Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[ood's_brother]

Last night I had a dream of my DING EMAIL. I remember reading it.

I woke up thinking it had happened.

And yes it did say thank you for the edible arrangements.

[pragmaticpoet]

does anyone know what time JS2's usually go out if they do...lol or am i just way too anxious rn

[Anon.y.mousse.]

does anyone know what time JS2's usually go out if they do...lol or am i just way too anxious rn

I think they usually start around 10:30ish if it's a morning wave.

[Kinch08]

I don't know that much about the GRE, but I'm pretty sure that I knew a bunch of people who got more-or-less perfect scores on it. 178-180 on the LSAT seems to me like it's for people who are really out there stunting, whereas a "top" score on the GRE just kind of means you're smart but not necessarily "special." I'm not saying that a 179 means you're going to be wildly successful in Law School, but it does at least mean that you're ridiculously good at taking the LSAT.

Losing that stratification at the top would make the whole admissions process a lot less fun IMO.

Maybe I'm full of crap and don't know anything about the GRE, though--I'm just going off of the little that I've heard, so maybe a perfect 1600 (is that right?) is actually lower than a 180.

Also it would suck to go to HLS and then have it slip out of the HYS tier while you're there. Obviously that isn't going to happen, but if it did and you chose it over $ at CCN you'd probably be pretty upset.

[VapidP]

I don't know that much about the GRE, but I'm pretty sure that I knew a bunch of people who got more-or-less perfect scores on it. 178-180 on the LSAT seems to me like it's for people who are really out there stunting, whereas a "top" score on the GRE just kind of means you're smart but not necessarily "special." I'm not saying that a 179 means you're going to be wildly successful in Law School, but it does at least mean that you're ridiculously good at taking the LSAT.

Losing that stratification at the top would make the whole admissions process a lot less fun IMO.

Also it would suck to go to HLS and then have it slip out of the HYS tier while you're there. Obviously that isn't going to happen, but if it did and you chose it over $ at CCN you'd probably be pretty upset.

I think part of the reason why there exist so much anecdotal evidence for many more people getting perfect scores on the GRE is because many more people take the GRE. I know many more GRE takers than LSAT takers and I know a ton of LSAT takers.

That being said, the GRE is stupidly easy when compared to the LSAT and even the GMAT.

[KateMcKitten]

Last night I had a dream of my DING EMAIL. I remember reading it.

I woke up thinking it had happened.

And yes it did say thank you for the edible arrangements.

At least you knew it didn't end up in the worker's lounge.

[CHyde]

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[Pozzo]

Given the release of the new GRE pilot program, do you think H will prioritize 173+ over 170-172s for the remainder of the year? Essentially, will applicants who had a 50% chance last cycle have a 30-40% chance this cycle?

The pilot isn't starting until next cycle, so I don't see why it would impact the rest of this cycle.

[BEng,MBA,FRM,JD(?)]

I don't know that much about the GRE, but I'm pretty sure that I knew a bunch of people who got more-or-less perfect scores on it. 178-180 on the LSAT seems to me like it's for people who are really out there stunting, whereas a "top" score on the GRE just kind of means you're smart but not necessarily "special." I'm not saying that a 179 means you're going to be wildly successful in Law School, but it does at least mean that you're ridiculously good at taking the LSAT.

Losing that stratification at the top would make the whole admissions process a lot less fun IMO.

Maybe I'm full of crap and don't know anything about the GRE, though--I'm just going off of the little that I've heard, so maybe a perfect 1600 (is that right?) is actually lower than a 180.

Also it would suck to go to HLS and then have it slip out of the HYS tier while you're there. Obviously that isn't going to happen, but if it did and you chose it over $ at CCN you'd probably be pretty upset.

He max score has been 340 for a long time now. Gre is much easier. But obviously that's relative merit as well. You get percentile ranks. But you are right. LSAT has about 7-8 points at the 99th percentile (173-180 I guess). In gre, it's a lesser range.

[poptart123]

Doesn't matter to me because I can't math that's why I'm going to law school plain and simple.

[CHyde]

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[Sarastro]

Given the release of the new GRE pilot program, do you think H will prioritize 173+ over 170-172s for the remainder of the year? Essentially, will applicants who had a 50% chance last cycle have a 30-40% chance this cycle?

The pilot isn't starting until next cycle, so I don't see why it would impact the rest of this cycle.

I suppose its an indication of H's desire to raise their medians again to 173 (i.e., drop low lsats in favor of high GRE)...so I'm just speculating that we may see that desire materialize in the rest of this cycle.

BUT WHO KNOWS...

Well they don't seem to want it badly enough to give me a JS1.

Unless they do.
In which case, you've got my number, H.

[TudoBem]

waiting and waiting...since 11/15. No JS1. Expecting my first ding , hopefully a WL.
Should I visit? I will be in Boston next week. Any thoughts?

[dyebri]

waiting and waiting...since 11/15. No JS1. Expecting my first ding , hopefully a WL.
Should I visit? I will be in Boston next week. Any thoughts?

Visits don't get reported. It's useless. And you'll just have wasted money because everyone knows if you get in you'll go regardless of what you think of campus

[jaketp123]

Thoughts on JS2 possibilities today?

Really hoping for it

Is there any chance of someone with a JS1 done on 2/23 hearing back in this wave or no?

In the same boat my friend. Good luck!

[Mackgal]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

[dyebri]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

[Mackgal]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

Yup I had it first week of January

[potterotter]

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[hellohalo]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

Yup I had it first week of January

Glad there's someone in the same boat with me. Good luck to all of us. We made our efforts. Now it's their turn to decide. So just keep yourself busy and let the decision come when it comes.

[kiwi50]

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[dyebri]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

Yup I had it first week of January

Glad there's someone in the same boat with me. Good luck to all of us. We made our efforts. Now it's their turn to decide. So just keep yourself busy and let the decision come when it comes.

I had mine the first week of February. Is there anyone here that had one the same time as me and do you think we'll hear back in the next wave

[jaketp123]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

Yup I had it first week of January

Glad there's someone in the same boat with me. Good luck to all of us. We made our efforts. Now it's their turn to decide. So just keep yourself busy and let the decision come when it comes.

I had mine the first week of February. Is there anyone here that had one the same time as me and do you think we'll hear back in the next wave

I received my JS1 about 2 weeks after yours on 2/24. I am hopeful though. Aren't there only a few JS2 waves left?

[AllHailKingMao]

Anyone else losing hope that they'll ever hear from Harvard before April. Each day that passss I commit myself to having to wait for April 1st to get any news

Did you get a js1

Yup I had it first week of January

Glad there's someone in the same boat with me. Good luck to all of us. We made our efforts. Now it's their turn to decide. So just keep yourself busy and let the decision come when it comes.

I had mine the first week of February. Is there anyone here that had one the same time as me and do you think we'll hear back in the next wave

I received my JS1 about 2 weeks after yours on 2/24. I am hopeful though. Aren't there only a few JS2 waves left?

I had mine at the same time as you and I haven't heard back. Tbh, speculating doesn't really help at all-- either you're right and you're not surprised, or you're wrong and depressed. Let's just ride it out! 22 days until April 1, we've made it this far!

[SybillAnnDorsett]

what happens april 1st