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

[Theopliske8711]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

[IrishJew]

i'm new here and apologies in advance, but why is the 177/3.6 rejection a major shock?

mylsn shows 40-50% rate of acceptance over the last few years with those stats. is the confusion because the ding came so early?

ps to the 177/3.6 poster, i wish you all the best for the rest of your cycle, your attitude is inspiring

I think there's been such a strong reaction because a) 177 is a great score, b) 177 is an even better score this cycle which has seen such low application numbers, c) it's rather early for HLS to be throwing away numbers like that, d) 3.6 isn't even that low, and we've seen lower get in this cycle, and e) edward is a cool cat.

Also because this person got a JS1. IIR some people in the interview thread pointed out that once you get your JS1 it's a concession that you are conceivably "Harvard material" and you've made it over the numbers hurdle to a certain extent. This means that (a) HLS has rejected someone whose GPA is prima facie acceptable with an awesome LSAT and (b) HLS has started rejecting competitive applicants whom they have interviewed (which includes many of us).

[barrelofmonkeys]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

they come out at all times of day, so, if you want to spend the rest of your day hoping, you have my blessing

[IrishJew]

I think the 3.3 admit had unreal softs. I remember this story on another TLS thread--that individual wiped most of their posts on TLS to avoid being outed, but they had the type of soft that you see on Yale's Class Profile. No clue about the 156. On LSN, a number of years ago there was a 3.3 admit to HLS, in 2005 or 2004 I think. After that a 3.4/177 was posted.

My understanding of the 3.3 is similar to kkdk's. In addition to sick softs I recall this legendary character also had very good grades in the last years and abysmal performance in the first or something. (I.e. it wasn't a consistent 3.3.) As for the 156, I don't know if it's been said explicitly but Asha mentioned in an interview that they accepted a guy with very low LSAT because he took it in between military deployments (and, I presume, was under a lot of stress and had very little time to study). Something someone on the 203 blog or elsewhere has given me the impression that this guy was the 156, though I don't know that for a fact. Either way, I'd wager everything else on his app was killer.

[HorseThief]

I think the 3.3 admit had unreal softs. I remember this story on another TLS thread--that individual wiped most of their posts on TLS to avoid being outed, but they had the type of soft that you see on Yale's Class Profile. No clue about the 156. On LSN, a number of years ago there was a 3.3 admit to HLS, in 2005 or 2004 I think. After that a 3.4/177 was posted.

My understanding of the 3.3 is similar to kkdk's. In addition to sick softs I recall this legendary character also had very good grades in the last years and abysmal performance in the first or something. (I.e. it wasn't a consistent 3.3.) As for the 156, I don't know if it's been said explicitly but Asha mentioned in an interview that they accepted a guy with very low LSAT because he took it in between military deployments (and, I presume, was under a lot of stress and had very little time to study). Something someone on the 203 blog or elsewhere has given me the impression that this guy was the 156, though I don't know that for a fact. Either way, I'd wager everything else on his app was killer.

I think that if your GPA is low and you really want to get into HYS, you probably need to get a PhD first. However, at that point, it might just be smarter to rock the PhD benefits than go back to school for 3 more years.

[residentemma]

I think the 3.3 admit had unreal softs. I remember this story on another TLS thread--that individual wiped most of their posts on TLS to avoid being outed, but they had the type of soft that you see on Yale's Class Profile. No clue about the 156. On LSN, a number of years ago there was a 3.3 admit to HLS, in 2005 or 2004 I think. After that a 3.4/177 was posted.

My understanding of the 3.3 is similar to kkdk's. In addition to sick softs I recall this legendary character also had very good grades in the last years and abysmal performance in the first or something. (I.e. it wasn't a consistent 3.3.) As for the 156, I don't know if it's been said explicitly but Asha mentioned in an interview that they accepted a guy with very low LSAT because he took it in between military deployments (and, I presume, was under a lot of stress and had very little time to study). Something someone on the 203 blog or elsewhere has given me the impression that this guy was the 156, though I don't know that for a fact. Either way, I'd wager everything else on his app was killer.

I think that if your GPA is low and you really want to get into HYS, you probably need to get a PhD first. However, at that point, it might just be smarter to rock the PhD benefits than go back to school for 3 more years.

Really the only reason I'm going to law school is so I can have an absurdly long string of acronyms after my name on a business card. After HLS I'm going to med school.

[SplitMyPants]

I think the 3.3 admit had unreal softs. I remember this story on another TLS thread--that individual wiped most of their posts on TLS to avoid being outed, but they had the type of soft that you see on Yale's Class Profile. No clue about the 156. On LSN, a number of years ago there was a 3.3 admit to HLS, in 2005 or 2004 I think. After that a 3.4/177 was posted.

