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vman21 · Post by **vman21** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:49 pm

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Spritzpiggy · Post by **Spritzpiggy** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:33 pm

Sorry to change the subject but sine the Stanford thread is worrying about housing at UVA (strange...) when should we start worrying about housing at H? What's the consensus on dorms there? Anyone hear tales...?

Mr. Elshal · Post by **Mr. Elshal** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:19 am

Spritzpiggy wrote:Sorry to change the subject but sine the Stanford thread is worrying about housing at UVA (strange...) when should we start worrying about housing at H? What's the consensus on dorms there? Anyone hear tales...?

No need to worry about housing until April (if you plan on dorming). Also, I've spoken to a few people about housing. I covered a few people from a few different halls and, for the most part, each one believed his/her building was the absolute best by a long shot.

I guess it's what you make of it. Also, Hastings rooms have (non-working) fireplaces, as well as bay windows

sabanist · Post by **sabanist** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:08 am

vman21 wrote:Understood. I think your analysis is right on, but perhaps you are underestimating your chances slightly, especially given that this year there are less super high #'s around. Wasn't there a huge decrease in scorers between 175-180 this year and last? I could easily be wrong -- this might not affect Yale at all, since their acceptance pool is so small. Yet I would not be surprised if this year they scooped up quite a few with super high #'s simply because there are not a lot of you out there.

I joked with my only real life friend who's applying T-14 this cycle about wishing I get used just for my numbers after he expressed some gratitude toward Berkeley for being holistic

Good luck to you too!

Spritzpiggy wrote:Sorry to change the subject but sine the Stanford thread is worrying about housing at UVA (strange...) when should we start worrying about housing at H? What's the consensus on dorms there? Anyone hear tales...?

No need to worry if you're shooting for dorms - the order of choosing is a lottery.
I was leaning pretty hard toward North because I'm not exactly a fan of communal bathrooms, but I think I'm going to go with Gropius to knock down COL significantly. The Harvard Students Taking Questions thread has talked about the pros and cons of the different dorms if you want to check that out.

honeybadger12 · Post by **honeybadger12** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:01 am

cloudatlas · Post by **cloudatlas** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:03 am

Checking in!

Very unlikely I'll make it to ASW as I'm living overseas and a $1200 investment in establishing the delightful nature of whole grain mustard and civilized behavior seems a bit exorbitant (though I'd probably pay the domestic flight price of ~$300 for said civilized induction) -- I'll count on those going to report how exalting it all is! Also never been to Cambridge and thus have no idea what the atmosphere is, but it sounds like Instagram is a blessing.

Those who *have* been, or will be going, would absolutely love to hear more about what makes it magic, and just general deets about the ASW (EDIT: once all the ASW awesomeness has happened obviously, aka in a month or two haha. Weirdly too-early request for da fail)

eph · Post by **eph** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:38 am

Did the east coast tour a couple of weeks ago, first New Haven then Cambridge. Then when out west to Palo Alto. All three are amazing in their own way. Yale is one building. Beautiful, gothic, self contained and within the confines of the school campus. Class rooms are modern and the library is a little like Michigan's? High ceiling, stained glass windows. Coffee shops like au bon pain are a few blocks walk away. For those thinking of JD/MBA the new business school going up is state of the art and not that far. The outside edge if you will of Harvard Law is on a busy 4 lane street and just a five minute walk from Harvard Square. Feels touristy and a little hectic. The Wasserstein building is classy modern and huge, a really well designed space with nice cafeterias , class rooms, and multi-purpose areas. The dorms are a little weathered and seemingly from a different era at least the outside view. Once you face away from the street and get inside the law campus it is 8 or so buildings and very nice. Harvard Business is about four miles away, its' own campus, maybe 10 separate buildings, and very classy. Stanford is wow. Mountains in the distance, orange trees, one gorgeous building after another. Lots of bikes. The Munger resistances are 5 star hotels. The new law building with its second story garden is beautiful. The town is far away, which is good and bad.

xpxgymnxpx · Post by **xpxgymnxpx** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:28 pm

Just checking in...so excited to finally join this group! Also, I've been pending acceptance into the fb group for a few days now...how do i expedite that?

Yukos · Post by **Yukos** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:39 pm

xpxgymnxpx wrote:Just checking in...so excited to finally join this group! Also, I've been pending acceptance into the fb group for a few days now...how do i expedite that?

You don't. It took them four or five days to accept me.

leebs2 · Post by **leebs2** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:32 pm

If anyone's accepted and waiting to be added to the FB group, pm me.

Mr. Elshal · Post by **Mr. Elshal** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:07 pm

Finally decided that I'm going to Harvard next year! Just sent my deposit and I am ecstatic. See you next year!

housebro13 · Post by **housebro13** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:12 pm

Mr. Elshal wrote:Finally decided that I'm going to Harvard next year! Just sent my deposit and I am ecstatic. See you next year!

same here. See you guys in the fall!

