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[whosinthehousejc]

Y'all. Just remembered this weekend is ASW, so highly unlikely we'll see JS2s until after. Last year the final big JS2 wave started on Sunday afternoon (3/9) of ASW, so I suspect that's the earliest possible date the next wave could start.

[nickhalden]

[xylocarp]

[Mack.Hambleton]

nice nick

[nosocat]

LOL that looks like it took some effort. Definitely worth it.

[nickhalden]

LOL that looks like it took some effort. Definitely worth it.

Haha just copied Xylocarp's incredible banner and added an image I pulled of of Google. It definitely describes my attitude by this point though.

[nosocat]

LOL that looks like it took some effort. Definitely worth it.

Haha just copied Xylocarp's incredible banner and added an image I pulled of of Google. It definitely describes my attitude by this point though.

Now that you mention it, I have no idea why I thought that. It seems so obvious that is what you did. But I still really liked it, so good enough for me.

[pylon]

Yay for charts! Here is JS1 movement comparing this cycle to last. Apologies in advance, as this outlook is bleak. My rough analysis is that it looks like this cycle started off slow, but caught up to 2013-14 in November and December. Unfortunately, it looks like a majority of the interviews have been conducted at this point, and if this graph is any indication, it doesn't seem like there will be many large JS1 waves before the WL. However, silver lining, all of those interview invitations in May were for those on the WL, so that's promising.

[Indifference]

Quality work as always, pylon!

[hayagreeva]

So, I believe a candidate was informed in their JS1 by an adcom member that we will be notified in the first week of march. Does anyone know how to reconcile this with the logic that this is their last stretch of days before ASW and they are likely investing in that with JS2s to come after?

What do people believe?

[Indifference]

So, I believe a candidate was informed in their JS1 by an adcom member that we will be notified in the first week of march. Does anyone know how to reconcile this with the logic that this is their last stretch of days before ASW and they are likely investing in that with JS2s to come after?

What do people believe?

HLS adcomms can do what they want, haha. They could have felt at the time they would decide by then, and then things changed. Or they may still have a JS2 wave set for before the ASW. After all, JS2s are done by one person, and one person only. Hard to tell, and either way, it doesn't really matter. I'd say the next JS2 wave is either tomorrow (well, later today, given the time), or it'll be early next week. Definitely money on that before another rejection wave, that's for sure.

[MajinBuu]

So, I believe a candidate was informed in their JS1 by an adcom member that we will be notified in the first week of march. Does anyone know how to reconcile this with the logic that this is their last stretch of days before ASW and they are likely investing in that with JS2s to come after?

What do people believe?

HLS adcomms can do what they want, haha. They could have felt at the time they would decide by then, and then things changed. Or they may still have a JS2 wave set for before the ASW. After all, JS2s are done by one person, and one person only. Hard to tell, and either way, it doesn't really matter. I'd say the next JS2 wave is either tomorrow (well, later today, given the time), or it'll be early next week. Definitely money on that before another rejection wave, that's for sure.

I think it's more likely to be next week. The first ASW is this weekend so my guess is they are probably very busy

[qwertyTLS]

So, I believe a candidate was informed in their JS1 by an adcom member that we will be notified in the first week of march. Does anyone know how to reconcile this with the logic that this is their last stretch of days before ASW and they are likely investing in that with JS2s to come after?

What do people believe?

HLS adcomms can do what they want, haha. They could have felt at the time they would decide by then, and then things changed. Or they may still have a JS2 wave set for before the ASW. After all, JS2s are done by one person, and one person only. Hard to tell, and either way, it doesn't really matter. I'd say the next JS2 wave is either tomorrow (well, later today, given the time), or it'll be early next week. Definitely money on that before another rejection wave, that's for sure.

I think it's more likely to be next week. The first ASW is this weekend so my guess is they are probably very busy

the bolded is a good point though. JS is the only one who makes calls, so it's not like the office just stops prepping for ASW when acceptances are going out.

[qwertyTLS]

an interesting thing to think about: if there is an acceptance wave within the next two days, presumably they have already decided on who to accept already, right? so at the HLS office, there could be a pile of Accept applications (hopefully with lots of us in it) just casually sitting on a desk, waiting around until admissions decides to release the new batch. eek

[keepsmiling1230]

ok.....

