Harvard, C/O 2017, Applicants Thread (2013-2014) Forum

[barrelofmonkeys]

If I applied in early December, what can I expect to be the average hear-back time (JS1 or reject)?

Check the spreadsheet on page 1 of this thread.

I did but I only saw applied date and accepted date...I'm assuming JS1 must be close to the accepted date...but wanted to get a clearer idea of when JS1 usually occurs if you applied in early Dec.

The spreadsheet indictates that the average wait between complete and interview request is 13.3 days.

[lawschool22]

The spreadsheet indictates that the average wait between complete and interview request is 13.3 days.

There's still a pretty wide variance. If you plot the data it's fairly scattered.

[barrelofmonkeys]

The spreadsheet indictates that the average wait between complete and interview request is 13.3 days.

There's still a pretty wide variance. If you plot the data it's fairly scattered.

you're fairly scattered!

[barrelofmonkeys]

zing

[lawschool22]

The spreadsheet indictates that the average wait between complete and interview request is 13.3 days.

There's still a pretty wide variance. If you plot the data it's fairly scattered.

you're fairly scattered!

Boom! I was trying to make you feel better

[barrelofmonkeys]

Boom! I was trying to make you feel better

It's okay. I feel better.
(1700)

[wtrc]

Boom! I was trying to make you feel better

It's okay. I feel better.
(1700)

[wtrc]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

[lawschool22]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

Placing lunch order at work, sitting in a conference room, working on a memo, waiting for exciting news.

[ShrimpToastMasters]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

Placing lunch order at work, sitting in a conference room, working on a memo, waiting for exciting news.

Trying to decide if I should eat leftover General Tso's chicken, sitting at my desk, making a binder, hoping for exciting news.

[wtrc]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

Placing lunch order at work, sitting in a conference room, working on a memo, waiting for exciting news.

Trying to decide if I should eat leftover General Tso's chicken, sitting at my desk, making a binder, hoping for exciting news.

"Hoping" is more credited than the waiting, good call.

[barrelofmonkeys]

"Hoping" is more credited than the waiting, good call.

Disappointed in you. There is only one credited response.

[lawschool22]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

Placing lunch order at work, sitting in a conference room, working on a memo, waiting for exciting news.

Trying to decide if I should eat leftover General Tso's chicken, sitting at my desk, making a binder, hoping for exciting news.

"Hoping" is more credited than the waiting, good call.

+1

[ShrimpToastMasters]

Sitting at a diner, having eggs and potatoes, working on a memo for work, waiting for exciting news.

Placing lunch order at work, sitting in a conference room, working on a memo, waiting for exciting news.

Trying to decide if I should eat leftover General Tso's chicken, sitting at my desk, making a binder, hoping for exciting news.

"Hoping" is more credited than the waiting, good call.

[Gary]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

[wtrc]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

I've heard similarly. It wasn't JS, though, it was JR (Josh Rubenstein was the Dean of Admissions, I believe).

[lawschool22]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

They have definitely increased the number of interviews since introducing Skype, but even when they did phone interviews, they interviewed around 1,000 people (http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/ ... ool-Skype/), so at least recently it was more than just a formality.

[everett2014]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

Yeah, I remember when my ex was applying to law schools two cycles ago, she was actually far more excited about her KB1 than her KB2. Apparently prevailing wisdom at that time was that the KB1 was just to "weed out the crazies." (although I'm sure that's an extremely simplistic analysis of the interview process)


Edited for anachronism

[barrelofmonkeys]

What's the percentage now, of JS1-->JS2?

[wtrc]

What's the percentage now, of JS1-->JS2?

Last year they conducted just over 1,200 interviews, iirc, and ~850 people were admitted. So just over 70%. More than a formality, but chances were pretty good once a JS1 was offered (considering acceptance rate is like 13% beforehand).

[koalacity]

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[edwardt1988]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

Yeah, I remember when my ex was applying to law schools two cycles ago, she was actually far more excited about her KB1 than her KB2. Apparently prevailing wisdom at that time was that the KB1 was just to "weed out the crazies." (although I'm sure that's an extremely simplistic analysis of the interview process)


Edited for anachronism

I wonder if there's two groups: People on the bubble that have to kind of prove it during the interview, and people that are basically in, except they have to prove they're not crazy. The js1-js2 rates would be very different among the two obviously.

I think it's more likely that anyone who gets an interview they'd grant a spot to, if they had enough spots. I'm sure a % of those js1 - no js2 just screw themselves out of a spot by having a terrible interview, and the rest of js1- no js2 are probably just unlucky that someone with similar numbers had a slightly better interview

[Gary]

Before my js1 I had harvard successfully out of my mind and never checked this thread.... After it, I already finished every page

[edwardt1988]

Also, I don't know if the rate of 70% is going to be the same this year(I hope so, or higher!), but it's an excellent success rate for an interview, and not everyone gets js1s so if you get one, you should be pretty happy with yourself regardless of what happens next

[lawschool22]

Random q, does anyone know the percentage of js1s to js2s back when Harvard did phone interviews? I was talking to a 3L there and he said a js1 was just a formality.

Yeah, I remember when my ex was applying to law schools two cycles ago, she was actually far more excited about her KB1 than her KB2. Apparently prevailing wisdom at that time was that the KB1 was just to "weed out the crazies." (although I'm sure that's an extremely simplistic analysis of the interview process)


Edited for anachronism

I wonder if there's two groups: People on the bubble that have to kind of prove it during the interview, and people that are basically in, except they have to prove they're not crazy. The js1-js2 rates would be very different among the two obviously.

I think it's more likely that anyone who gets an interview they'd grant a spot to, if they had enough spots. I'm sure a % of those js1 - no js2 just screw themselves out of a spot by having a terrible interview, and the rest of js1- no js2 are probably just unlucky that someone with similar numbers had a slightly better interview

Yeah I am sure the chances are not 70% across the board. There are certain people with JS1's who have a 99% chance of a JS2 (based on their numbers) and another portion of people who probably have less than 20% chance (based on their numbers), and obviously some who are on the bubble where the interview could make the difference between an admit/WL/deny.

It would be really interesting to get the data on this, but unfortunately that will probably never happen.