Harvard 2012 applicants (class of 2015) Forum

[Lovely Ludwig Van]

I was just browsing through last year's cycle on LSN, and I found something very disturbing. I want to share the knowledge with all of you in hopes that it will weigh less heavily on me...

The last batch of straight acceptances last year came on 3/14. After that, there was only one more acceptance on 3/22. From then on, it was bloodshed.

I know this year is a little different, but I can't help but hear a giant imaginary clock counting down the hours to Wednesday, the 14th.

Last year there were 120 acceptances on LSN not counting WL -> acceptances. At this point there are only 90 acceptances on LSN.

[Elendil]

Is the admissions office open through spring break? Anyone have a JS1 scheduled for this week...?

[mjitbswyd]

Is the admissions office open through spring break? Anyone have a JS1 scheduled for this week...?

Yes. Mine was rescheduled to tomorrow. And I belive some URM applicants are also scheduled this week.

[QueMellow]

I was just browsing through last year's cycle on LSN, and I found a something very disturbing. I want to share the knowledge with all of you in hopes that it will weigh less heavily on me...

The last batch of straight acceptances last year came on 3/14. After that, there was only one more acceptance on 3/22. From then on, it was bloodshed.

I know this year is a little different, but I can't help but hear a giant imaginary clock counting down the hours to Wednesday, the 14th.

Last year's holds -> JS1 happened much earlier than they did this year. I don't think last year's cycle is a good predictor of what's going to happen this year. Remember that a few JS1 emails JUST went out, and I'm sure more will come in the next week or so.

DoorKeeper likes to kill my panic-mongering efforts

Hence his name?

[KRog]

Is the admissions office open through spring break? Anyone have a JS1 scheduled for this week...?

I am also scheduled tomorrow. 1/19 Complete. Not held.

Incidentally, anyone who cares to PM with info about their JS1 or general JS1-encouragement would make my month right about now.

Edit: Long story.... If you are super curious, feel free to PM.

[sharktankdean]

goodluck to those who has their JS1s today.

[FavoriteColorGRUE]

Is the admissions office open through spring break? Anyone have a JS1 scheduled for this week...?

I am also scheduled tomorrow. Non-URM, 1/19 Complete. Not held.

Incidentally, anyone who cares to PM with info about their JS1 or general JS1-encouragement would make my month right about now.

good luck!!!
#happylittletrees

[kindaklueless]

Planning on mailing a LOCI this week. For the self-addressed notification postcard, do I just send any ol' postcard I can find?

[mjitbswyd]

Just got off the phone. As everyone else said she is very nice. I got 3 questions: what I am doing\career plan\why law school. It lasted 8 min.

I would say it went pretty well. However, in the end when I asked her when should I expect a decision, she said there are still a lot of files and she will try to get back asap (I believe she answered "soon" to the same question in other JS1, according to a previous post). So I figured I will not get a JS2 in the near future.

Anyway, she was very friendly and the conversation was very pleasant, so there is no reason for future JS1s to panic before or during the intervew. Just be prepared and you will be fine!

[Syme]

For those keeping track:

This most recent "batch" of JS1s started on 3/7 with reported interviews for me and vivacour. I haven't heard anything and I assume vivacour hasn't either. I also assume that JS2s will go out for the people caught in this batch of JS1s sometime midweek or later.

[viacavour]

For those keeping track:

This most recent "batch" of JS1s started on 3/7 with reported interviews for me and vivacour. I haven't heard anything and I assume vivacour hasn't either. I also assume that JS2s will go out for the people caught in this batch of JS1s sometime midweek or later.

I have not yet heard anything either. Worth remembering that Harvard is on Spring Break this week though so its possible that the admissions office is closed.

[Elendil]

For those keeping track:

This most recent "batch" of JS1s started on 3/7 with reported interviews for me and vivacour. I haven't heard anything and I assume vivacour hasn't either. I also assume that JS2s will go out for the people caught in this batch of JS1s sometime midweek or later.

I have not yet heard anything either. Worth remembering that Harvard is on Spring Break this week though so its possible that the admissions office is closed.

That's what I was thinking, but a few lines up people mentioned having JS1s today and throughout the week.

[Syme]

For those keeping track:

This most recent "batch" of JS1s started on 3/7 with reported interviews for me and vivacour. I haven't heard anything and I assume vivacour hasn't either. I also assume that JS2s will go out for the people caught in this batch of JS1s sometime midweek or later.

I have not yet heard anything either. Worth remembering that Harvard is on Spring Break this week though so its possible that the admissions office is closed.

That's what I was thinking, but a few lines up people mentioned having JS1s this week (and throughout the week).

There are JS1s scheduled for today and tomorrow. It is clear that someone is home. This fact and recent JS calls on a Saturday and Sunday (!!!) suggest to me that Spring Break probably won't factor heavily in this timeline.

Not to mention - JS is probably feeling incredible pressure to get the class filled. It is late in the game and they are only at about 75% relative to same time last year.

[Nulli Secundus]

Not to mention - JS is probably feeling incredible pressure to get the class filled. It is late in the game and they are only at about 75% relative to same time last year.

