Harvard C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

[yanshuining]

Just had my JS1, now the wait starts...

Same! I hope we hear by end of March. Happy waiting!

My interviewer said we would hear back by April 1st, but they hope to be able to move faster than that. Happy waiting to you too!

[lawsk3wl]

Ok throwing in the hat for JS2's today.

Will they ever come?

[Topszn]

Ok throwing in the hat for JS2's today.

Will they ever come?

Maybe they're waiting until after the previous JS1 wave have all interviewed?

[RZ5646]

Tell me about the JS1 interview. Are there behavioral questions? (E.g., "tell me about a time when you faced adversity while working on a team and had to persuade a coworker of a new point of view...")

[schocolate]

Tell me about the JS1 interview. Are there behavioral questions? (E.g., "tell me about a time when you faced adversity while working on a team and had to persuade a coworker of a new point of view...")

I was asked to describe a mistake I made.

[oliverotis]

Ok throwing in the hat for JS2's today.

Will they ever come?

Maybe they're waiting until after the previous JS1 wave have all interviewed?

Based on past cycles, we likely won't see any acceptances for at least another 2-3 weeks

[rfc180]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

[theconsigliere]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

[rfc180]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

[lawsk3wl]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

FWIW, went through last year's thread to get an idea for where they were in the cycle at this point. Here's the info (copied directly from a post in the thread)

Wave Date/ Type
12/15/2014 JS2
1/20/2015 JS2
1/20/2015 Rejection
1/21/2015 Rejection
2/2/2015 JS2
2/3/2015 JS2
2/4/2015 JS2
2/11/2015 Rejection
2/19/2015 Rejection
3/2/2015 Rejection (this one included people w/ JS1s)
3/3/2015 Rejection (this one had a lot of people w/o JS1s)
3/8/2015 JS2 (note: this was a Sunday wave, which also happened in 2014 on 3/9/2014)
3/9/2015 JS2

Keep in mind, though, that our cycle hasn't exactly paralleled the dates from last cycle

[Topszn]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

FWIW, went through last year's thread to get an idea for where they were in the cycle at this point. Here's the info (copied directly from a post in the thread)

Wave Date/ Type
12/15/2014 JS2
1/20/2015 JS2
1/20/2015 Rejection
1/21/2015 Rejection
2/2/2015 JS2
2/3/2015 JS2
2/4/2015 JS2
2/11/2015 Rejection
2/19/2015 Rejection
3/2/2015 Rejection (this one included people w/ JS1s)
3/3/2015 Rejection (this one had a lot of people w/o JS1s)
3/8/2015 JS2 (note: this was a Sunday wave, which also happened in 2014 on 3/9/2014)
3/9/2015 JS2

Keep in mind, though, that our cycle hasn't exactly paralleled the dates from last cycle

I wonder what the most common reason for those with JS1s getting rejected is. Desperately trying to prepare as much as possible for my JS1 next week but I am a champion of pessimism, I need some of that chrome spray shit from Mad Max

[rfc180]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

FWIW, went through last year's thread to get an idea for where they were in the cycle at this point. Here's the info (copied directly from a post in the thread)

Wave Date/ Type
12/15/2014 JS2
1/20/2015 JS2
1/20/2015 Rejection
1/21/2015 Rejection
2/2/2015 JS2
2/3/2015 JS2
2/4/2015 JS2
2/11/2015 Rejection
2/19/2015 Rejection
3/2/2015 Rejection (this one included people w/ JS1s)
3/3/2015 Rejection (this one had a lot of people w/o JS1s)
3/8/2015 JS2 (note: this was a Sunday wave, which also happened in 2014 on 3/9/2014)
3/9/2015 JS2

Keep in mind, though, that our cycle hasn't exactly paralleled the dates from last cycle

Wow, thanks!

Given that I have not had a JS1 yet, this does not appear to bode well for me. I have a feeling I am destined for that 3/3 rejection wave

[TheKisSquared]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

FWIW, went through last year's thread to get an idea for where they were in the cycle at this point. Here's the info (copied directly from a post in the thread)

Wave Date/ Type
12/15/2014 JS2
1/20/2015 JS2
1/20/2015 Rejection
1/21/2015 Rejection
2/2/2015 JS2
2/3/2015 JS2
2/4/2015 JS2
2/11/2015 Rejection
2/19/2015 Rejection
3/2/2015 Rejection (this one included people w/ JS1s)
3/3/2015 Rejection (this one had a lot of people w/o JS1s)
3/8/2015 JS2 (note: this was a Sunday wave, which also happened in 2014 on 3/9/2014)
3/9/2015 JS2

Keep in mind, though, that our cycle hasn't exactly paralleled the dates from last cycle

Wow, thanks!

