Harvard Law School c/o 2018 Waitlist Forum

[stoopkid13]

Does anyone know if Harvard will accept June LSAT? I'm thinking of retaking to help my chances

As a note, Harvard says they average LSATs, instead of just taking the higher score. That's one of the reasons I probably won't retake.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Does anyone know if Harvard will accept June LSAT? I'm thinking of retaking to help my chances

As a note, Harvard says they average LSATs, instead of just taking the higher score. That's one of the reasons I probably won't retake.

They do not average LSATs. And on their website they say they look at the highest:


LSAT need be taken only once. If you take the test more than once, all scores will be received but we will use the highest score in our evaluation.

[stoopkid13]

Does anyone know if Harvard will accept June LSAT? I'm thinking of retaking to help my chances

As a note, Harvard says they average LSATs, instead of just taking the higher score. That's one of the reasons I probably won't retake.

They do not average LSATs. And on their website they say they look at the highest:


LSAT need be taken only once. If you take the test more than once, all scores will be received but we will use the highest score in our evaluation.

I could have sworn Harvard said they averaged, but I stand corrected.

[Mack.Hambleton]

no one averages

[tonysoprano]

Once schools started taking the highest, it was kind of like a domino effect because you'd be screwing yourself if you didn't

[qwertyTLS]

I can also watch this for you. Can confirm - a total of 9 interview slots appear to be open for May 5 & 6.

Maybe I'm being really hopeful but wouldn't the May 5th and 6th interview slots imply that they might contact some people at the end of this week? Or do they usually just give people a 1 day notice for the interview?

Earlier in the cycle with normal JS1's they seemed to give people notice about a week ahead of time, so if they do end up filling those slots I think they would definitely contact those lucky waitlisters this week.

iirc the time between js1 invite and actual interview was much shorter (think 1-2 days) during the WL. so i feel like monday is the day we'll hear.

also because it would be kind of strange for them to start interviewing people off the WL even before their own commitment deadline, no?

[mernburg]

I can also watch this for you. Can confirm - a total of 9 interview slots appear to be open for May 5 & 6.

Maybe I'm being really hopeful but wouldn't the May 5th and 6th interview slots imply that they might contact some people at the end of this week? Or do they usually just give people a 1 day notice for the interview?

Earlier in the cycle with normal JS1's they seemed to give people notice about a week ahead of time, so if they do end up filling those slots I think they would definitely contact those lucky waitlisters this week.

iirc the time between js1 invite and actual interview was much shorter (think 1-2 days) during the WL. so i feel like monday is the day we'll hear.

also because it would be kind of strange for them to start interviewing people off the WL even before their own commitment deadline, no?

Maybe they already heard back from enough admits to be able to get a sense of what they need from the waitlist? They always take at least some people from the waitlist so I am not ruling this week out yet. It would also be kind of weird if they gave people less than 24 hours to prepare for an interview, right?

[qwertyTLS]

yeah that's a good point.

i took a look at last year's thread around the beginning of may:

Hi, I received JS1 invitation yesterday and just finished an interview today. It was conducted by Danielle Early. She asked several general questions like the interested area of law, why law school, and why now. Besides, she was interested in our current plans about law school

so it definitely could be a really quick turnaround - i wouldn't rule out monday as the first day we hear

[Mack.Hambleton]

yeah that's a good point.

i took a look at last year's thread around the beginning of may:

Hi, I received JS1 invitation yesterday and just finished an interview today. It was conducted by Danielle Early. She asked several general questions like the interested area of law, why law school, and why now. Besides, she was interested in our current plans about law school

so it definitely could be a really quick turnaround - i wouldn't rule out monday as the first day we hear

I thought that quote was from today and almost went bananas

[Cinderella24]

Looks like there are open interview slots for next week - maybe they're getting closer to looking back at the wait list!

HYPE

keep us updated pls

I can also watch this for you. Can confirm - a total of 9 interview slots appear to be open for May 5 & 6.

AHAHAAHHAHAHA.

[qwertyTLS]

Looks like there are open interview slots for next week - maybe they're getting closer to looking back at the wait list!

HYPE

keep us updated pls

I can also watch this for you. Can confirm - a total of 9 interview slots appear to be open for May 5 & 6.

AHAHAAHHAHAHA.

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[RandomDude]

[/quote]I can also watch this for you. Can confirm - a total of 9 interview slots appear to be open for May 5 & 6.[/quote]


AHAHAAHHAHAHA.[/quote]?[/quote]

Finally, someone cracked...

[grwfews4546]

Are there any internationals like me in this thread?

[mernburg]

Are there any internationals like me in this thread?

me where are you from?

[qwertyTLS]

As we approach deadline day I really hope a lot of accepted applicants choose the money at a different school and or request deferrals. fingers crossed lol

[Mack.Hambleton]

As we approach deadline day I really hope a lot of accepted applicants choose the money at a different school and or request deferrals. fingers crossed lol

H always has a lot of wl movement

[qwertyTLS]

True, but I'm a long shot so I'm hoping for more than usual

[Mack.Hambleton]

well you made it on the wait list which is the hard part, and on the waitlist numbers matter less because often they've already got their medians so they're just going to take people they like/URMs

[andthenIwaslike]

well you made it on the wait list which is the hard part, and on the waitlist numbers matter less because often they've already got their medians so they're just going to take people they like/URMs

That is true! HLS acceptance rate is 17% and the chance of getting in off the waitlist (as calculated by TLS) is 23.7%. So rest easy guys, the hard part is truly behind us =)

(I'm not trying to be shitty, I really do think everyone here should feel awesome about getting this far, your phrasing just made me laugh.)

[mernburg]

well you made it on the wait list which is the hard part, and on the waitlist numbers matter less because often they've already got their medians so they're just going to take people they like/URMs

I really hope that's true because that's the only way I have a shot at getting in haha

[wheelock]

This may be naive but didn't they say they will begin reviewing the waitlist in late May? Why would we think they would be doing anything next week?

[Mack.Hambleton]

This may be naive but didn't they say they will begin reviewing the waitlist in late May? Why would we think they would be doing anything next week?

There are interview slots open for next week...

And waitlist movement for H has typically been right after the deposit deadline (or commitment deadline)

[Hikari]

Hoping for some movement today or Monday at the latest.

[wonka]

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[Hikari]

Lol