My understanding of the 3.3 is similar to kkdk's. In addition to sick softs I recall this legendary character also had very good grades in the last years and abysmal performance in the first or something. (I.e. it wasn't a consistent 3.3.) As for the 156, I don't know if it's been said explicitly but Asha mentioned in an interview that they accepted a guy with very low LSAT because he took it in between military deployments (and, I presume, was under a lot of stress and had very little time to study). Something someone on the 203 blog or elsewhere has given me the impression that this guy was the 156, though I don't know that for a fact. Either way, I'd wager everything else on his app was killer.

I think that if your GPA is low and you really want to get into HYS, you probably need to get a PhD first. However, at that point, it might just be smarter to rock the PhD benefits than go back to school for 3 more years.

Really the only reason I'm going to law school is so I can have an absurdly long string of acronyms after my name on a business card. After HLS I'm going to med school.

And then training to become a professional engineer and a CPA?

[lawschool22]

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[NoDayButToday]

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[Cocoblues]

Then if you move to Germany, people will call you Frau Doktor Doktor Doktor ___name___. No joke, they do that. You get a doctorate or equivalent, you get another Doktor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixiYZ9DPk8o

[zen]

I think the 3.3 admit had unreal softs. I remember this story on another TLS thread--that individual wiped most of their posts on TLS to avoid being outed, but they had the type of soft that you see on Yale's Class Profile. No clue about the 156. On LSN, a number of years ago there was a 3.3 admit to HLS, in 2005 or 2004 I think. After that a 3.4/177 was posted.

My understanding of the 3.3 is similar to kkdk's. In addition to sick softs I recall this legendary character also had very good grades in the last years and abysmal performance in the first or something. (I.e. it wasn't a consistent 3.3.) As for the 156, I don't know if it's been said explicitly but Asha mentioned in an interview that they accepted a guy with very low LSAT because he took it in between military deployments (and, I presume, was under a lot of stress and had very little time to study). Something someone on the 203 blog or elsewhere has given me the impression that this guy was the 156, though I don't know that for a fact. Either way, I'd wager everything else on his app was killer.

I think that if your GPA is low and you really want to get into HYS, you probably need to get a PhD first. However, at that point, it might just be smarter to rock the PhD benefits than go back to school for 3 more years.

Really the only reason I'm going to law school is so I can have an absurdly long string of acronyms after my name on a business card. After HLS I'm going to med school.

It's all about the JD/MBA PMP.

[yossarian]

I think that if your GPA is low and you really want to get into HYS, you probably need to get a PhD first. However, at that point, it might just be smarter to rock the PhD benefits than go back to school for 3 more years.

Really the only reason I'm going to law school is so I can have an absurdly long string of acronyms after my name on a business card. After HLS I'm going to med school.

Yossarian, B.A., M.A.T., M.P.A., Ph.D., J.D., 0 practical skills but a helluva cocktail conversant.

Thanks again all. Assuming I actually have a better chance of transferring into Harvard than getting in directly. NOTE: I'm not saying this is advisable or what I want to do. But, theoretically, the .5% chance of being #1 at a t20 is higher than my 0% chance of getting in now.

[Arrow4Christ]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

I feel your pain yet again Honestly, I'm terrified that you'll get a JS1 before me and then I'll have no one I can empathize with.

[Leo]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

I feel your pain yet again Honestly, I'm terrified that you'll get a JS1 before me and then I'll have no one I can empathize with with whom I can empathize.

ftfy

[andapieceoftoast]

Just got rejected. Numb.

[Arrow4Christ]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

I feel your pain yet again Honestly, I'm terrified that you'll get a JS1 before me and then I'll have no one I can empathize with with whom I can empathize.

ftfy

Gee, thanks Believe it or not, I actually took the time to contemplate whether I should write it correctly...decided to go with the conversational tone and paid for it

[AFP]

Looks like no JS1 yet again.

I feel your pain yet again Honestly, I'm terrified that you'll get a JS1 before me and then I'll have no one I can empathize with with whom I can empathize.

ftfy

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011 ... positions/

tl;dr English has a long history of leaving prepositions at the ends of sentences. There's nothing particularly incorrect about it.

[barrelofmonkeys]

Just got rejected. Numb.

oh no toast! i'm so sorry

[Theopliske8711]

Just got rejected. Numb.

Sorry to hear.

[Arrow4Christ]

Just got rejected. Numb.

Sorry to hear.

+1

[lawschool22]

Just got rejected. Numb.

Nooooo

[barrelofmonkeys]

To quote a legend,

¡ today is our day !

the man, the myth, the legend

i wouldn't be surprised with either some more rejections or a smallish batch of JS2s (because i'm too tired to be a realist today)

[chneyo]

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[NoDayButToday]

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[Leo]

Just got rejected. Numb.

Sorry to hear it, toast. Hang in there though, you'll have great options elsewhere! JS1?