Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015) Forum

[Elliott_Smith]

Ah. I thought that must have been a typo, but you scared me for a second

[iThwl]

JS2!!!!

I wish everyone good luck!

[kindaklueless]

So excited for you guys, congrats!

Late Nov. submit and went complete 1/5. URM. Haven't heard a peep since then. Am I, for all intents and purposes, held (considering JS1s have been given out past that complete date)? Harvard is one of two schools I'm waiting on and would love to be able to finalize my ASW plans.

[DFog]

JS2! - I really don't know what to say. Best of luck to everyone else!

[Byzantine]

Congrats you midnight js2s! What time did the calls come?

[Byzantine]

Wow. a) this thread is really quiet, and b) waiting after a JS1 is a totally different type of tension.

[poultry]

Quiet ever since legions of folks decamped to the hold thread

[QueMellow]

So excited for you guys, congrats!

Late Nov. submit and went complete 1/5. URM. Haven't heard a peep since then. Am I, for all intents and purposes, held (considering JS1s have been given out past that complete date)? Harvard is one of two schools I'm waiting on and would love to be able to finalize my ASW plans.

I'm told that Harvard holds on to their non-auto admit URM apps until they've received them all and can evaluate them in the context of the larger URM pool. I don't know if this is true or not, but I am waiting as well. I submitted early January, went under review the 11th, and complete the 19th. Good luck!

[kindaklueless]

So excited for you guys, congrats!

Late Nov. submit and went complete 1/5. URM. Haven't heard a peep since then. Am I, for all intents and purposes, held (considering JS1s have been given out past that complete date)? Harvard is one of two schools I'm waiting on and would love to be able to finalize my ASW plans.

I'm told that Harvard holds on to their non-auto admit URM apps until they've received them all and can evaluate them in the context of the larger URM pool. I don't know if this is true or not, but I am waiting as well. I submitted early January, went under review the 11th, and complete the 19th. Good luck!

That is what I suspected. Any sense of when this late batch has heard back (about interviews or acceptances) in the past?

[Elliott_Smith]

waiting after a JS1 is a totally different type of tension.

Yeah, it's a little terrifying..

[Byzantine]

waiting after a JS1 is a totally different type of tension.

Yeah, it's a little terrifying..

In one way, it's harder because, you knew you've had a shot going into it, and there is more room to blame yourself if you don't get the callback.

[Elliott_Smith]

Precisely. It's going to be a long day...

For the people that posted JS2s late last night, congrats!!!

When did you interview?

[Killingly]

Congrats JS2s!

Also I happened across a LSN profile reporting getting scheduled for a JS1 today.

[Geneva]

anyone else under review without being held? i went under review about a month ago and wonder if they've looked at my file since then?

[hypothalamus]

anyone else under review without being held? i went under review about a month ago and wonder if they've looked at my file since then?

UR since 1/4 here (though Complete email came on 1/12)...

[mockmockmock]

anyone else under review without being held? i went under review about a month ago and wonder if they've looked at my file since then?

UR since 1/4 here (though Complete email came on 1/12)...

Same dates also. Still nothing.

[amc987]

Congrats to the new JS2s!!! So exciting. I can't even begin to conceal my jealousy.

[mikeylikesit]

Congrats JS2s!

Also I happened across a LSN profile reporting getting scheduled for a JS1 today.

There were both JS1s and JS2s yesterday - going to about 730pm EST - I don't know what to believe in anymore...

[hypothalamus]

I can't even begin to conceal my jealousy.

+1

[brettashley]

waiting after a JS1 is a totally different type of tension.

Yeah, it's a little terrifying..

In one way, it's harder because, you knew you've had a shot going into it, and there is more room to blame yourself if you don't get the callback.

Yeah, I can't stop thinking that. It's like, my app was good enough to get an interview, but I was the one who blew it. Damn, that's depressing.

[jlc141]

Had my JS1 this morning, she was so nice and very easy to talk to. FYI for people still in undergrad, she asked me if I had considered taking a year or two off before going to law school. Wasn't expecting to get that question! Not sure how that bodes for my chances because I know HLS really likes WE but we'll see. Congrats to all the JS2s and good luck to all the JS1s!

[LawGuy321]

So I just prayed for some kB1 movement...hopefully the Big Guy up there listens

KB hears all, knows all and loves all her applicants.

... and probably browses this thread

She doesn't have to browse the thread. See bolded.

I know I'm way behind on this thread, but this made me LOL. I <3 KB.

[Elliott_Smith]

So looks like no JS2s today?

Sadness

[Byzantine]

So looks like no JS2s today?

Sadness

Maybe today will be the day!

[bogm2012]

So looks like no JS2s today?

Sadness

Maybe today will be the day!

I would imagine so. But if there aren't any, just remember that although we lack the data to infer any patterns about JS' JS1/JS2 cadence, there are many, many examples of people who found out a few weeks after they had their KB1 that they were accepted, even while others were accepted within days of their KB1. Don't get dispirited! You don't have to make any decisions for a few more months, anyway.

No matter what, don't worry about the call. As everyone has said, the call will probably not torpedo you even if you didn't do really well, nor would it likely admit you if they had serious doubts. A JS1/KB1 has an extremely high yield of acceptance, but whether you are accepted the next day or two months later is no guarantee, so take heart, try not to go insane and good luck!