Harvard, C/O 2017, Applicants Thread (2013-2014) Forum

[hwannabe1234]

Got a JS1 email just now. There are only three days I am able to sign up in January right now, for those who are reading the tea leaves

I know they go out pretty randomly, but FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

I hope to hear about more JS1s today!

mind sharing stats?

[koalacity]

Got a JS1 email just now. There are only three days I am able to sign up in January right now, for those who are reading the tea leaves

I know they go out pretty randomly, but FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

I hope to hear about more JS1s today!

Just as I was about to get off TLS for the day and get some work done...

Congrats and good luck!

[lawschool22]

Got a JS1 email just now. There are only three days I am able to sign up in January right now, for those who are reading the tea leaves

I know they go out pretty randomly, but FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

I hope to hear about more JS1s today!

What were the last slots you could sign up in?

[hwannabe1234]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

[nabadgelyo]

Got a JS1 email just now. There are only three days I am able to sign up in January right now, for those who are reading the tea leaves

I know they go out pretty randomly, but FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

I hope to hear about more JS1s today!

What were the last slots you could sign up in?

There are a number of slots on Thursday, 1/23; the last slot is at 2pm

[062914123]

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[milkandcheerios]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

common wisdom is that retakes do not matter except maybe for S and Y

[hwannabe1234]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

common wisdom is that retakes do not matter except maybe for S and Y

thanks a lot!!

[$alty]

FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

should i be worried that my application was received on 12/30 and i still havent gone complete?

avg between submit and complete is 11.4. i wouldn't worry, especially since some probably didn't get back to work until the 2nd.

[nabadgelyo]

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[Nooblarzlarz]

Got a JS1 email just now. There are only three days I am able to sign up in January right now, for those who are reading the tea leaves

I know they go out pretty randomly, but FWIW I submitted 12/5 and went complete 12/10

I hope to hear about more JS1s today!

What were the last slots you could sign up in?

I wouldn't read into available slots too much. When I scheduled my JS1, there were several days in January that were available. That most of the days are now blocked up is due to interviews I think.

[IrishJew]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

common wisdom is that retakes do not matter except maybe for S and Y

See here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/retaking-the-lsat.html

There is a table showing how different schools consider it. According to that most schools take highest; Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, and GULC take averages; Yale is "holistic"; and Stanford gave no response.

Y and S are kind of black boxes, the rumor goes, and look at the narrative and totality of your app.

All that being said, the schools see all your scores, so if you know you'll rock a retake I doubt it would hurt you anywhere. I mean, what would Yale say? "We were going to take this guy with a 170 but then he retook and got a 177 so he obviously has no place here"?

[lawschool22]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

common wisdom is that retakes do not matter except maybe for S and Y

See here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/retaking-the-lsat.html

There is a table showing how different schools consider it. According to that most schools take highest; Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, and GULC take averages; Yale is "holistic"; and Stanford gave no response.

Y and S are kind of black boxes, the rumor goes, and look at the narrative and totality of your app.

All that being said, the schools see all your scores, so if you know you'll rock a retake I doubt it would hurt you anywhere. I mean, what would Yale say? "We were going to take this guy with a 170 but then he retook and got a 177 so he obviously has no place here"?

Most of the anecdotal evidence suggests that most of those schools do not in fact average.

[IrishJew]

I am asking this because I am really not sure what common wisdom about it is.

So, retakes wouldn't matter as long as the highest scores is really high? (i.e. above median or at 75 ish.?)

common wisdom is that retakes do not matter except maybe for S and Y

See here:
http://www.top-law-schools.com/retaking-the-lsat.html

There is a table showing how different schools consider it. According to that most schools take highest; Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Berkeley, and GULC take averages; Yale is "holistic"; and Stanford gave no response.

Y and S are kind of black boxes, the rumor goes, and look at the narrative and totality of your app.

All that being said, the schools see all your scores, so if you know you'll rock a retake I doubt it would hurt you anywhere. I mean, what would Yale say? "We were going to take this guy with a 170 but then he retook and got a 177 so he obviously has no place here"?

Most of the anecdotal evidence suggests that most of those schools do not in fact average.

Good to know! I certainly have no magic window into admissions except TLS!

[caiti]

I also just got a JS1 - submitted 12/1, complete a week-ish later.
176, 3.7x
the only dates were Jan 21-23, with a handful of slots each day.
good luck everyone!

[bbkk]

I also just got a JS1 - submitted 12/1, complete a week-ish later.
176, 3.7x
the only dates were Jan 21-23, with a handful of slots each day.
good luck everyone!

Congrats!

[edwardt1988]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

[lawschool22]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

[Nonconsecutive]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

Ditto

[IrishJew]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

Hmm, it's already 1:30. I'm not sure how much we should be expecting today, but certainly a wave should be coming soon if prior years are any guide. It does feel like they are "behind" relative to prior years in terms of acceptances, but that could just be an illusion.

[Mort_the_Tort]

i agree with the sentiment that things have been pushed back somewhat

i think the 2 snow days in early Jan do push things to ¿next week?

[edwardt1988]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

Hmm, it's already 1:30. I'm not sure how much we should be expecting today, but certainly a wave should be coming soon if prior years are any guide. It does feel like they are "behind" relative to prior years in terms of acceptances, but that could just be an illusion.

Interesting. That could very well be true. But usually calls started around 3PM this cycle, didn't they?

[04102014]

Where are rejections? I EXPECTED REJECTIONS.

[drawstring]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

Hmm, it's already 1:30. I'm not sure how much we should be expecting today, but certainly a wave should be coming soon if prior years are any guide. It does feel like they are "behind" relative to prior years in terms of acceptances, but that could just be an illusion.

Interesting. That could very well be true. But usually calls started around 3PM this cycle, didn't they?

Yes

[tls2175]

I still think we will see some acceptances today.

I agree. I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see some movement.

Hmm, it's already 1:30. I'm not sure how much we should be expecting today, but certainly a wave should be coming soon if prior years are any guide. It does feel like they are "behind" relative to prior years in terms of acceptances, but that could just be an illusion.

Interesting. That could very well be true. But usually calls started around 3PM this cycle, didn't they?

^I was one of the first to report my JS2 on a day that calls went out. JS called me just before 3pm EST so there still might be some activity today.

Good luck to everyone and congrats to those who received JS1's!