Given that I have not had a JS1 yet, this does not appear to bode well for me. I have a feeling I am destined for that 3/3 rejection wave

They're also several weeks behind this schedule. I would expect one more JS1 wave. I'm not counting on it, but it seems likely given evidence ITT.

[eugepaeee]

Sigh. I'm still sitting at "application received" from 1/4. I've called, and they claim that everything's fine, they're just super back-logged.

[ProductofUnreality]

Sigh. I'm still sitting at "application received" from 1/4. I've called, and they claim that everything's fine, they're just super back-logged.

Yikes. Mine was recieved 1/28 and complete 2/10. Probably because they just printed it straight into the trash.

[rfc180]

I went complete 1/20, between 51st-75th GPA, a hair below median LSAT, yet no JS1. The spreadsheet indicates a number of people who went complete around the same time and have the same or slightly worse stats than me who have already received/completed their JS1. Should I be worried at this point?

No

Thanks for the response. There didn't appear to be many JS1s in late-Feb/March last cycle. I guess I will give it a few more weeks before I give up on HLS.

FWIW, went through last year's thread to get an idea for where they were in the cycle at this point. Here's the info (copied directly from a post in the thread)

Wave Date/ Type
12/15/2014 JS2
1/20/2015 JS2
1/20/2015 Rejection
1/21/2015 Rejection
2/2/2015 JS2
2/3/2015 JS2
2/4/2015 JS2
2/11/2015 Rejection
2/19/2015 Rejection
3/2/2015 Rejection (this one included people w/ JS1s)
3/3/2015 Rejection (this one had a lot of people w/o JS1s)
3/8/2015 JS2 (note: this was a Sunday wave, which also happened in 2014 on 3/9/2014)
3/9/2015 JS2

Keep in mind, though, that our cycle hasn't exactly paralleled the dates from last cycle

Wow, thanks!

Given that I have not had a JS1 yet, this does not appear to bode well for me. I have a feeling I am destined for that 3/3 rejection wave

They're also several weeks behind this schedule. I would expect one more JS1 wave. I'm not counting on it, but it seems likely given evidence ITT.

Well, that is certainly encouraging. I hope you're right.

[Olliedemars]

Enough days have passed since my JS1 that I've thought of marvelously articulate answers to the questions, and also developed a winning demeanor with which to deliver those answers. Feeling pretty proud of myself.

[nalle]

So I went complete on Feb 10th (submitted before the deadline) with >75th percentile GPA and LSAT, and I haven't gotten a JS1 yet. Should I start worrying?

[theconsigliere]

So I went complete on Feb 10th (submitted before the deadline) with >75th percentile GPA and LSAT, and I haven't gotten a JS1 yet. Should I start worrying?

If you read the most recent page of this thread you will get your answer (it's no)

Edit: srsly you've been waiting not even two weeks

[coldmonkey13]

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[TheKisSquared]

So I went complete on Feb 10th (submitted before the deadline) with >75th percentile GPA and LSAT, and I haven't gotten a JS1 yet. Should I start worrying?

If you read the most recent page of this thread you will get your answer (it's no)

Edit: srsly you've been waiting not even two weeks

This is substantially nicer than I would have been answering this question.

+1

[oliverotis]

Enough days have passed since my JS1 that I've thought of marvelously articulate answers to the questions, and also developed a winning demeanor with which to deliver those answers. Feeling pretty proud of myself.

I enjoyed this

[coldmonkey13]

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[GrapesOfLaugh]

Is anyone else like semi-alarmed at the guy who said he's been at application received since 1/4? That seems so strange to me that applicants have submitted, gone complete, and received JS1s while his application hasn't even been marked complete.

It makes me think there is little about the timing of this cycle that will be similar to past cycles other than that Harvard will try to have most of its class admitted by early April.

[coldmonkey13]

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