Kinda misleading observation, imo. LSN acceptances is indeed at 75%, but there is also a 15% decrease in total number of applications. So who knows. Still I would want this to be true and JS to make an error of judgment under all that pressure and admit me.

[Doorkeeper]

Nevermind.

[QueMellow]

Not to mention - JS is probably feeling incredible pressure to get the class filled. It is late in the game and they are only at about 75% relative to same time last year.

Kinda misleading observation, imo. LSN acceptances is indeed at 75%, but there is also a 15% decrease in total number of applications. So who knows. Still I would want this to be true and JS to make an error of judgment under all that pressure and admit me.

Well they're still going to admit the same number of applicants irregardless of the decline in the applicant pool, right? I don't see how the decrease would really mitigate her being behind in admitting people.

Right. Please let me in, Harvard!

[Syme]

Not to mention - JS is probably feeling incredible pressure to get the class filled. It is late in the game and they are only at about 75% relative to same time last year.

Kinda misleading observation, imo. LSN acceptances is indeed at 75%, but there is also a 15% decrease in total number of applications. So who knows. Still I would want this to be true and JS to make an error of judgment under all that pressure and admit me.

I'll preface this by saying that, from what I can tell, you and I are soul brothers - dyed in the wool pessimists. But I disagree here.

If you're saying that the 15% reduction in apps could account for the disparity between the number of admits to this point and the same time last year, I'm not sure that makes sense. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think historical fluctuations in total number of applications have caused any significant increase/decrease in admitted class size. In other words, one shouldn't expect a 15% reduction in applications to translate into anything close to a 15% smaller admitted pool.

I suppose you could mean that a 15% smaller applicant pool accounts for their slower progress towards filling the class insofar as there are by definition fewer auto-admit/strong candidates. But that kind of makes my point. They are working harder than they usually have to to fill a class and maintain their desired medians. Couple this with the reality that JS started late and has been playing catch-up, and I don’t see how there couldn’t be pressure right now to plough through JS1s and JS2s and finish the job.

[Nulli Secundus]

Not to mention - JS is probably feeling incredible pressure to get the class filled. It is late in the game and they are only at about 75% relative to same time last year.

Kinda misleading observation, imo. LSN acceptances is indeed at 75%, but there is also a 15% decrease in total number of applications. So who knows. Still I would want this to be true and JS to make an error of judgment under all that pressure and admit me.

I'll preface this by saying that, from what I can tell, you and I are soul brothers - dyed in the wool pessimists. But I disagree here.

If you're saying that the 15% reduction in apps could account for the disparity between the number of admits to this point and the same time last year, I'm not sure that makes sense. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think historical fluctuations in total number of applications have caused any significant increase/decrease in admitted class size. In other words, one shouldn't expect a 15% reduction in applications to translate into anything close to a 15% smaller admitted pool.

I suppose you could mean that a 15% smaller applicant pool accounts for their slower progress towards filling the class insofar as there are by definition fewer auto-admit/strong candidates. But that kind of makes my point. They are working harder than they usually have to to fill a class and maintain their desired medians. Couple this with the reality that JS started late and has been playing catch-up, and I don’t see how there couldn’t be pressure right now to plough through JS1s and JS2s and finish the job.

No, my point was far simpler:

1000 applicants -> 100 LSN accounts -> 20 reported acceptances (%75 of which is 15)
850 applicants -> 85 LSN accounts -> 17 reported acceptances

The acceptances being at 15 (%75) does not necessarily mean that they are behind by 5 (optimistic, your original post), but by only 2 (still true, but less optimistic).

[mjitbswyd]

This discussion looks familiar. Have we done this before in this very thread?

[Lovely Ludwig Van]

Yay. Law fight on TLS 2 hours before my JS1 is scheduled. Excellent.

[Nulli Secundus]

This discussion looks familiar. Have we done this before in this very thread?

Probably, but using familiar tools to torture yourself is expected right? I mean, a new tool might get the job done, but why go there when you know ye-old-trusty does the job?

[Nulli Secundus]

Yay. Law fight on TLS 2 hours before my JS1 is scheduled. Excellent.

I think your definition of fight is way too broad if you are referring to what is going on in this thread.

[zxcv22]

To add further fuel to this fire, I went to the ASW last week and JS was definitely pregnant. I'm no good at guessing how far along someone is, but she surely has to be in the later stages (7+ months?). Judging by the KB/JS transition, I bet someone (KB?) will be able to pick up right where JS left off when it's time for her to go on leave. But that may happen sooner rather than later (of course, hopefully not until she's at a healthy 9 months and ready).

[Doorkeeper]

To add further fuel to this fire, I went to the ASW last week and JS was definitely pregnant. I'm no good at guessing how far along someone is, but she surely has to be in the later stages (7+ months?). Judging by the KB/JS transition, I bet someone (KB?) will be able to pick up right where JS left off when it's time for her to go on leave. But that may happen sooner rather than later (of course, hopefully not until she's at a healthy 9 months and ready).

Well if she has 1-2 months to go, she'll be ok up to WL...

[Syme]

To add further fuel to this fire, I went to the ASW last week and JS was definitely pregnant.

ruh roh.