LaMuSayonga · Post by **LaMuSayonga** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:05 am

Looks like I'm officially going to HLS, which is still a tad unbelievable. Unfortunately, I'm deferring a year and won't be in the Class of 2016 with you all. Is ASW worth attending this year if I'm deferring?

az21833 · Post by **az21833** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:05 pm

praying to join this group soon.

spyke123 · Post by **spyke123** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:15 pm

az21833 wrote:praying to join this group soon.

+ 1000000

kingsfield69 · Post by **kingsfield69** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:16 pm

housebro13 wrote:
Mr. Elshal wrote:Finally decided that I'm going to Harvard next year! Just sent my deposit and I am ecstatic. See you next year!
same here. See you guys in the fall!

Congrats to you both on finalizing! Looking forward to it!

kingsfield69 · Post by **kingsfield69** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:29 pm

sabanist wrote:
kingsfield69 wrote: I wasn't even interested in Harvard until we visited Cambridge last summer. It was instantly #1.
What about it in particular? Appearance, atmosphere, stuff to do?
A couple of Mr. Sabanist's good friends just moved up there, and I die a little every time they instagram a picture of some gorgeous building. I can't wait to see it myself.

There is an energy in Cambridge -- something about the collision of the environment, the buildings, the layout, the people, the attitudes ... just felt special to us -- a bit reminiscent of our time in Europe. We felt like Cambridge was a reflection of our culture and predilections as a family. So much going on. Everyone out walking, smiling, interacting. The intangibles just won us over. Doesn't hurt that we're hikers/skiers/four seasoners who adore history.

Jesus. I sound like a tourist brochure.

We toured 9 campuses/towns. Ithaca and Charlottesville were great, but Cambridge was the runaway favorite. I did not get the same vibe from Yale/New Haven, though admittedly our time was limited and our visits nothing more than a heuristic.

sabanist · Post by **sabanist** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:35 pm

Wormfather wrote:My status checker has been updated with an HLS email, but I've not received instructions on activation of it. Is there some some of portal with a knowable combination of DOB/LSAC#/etc that I can use to move forward or do I just have to wait a little bit longer?

IIRC it has a specific activation code that gives you access to everything. I think you'll have to wait.

Alassio · Post by **Alassio** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:06 pm

Mr. Elshal · Post by **Mr. Elshal** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:50 pm

kingsfield69 wrote:
sabanist wrote:
kingsfield69 wrote: I wasn't even interested in Harvard until we visited Cambridge last summer. It was instantly #1.
What about it in particular? Appearance, atmosphere, stuff to do?
A couple of Mr. Sabanist's good friends just moved up there, and I die a little every time they instagram a picture of some gorgeous building. I can't wait to see it myself.
There is an energy in Cambridge -- something about the collision of the environment, the buildings, the layout, the people, the attitudes ... just felt special to us -- a bit reminiscent of our time in Europe. We felt like Cambridge was a reflection of our culture and predilections as a family. So much going on. Everyone out walking, smiling, interacting. The intangibles just won us over. Doesn't hurt that we're hikers/skiers/four seasoners who adore history.

Jesus. I sound like a tourist brochure.

We toured 9 campuses/towns. Ithaca and Charlottesville were great, but Cambridge was the runaway favorite. I did not get the same vibe from Yale/New Haven, though admittedly our time was limited and our visits nothing more than a heuristic.

In case this sounds like BS, or in case anyone thinks this doesn't apply to a single K-JD... It is definitely all true. I was on the fence until this past Thursday when I visited, and I mailed my deposit almost as soon as I got home (and access to $500 lol).

I agree 100% that there's just something there (I guess the intersection of all the intangibles) that just makes the place awesome. Visit and be amazed.

az21833 · Post by **az21833** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:06 pm

this makes me yearn for the js2 even more. i dont tknow why i hang out in this thread. it is torture

spyke123 · Post by **spyke123** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:20 pm

woah, almost 300 on the fb group already..

is HLS almost done filling up?

Mr. Elshal · Post by **Mr. Elshal** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 11:11 pm

spyke123 wrote:woah, almost 300 on the fb group already.. is HLS almost done filling up?

Doubtful. Even if only half the admitted students have fb/joined the group, there are still over 200 spots left

facile princeps · Post by **facile princeps** » Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:06 pm

Checking in. Most likely will be at the March ASW. Hope I'll bump into a few of you.

Congrats to all admits!

kingsfield69 · Post by **kingsfield69** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:01 am

Wormfather wrote:To access admitted students site ("Information for Admitted Students") its:

HUID for username
PIN for password

Right?

Actually ... I think it's xxxx.jd16 for username and your corresponding password.

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