Harvard Waitlist 2013 Forum

[chickpea]

AHHHHH my interview is Thursday--I'm freaking out. I am not prepared.

You still have plenty of time! As long as you've thought about why you want to attend Harvard/law school in general and have some kind of a relatively coherent life narrative you'll do great

[feelingood]

AHHHHH my interview is Thursday--I'm freaking out. I am not prepared.

You still have plenty of time! As long as you've thought about why you want to attend Harvard/law school in general and have some kind of a relatively coherent life narrative you'll do great

Oh I'm gona spin my narrative so awesomely that it would make Glenn Beck envious.

[TripTrip]

Did everyone do this? I didn't think it was necessary..

I did it because I always do it for interviews. It certainly isn't necessary, but I think showing them a little love is the thing to do.

You can think about it two ways. If their job doesn't require them to interview, then they've taken time they could be spending on other things to interview you. If their job requires them to do interviews, as with JS/KB, it didn't have to be you they interviewed.

I didn't send the thank-you note/email (but I neither do that for job interviews). IMO saying 'thank you' at the end of the actual interview does the job of expressing your gratitude (and is polite) so sending something afterwards seems redundant.

+1

Besides, there's no way anyone ever even connects the thank-you note to you unless you say something atrocious in it. (Everything to lose, nothing to gain.) JS/KB are not checking the jdamiss email, and if you send it there they'll just delete it. If you send it directly to your interviewer, they won't get it until significantly later in the day or the next day and most likely won't remember which person you were on account of the dozens of interviews they've done since then, and they won't have any reason to make the connection.

It seems like a nice sentiment, but they definitely do not need an extra 1200 emails pouring in. As soon as someone starts saying "it's proper courtesy and it can only help," everyone is going to contribute to that colossal influx of post-JS1 emails. Let's not start that. I'm not going to disagree with the courtesy bit, but really. I didn't, and if you haven't you don't need to either.

[untar614]

I didn't send the thank-you note/email (but I neither do that for job interviews). IMO saying 'thank you' at the end of the actual interview does the job of expressing your gratitude (and is polite) so sending something afterwards seems redundant.

+1

Besides, there's no way anyone ever even connects the thank-you note to you unless you say something atrocious in it. (Everything to lose, nothing to gain.) JS/KB are not checking the jdamiss email, and if you send it there they'll just delete it. If you send it directly to your interviewer, they won't get it until significantly later in the day or the next day and most likely won't remember which person you were on account of the dozens of interviews they've done since then, and they won't have any reason to make the connection.

It seems like a nice sentiment, but they definitely do not need an extra 1200 emails pouring in. As soon as someone starts saying "it's proper courtesy and it can only help," everyone is going to contribute to that colossal influx of post-JS1 emails. Let's not start that. I'm not going to disagree with the courtesy bit, but really. I didn't, and if you haven't you don't need to either.

I agree with this, though I'm not sure what it has to do with Final Fantasy. Does it help fill up your trance bar?

[Lavitz]

I agree with this, though I'm not sure what it has to do with Final Fantasy. Does it help fill up your trance bar?

Yeah, how's your game going, Trip?

[TripTrip]

I agree with this, though I'm not sure what it has to do with Final Fantasy. Does it help fill up your trance bar?

Yeah, how's your game going, Trip?

I paused it and bought Dishonored.

[dawyzest1]

AHHHHH my interview is Thursday--I'm freaking out. I am not prepared.

You still have plenty of time! As long as you've thought about why you want to attend Harvard/law school in general and have some kind of a relatively coherent life narrative you'll do great

Oh I'm gona spin my narrative so awesomely that it would make Glenn Beck envious.

That's the kind of confidence that will get you that JS2! Keep it up! Make sure you've got a couple good, specific questions that cannot be easily answered on the website. Good luck!

[Lavitz]

I'll name Cloud after you in honor of your OP status.

I paused it and bought Dishonored.

I suppose I should feel dishonored now.

[eyfl]

Ok, it's officially May 1st here so time to start posting pictures. Couldn't find any recent dog pictures so here's a chameleon:

[dnptan]

Sorry to interrupt the JS1 discussions, but I was wondering if you guys can give me advice:

I got offered a WL spot on 4/15. Though I've sent a "yes, please put me on the WL" e-mail, I haven't sent in a LOCI. That's mostly because nothing substantial has happened since I applied on Feb 1.

Do you think it's worth sending one in? I live in Boston and can definitely do a Campus Visit (although I know the area very well already). Also, I'm starting to suspect they only WLd me because I'm in Boston - this is based on the JS1s that focused on "why move to Boston?"

Thoughts?

[GertrudeR]

Sorry I haven't really been following this thread so sorry if I missed this happening, but last I had seen no one had gotten a JS1b and we weren't sure they would do them. I just saw though that someone posted on the spreadsheet that they got a JS 1 post WL after already having one pre WL.

So they are doing JS1bs....?

ETA: Also if someone did have a JS1b I would really like to know if it was a full length interview or more just a do you still want to go to HLS.

[Lavitz]

Sorry I haven't really been following this thread so sorry if I missed this happening, but last I had seen no one had gotten a JS1b and we weren't sure they would do them. I just saw though that someone posted on the spreadsheet that they got a JS 1 post WL after already having one pre WL.

So they are doing JS1bs....?

I don't know, it could be an error. Out of all of us pre-WL JS1s, only one gets a JS1b?

I guess we'll never know since the person is a self-described lurker.

[GertrudeR]

Oh true, I was looking at the wrong name. Ya definitely could just be a spreadsheet error.

[sabanist]

lol @ john marshall. thx guyz.

Lol.

I swear it wasn't me.

♫♫ Helix came in 'n he caught me red-handed, freakin' wit da wait list form -♫♫

If you three don't get in, I'm organizing a sit in at the admissions office.

Good luck to everyone interviewing this week! I know the topic has been beaten to death, but my PM inbox is still open for anyone who wants to talk/ask about specific JS1 stuff.
I hope y'all start getting phone calls soon!

[helix23]

sup ladies

[broadstreet11]

sup ladies

And so it begins. D-day is near.

[trojandave]

sup ladies

You, sir, can buy me a drink

[helix23]

sup ladies

You, sir, can buy me a drink

pfft you're the one who's IN brah. for now you're buying all the liquor.

[txdude45]

Double shot of happiness for all my fellow waitlisters:
Absolutely the cutest baby rabbit there is.


A young lamb in a diaper. Priceless.

[trojandave]

sup ladies

You, sir, can buy me a drink

pfft you're the one who's IN brah. for now you're buying all the liquor.

I'll buy you all the apple martinis you want in Cambridge. Hold me to it

[helix23]

sup ladies

You, sir, can buy me a drink

pfft you're the one who's IN brah. for now you're buying all the liquor.

I'll buy you all the apple martinis you want in Cambridge. Hold me to it

Better preorder some cuz my JS2 is tomorrow

[Longtimelurk]

Bold statement, Heix.

I'll join you in it.

[helix23]

Bold statement, Heix.

I'll join you in it.

yeyee

[txdude45]

Bold statement, Heix.

I'll join you in it.

yeyee

Watching The Paper Chase right now, just so I'm ready should the call come.

[Lavitz]

Bold statement, Heix.

I'll join you in it.

Longtimelurk, are you the same person as "long time lurker" in the spreadsheet who listed a pre-WL JS1 as well as a second JS1 invite on the 25th?