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

[crazyrobin]

It seems that every single person on TLS who have applied early with decent numbers has gotten JS1. I applied on 9/15, application went complete on 9/30, my gpa is between 25-50 percentile while my lsat is 75+. Admittedly I don't have great ec but I think they are decent while my PS and DS should not feature any grave grammatical error, I spent a month grooming the details and had it proof-read by 3 people. I have gotten into Duke and UVA as well so I think if there was something significantly problematic they would not have admitted me. I got a really nice email from the aplsa from Harvard so I do not think my numbers are awful either but still no news on JS1. Anyone else in a similarly frustration situation?

I'm sure they are just trying to see if they can make exceptions to their need-based financial aid policy to give us full rides. Policy changing moves like that take some time which I'm willing to give them.

I like the full ride part.

[t-14orbust]

Submitted! Holy shit that was a rush

[HarvardHopeful]

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[TripTrip]

Step 1: Know someone who is applying to Harvard Law.
Step 2: Signup for a Google Voice number with a (617) area code.
Step 3: Call your friend when they are unlikely to answer and don't leave a message.

[djfududeman]

Step 1: Know someone who is applying to Harvard Law.
Step 2: Signup for a Google Voice number with a (617) area code.
Step 3: Call your friend when they are unlikely to answer and don't leave a message.

You forgot to title this "How to Induce a Heart Attack in Twenty-Something-Year-Old Humans in Otherwise Relatively Good Health"

[The-Specs]

Step 1: Know someone who is applying to Harvard Law.
Step 2: Signup for a Google Voice number with a (617) area code.
Step 3: Call your friend when they are unlikely to answer and don't leave a message.

You forgot to title this "How to Induce a Heart Attack in Twenty-Something-Year-Old Humans in Otherwise Relatively Good Health"

That's all well and good but you have to wait until AFTER the JS1 has happened. Right now there are no acceptances going out.

Besides that...I am glad that I don't know you so that you can't do that to me. I don't think i would recover.

[Sourrudedude]

Step 1: Know someone who is applying to Harvard Law.
Step 2: Signup for a Google Voice number with a (617) area code.
Step 3: Call your friend when they are unlikely to answer and don't leave a message.

Step 4: Profit?

[hcrimson2014]

The consensus on this forum seems to be that being interviewed is a necessary pre-requisite for admission. I am just wondering whether it is possible for early applicants to be admitted without going through the interview and if possible, how frequently does someone get in, especially around November, without going through js1. Thanks in advance for all the helpful information and advices.

[hcrimson2014]

Step 1: Know someone who is applying to Harvard Law.
Step 2: Signup for a Google Voice number with a (617) area code.
Step 3: Call your friend when they are unlikely to answer and don't leave a message.

Step 4: Profit?

I am sure someone before us have made a handsome profit in the guise of deposits by playing this trick on some poor souls.

[crazyrobin]

The consensus on this forum seems to be that being interviewed is a necessary pre-requisite for admission. I am just wondering whether it is possible for early applicants to be admitted without going through the interview and if possible, how frequently does someone get in, especially around November, without going through js1. Thanks in advance for all the helpful information and advices.

I think last year couple TLSers got the js2 calls in mid-nov

[Lavitz]

The consensus on this forum seems to be that being interviewed is a necessary pre-requisite for admission. I am just wondering whether it is possible for early applicants to be admitted without going through the interview and if possible, how frequently does someone get in, especially around November, without going through js1. Thanks in advance for all the helpful information and advices.

No, it's not possible. The interview is a pre-requisite.

And the only person who claimed he got in without an interview last year was trolling.

[armysgt]

The consensus on this forum seems to be that being interviewed is a necessary pre-requisite for admission. I am just wondering whether it is possible for early applicants to be admitted without going through the interview and if possible, how frequently does someone get in, especially around November, without going through js1. Thanks in advance for all the helpful information and advices.

No, it's not possible. The interview is a pre-requisite.

And the only person who claimed he got in without an interview last year was trolling.

Hmm..my pre-law advisor told me that there were some people from my school that got in without phone interviews. She could very well be wrong, of course.

By the way, how are the interview times arranged? Do they just give you a time and tell you to be ready, or can you work around your work/class schedule? Do you get to know your interviewer ahead of time?

[mynameis08]

Checking in! Keeping my hopes up for this cycle!

[Lavitz]

Hmm..my pre-law advisor told me that there were some people from my school that got in without phone interviews. She could very well be wrong, of course.

By the way, how are the interview times arranged? Do they just give you a time and tell you to be ready, or can you work around your work/class schedule? Do you get to know your interviewer ahead of time?

I find it hard to believe that multiple people from one school would get in with no interview and we'd have no sample on TLS reflecting it. Moreover, it makes no sense for them to admit anyone without doing a simple interview to check them out when they're doing the same for 1200 other applicants. But if anyone gets in without an interview this cycle, I'd love to hear about it.

Anyway, they give you a link to a site where you pick a time from the timeslots they have available.

And no, they won't tell you who your interviewer is. Last cycle some people found a way to see the name of the interviewer by adding the interview to their iCalendar, but it turned out to be the wrong person a substantial portion of the time, so it wasn't very predictive.

[TripTrip]

Hmm..my pre-law advisor told me that there were some people from my school that got in without phone interviews. She could very well be wrong, of course.

Your pre-law advisor is wrong.

[crimson34]

Checking in. My application went complete today. Now the waiting begins. Best of luck to everyone.

[snoopdogg]

What is the difference between going complete on the status checker vs receiving an "app complete" email? Anything? If not, do we know why the two-day lag?

[The-Specs]

What is the difference between going complete on the status checker vs receiving an "app complete" email? Anything? If not, do we know why the two-day lag?

Two-week lag for some of us.

[crazyrobin]

What is the difference between going complete on the status checker vs receiving an "app complete" email? Anything? If not, do we know why the two-day lag?

Approximately two weeks for me.
Completed via status checker on Oct 1, got the email on 10/10 or so.

[crazyrobin]

How do you guys prepare for the js1 interview?

[AvatarEyes08]

JS1 at 11:20 today.

Submitted 10/2, complete 10/9

[The-Specs]

JS1 at 11:20 today.

Submitted 10/2, complete 10/9

Congrats!

[jya300]

Got JS1 just about an hour ago
Submitted 10/2, complete 10/8

[flippacious]

Out of curiosity, anyone know if the adcomms receive a copy of our transcripts with class names etc., or do they just get the academic summary report from the LSAC? I'm brainstorming for interviews, but I'm wondering what will be new information and what they already know.

[Pancakes12]

Applied last night. Numbers over 75ths, expect solid LOR, but not sure how great my PS was. I'm pretty sure it was well written though, so hopefully that's good enough.