It might sound a little stupid... but I just want to confirm that people will be notified through email if they get rejected?

[DiniMae]

an interesting thing to think about: if there is an acceptance wave within the next two days, presumably they have already decided on who to accept already, right? so at the HLS office, there could be a pile of Accept applications (hopefully with lots of us in it) just casually sitting on a desk, waiting around until admissions decides to release the new batch. eek

My guess is that there are already many people in the accept pile. I'm not sure what they're waiting on, but I think there are some people ITT who already have an acceptance coming their way. JS may be waiting on some stragglers, admin paperwork, ASW to end, etc. there's a bunch of things that could be holding this up. But I feel certain that there's already a large stack of acceptances at this point

[DiniMae]

ok.....

It might sound a little stupid... but I just want to confirm that people will be notified through email if they get rejected?

I was told yes, email will come before a SC change.

[keepsmiling1230]

ok.....

It might sound a little stupid... but I just want to confirm that people will be notified through email if they get rejected?

I was told yes, email will come before a SC change.

thanks. fingers crossed ...

[HorseThief]

an interesting thing to think about: if there is an acceptance wave within the next two days, presumably they have already decided on who to accept already, right? so at the HLS office, there could be a pile of Accept applications (hopefully with lots of us in it) just casually sitting on a desk, waiting around until admissions decides to release the new batch. eek

My guess is that there are already many people in the accept pile. I'm not sure what they're waiting on, but I think there are some people ITT who already have an acceptance coming their way. JS may be waiting on some stragglers, admin paperwork, ASW to end, etc. there's a bunch of things that could be holding this up. But I feel certain that there's already a large stack of acceptances at this point

Could just be waiting for professor evals. I'm sure those take forever.

[DiniMae]

an interesting thing to think about: if there is an acceptance wave within the next two days, presumably they have already decided on who to accept already, right? so at the HLS office, there could be a pile of Accept applications (hopefully with lots of us in it) just casually sitting on a desk, waiting around until admissions decides to release the new batch. eek

My guess is that there are already many people in the accept pile. I'm not sure what they're waiting on, but I think there are some people ITT who already have an acceptance coming their way. JS may be waiting on some stragglers, admin paperwork, ASW to end, etc. there's a bunch of things that could be holding this up. But I feel certain that there's already a large stack of acceptances at this point

Could just be waiting for professor evals. I'm sure those take forever.

I was told you must have a professor endorse you to be considered for admission. So what if the first professor doesn't, do they keep passing you around until someone does? Or are there only a set of professors and if they say no, that's it?

[the_scoundrel]

Guys the reason for the hold up is pretty straightforward: St. Patty's Month in Boston.

[HorseThief]

an interesting thing to think about: if there is an acceptance wave within the next two days, presumably they have already decided on who to accept already, right? so at the HLS office, there could be a pile of Accept applications (hopefully with lots of us in it) just casually sitting on a desk, waiting around until admissions decides to release the new batch. eek

My guess is that there are already many people in the accept pile. I'm not sure what they're waiting on, but I think there are some people ITT who already have an acceptance coming their way. JS may be waiting on some stragglers, admin paperwork, ASW to end, etc. there's a bunch of things that could be holding this up. But I feel certain that there's already a large stack of acceptances at this point

Could just be waiting for professor evals. I'm sure those take forever.

I was told you must have a professor endorse you to be considered for admission. So what if the first professor doesn't, do they keep passing you around until someone does? Or are there only a set of professors and if they say no, that's it?

I have absolutely no clue. I've never seen any sort of explanation of how the prof evals work.

[MajinBuu]

Quick question: is everyone who interviews passed on for faculty review?

[pylon]

Quick question: is everyone who interviews passed on for faculty review?

This doesn't directly answer your question, but it does gives insight into the faculty review:

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/admissions ... s-process/

Only students who get interviews go through faculty review, but it doesn't explicitly say everyone who interviews goes through faculty review. Sorry, I guess that's not much help lol.

[MajinBuu]

Quick question: is everyone who interviews passed on for faculty review?

This doesn't directly answer your question, but it does gives insight into the faculty review:

http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/admissions ... s-process/

Only students who get interviews go through faculty review, but it doesn't explicitly say everyone who interviews goes through faculty review. Sorry, I guess that's not much help lol.

Thanks! - Can't blame Harvard for not giving away too much of the admission strategy