted to dig out of the paperwork before getting back to the important work of sending out admits.

In the recent past it has always closed on Feb 1st! and Last year they had decisions on Monday the 2nd. If a wave doesn't happen today, I'm officially giving up on speculating until one does. Today is so logical.

[sockstcat]

I really thought (think?) today was (is?) the day... so I'll join the cat train.

[mdnyc]

I was part of the Jan 4/5 JS1 wave but had my interview 1/15. Not sure how that affects your calculations.

Haha, there aren't really any calculations on my part, just random speculation. But using the "desperate grasping for anything" calculator, I think having the JS1 wave later (early January as opposed to Christmas eve) means that the overall set of interview spaces are later in the month compared to last year. But I didn't look at the openings very closely; I pretty much just booked my time before they had a chance to tell me the interview offer was a mistake.

When did the app close last year? In my totally made up knowledge of how an admissions office worked, I'd imagine they'd take some X days after all apps were submitted to dig out of the paperwork before getting back to the important work of sending out admits.

In the recent past it has always closed on Feb 1st! and Last year they had decisions on Monday the 2nd. If a wave doesn't happen today, I'm officially giving up on speculating until one does. Today is so logical.

That's what I thought. Well, I heard from Columbia while I was in a meeting, and I'm just entering one now. Here's hoping!

[schocolate]

https://img1.etsystatic.com/050/1/52858 ... 1_b966.jpg

Pic Related

If that (or some other picture with a cat) isn't your tar before the 3pm JS2 window opens we will all know who to blame if there are no acceptances today...
give in to the cat avatar peer pressure

We love you. Join us. Join us. Joiiiiiin ussssss.

[jetsfan1]

Y'all have cat to be kitten me right meow.

Just thought this gem of a dad joke deserved a +1...

[Li'l Sebastian]

Y'all have cat to be kitten me right meow.

Just thought this gem of a dad joke deserved a +1...

I'm full of them!

..,Well that and hair balls.

[cantorb]

Open up TLS to see 2 new pages on this thread - figured there must be new JS2s. Instead I see everyone has morphed into crazy cat ladies.

[Li'l Sebastian]

Open up TLS to see 2 new pages on this thread - figured there must be new JS2s. Instead I see everyone has morphed into crazy cat ladies.

*hisses*

[jetsfan1]

Open up TLS to see 2 new pages on this thread - figured there must be new JS2s. Instead I see everyone has morphed into crazy cat ladies.

This lol. Can someone please explain the cat thing? Really don't want to scroll through last year's thread and try to find it.

[Hildegard15]

And by light i mean JS2s.

[schocolate]

Open up TLS to see 2 new pages on this thread - figured there must be new JS2s. Instead I see everyone has morphed into crazy cat ladies.

This lol. Can someone please explain the cat thing? Really don't want to scroll through last year's thread and try to find it.

There was speculation about a potential correlation between cat avatars and JS2s/other signs of movement in last year's thread. I think someone changed their avatar to a cat and then got a JS2 soon after and it escalated from there.

[QuentonCassidy]

This wait is so long that (edited)