Harvard c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013) Forum

[az21833]

straight rejected -- 176/3.76. js1 in early december. gl on the rest of your cycle, guys.

eta: since it doesn't matter anymore, i might as well add: WE, ivy undergrad

... what is going on here?

fyi I added one more piece of context to my original

are you kidding me? 176, 3.8, ivy undergrad, work experience? whaat? im flabbergasted. you are me except 5 lsat points higher and still straight rejceted. wtf?

banjo got robbed

[domino]

straight rejected -- 176/3.76. js1 in early december. gl on the rest of your cycle, guys.

eta: since it doesn't matter anymore, i might as well add: WE, ivy undergrad. red flag is probably that i left a grad program

Wow, this is very surprising. Sounds like you are going to have great options anyway, but sorry to hear this.

[BigZuck]

Checking out!

Finally got my ding! Harvard, I ain't madatcha. Good luck everyone still waiting.

[carboncopyx]

straight rejected -- 176/3.76. js1 in early december. gl on the rest of your cycle, guys.

eta: since it doesn't matter anymore, i might as well add: WE, ivy undergrad. red flag is probably that i left a grad program

Wow, I'm so sorry. That is terrifying. In the back of my head, I always hoped that my non-4.0 at an Ivy would give me a bit of a boost. H's loss, though. You are still headed somewhere great.

[az21833]

just goes to show how little UG institution matters, particularly ivy

[helix23]

straight rejected -- 176/3.76. js1 in early december. gl on the rest of your cycle, guys.

eta: since it doesn't matter anymore, i might as well add: WE, ivy undergrad. red flag is probably that i left a grad program

wow. your gpa is only a few points different from mine and your lsat is 5 points higher. confused.

[Teflon_Don]

Shows that the Interview can make or break you

[banjo]

Thanks for the condolences guys. I'm going to get someone to help me interview this summer so I don't get slaughtered at OCI too -- I don't think I come off as awkward or anything, though? I also think that leaving a grad program, even voluntarily, is a negative soft that makes an Actual Difference in thus numbers-based process.

[rebexness]

[shntn]

Any idea if the drop in numbers is causing them to maybe, NOT, average LSAT scores?

Hopefully. I find it hard to believe I would have gotten a JS1 in the first place if they didn't take the highest. My average is still a 173, but my GPA + 173 does not make for a very promising JS1 candidate.

[wisteria]

Checking out!

Finally got my ding! Harvard, I ain't madatcha. Good luck everyone still waiting.

So sorry to hear that Zuck. I'm sure you have great options elsewhere! Good luck to us all!

[bigbang]

Good luck to everyone! FYI, I am a 1L and I got in last year with a 168 and 173. Crazy, I know, but I think they definitely took the highest for me. Shows that not everything is 100% numbers based (in my opinion at least)!

[Audeamus]

Good luck to everyone! FYI, I am a 1L and I got in last year with a 168 and 173. Crazy, I know, but I think they definitely took the highest for me. Shows that not everything is 100% numbers based (in my opinion at least)!

if you don't mind sharing, what was your GPA?

[bigbang]

Good luck to everyone! FYI, I am a 1L and I got in last year with a 168 and 173. Crazy, I know, but I think they definitely took the highest for me. Shows that not everything is 100% numbers based (in my opinion at least)!

if you don't mind sharing, what was your GPA?

Just around a 3.8. Not super high either.

[sinfiery]

Shows that not everything is 100% numbers based (in my opinion at least)!

I think it shows more that they don't average and really just consider your highest score.

[BigZuck]

Checking out!

Finally got my ding! Harvard, I ain't madatcha. Good luck everyone still waiting.

So sorry to hear that Zuck. I'm sure you have great options elsewhere! Good luck to us all!

Honestly I'm just glad they did it relatively quickly. Some schools should auto reject the auto rejects sooner so that they can stop dreaming and move on with their lives.

But seriously, good luck everyone!

[txwalt]

Any idea if the drop in numbers is causing them to maybe, NOT, average LSAT scores?

Hopefully. I find it hard to believe I would have gotten a JS1 in the first place if they didn't take the highest. My average is still a 173, but my GPA + 173 does not make for a very promising JS1 candidate.

I agree with this. There is no way they would have let me in at this point (or probably ever) if they were looking at my average instead of my highest score.

[robot_socrates]

Dinged. I really thought that a 169/4.08 was good enough for at least a hold, but if I was going to be ultimately rejected, I'm glad it came now rather than later. Good luck to the rest of you.

[ssanonymous]

Complete in mid-Nov. No hold. Guessing my rejection is coming soon. HLS, come at me bro! (or not...)

[o0o0o0o]

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[shakespeare]

Rejections also came out today?

I was held. What are the chances? If Harvard's total 1L body is xxx, and we can expect x% to go to Yale or Stanford instead (or defer)...how many do they usually let in? And what extra stuff are people sending in to Harvard? I don't really have that much more to add...should I update them anyhow?

I have low LSAT (162-169...but, to be honest, think on the low end), 3.9x, and great WE (in terms of quality, not # of years)

Also, no interview.

[shakespeare]

@robot_socrates: your numbers are good. How come you didn't apply to UChicago or NYU?

[shakespeare]

Sorry, i meant just nyu. i see you did apply to UChicago

[shakespeare]

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[robot_socrates]

Sorry, i meant just nyu. i see you did apply to UChicago

I just don't feel excited at the prospect of going to school in NYC. I applied to Columbia because they gave me a fee waiver and I didn't have to do anything extra to complete their application. But if I'm fortunate enough to be accepted there, I'm still not sure if I would take it over Michigan.

Edit: Grammar