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

[Quest4Knowledge]

Big Congrats to Koala and the other admits...


Kinda shocked that I wasn't in the ding wave.

They probably like something about you enough to keep you! A decent number of admits first get their JS1 on the waitlist, so there's hope.

Interesting, are you saying that someone could be put on the waitlist, and while on the waitlist they receive a JS1? Or am I interpreting this wrong...

[barrelofmonkeys]

Big Congrats to Koala and the other admits...


Kinda shocked that I wasn't in the ding wave.

They probably like something about you enough to keep you! A decent number of admits first get their JS1 on the waitlist, so there's hope.

Interesting, are you saying that someone could be put on the waitlist, and while on the waitlist they receive a JS1? Or am I interpreting this wrong...

That's correct--people are interviewed off the waitlist.

[nabadgelyo]

Okay so if Harvard's policy this year is "no holds," do we know whether that means:
1. They are still holding applicants, but just not using the term "hold" to avoid annoying questions/confusion

or

2. They are not holding applicants at all.

If I understand correctly, wouldn't the former benefit early applicants who have not been accepted? Or do I misunderstand the concept of a "hold" entirely? Or has this question already been answered?

sigh.

[drawstring]

I'd say it's one given that JS said in a recent blog post that if you applied early and haven't heard back it's because they need to consider your application in the context of the entire applicant pool. That is essentially what a hold is in practice.

[nabadgelyo]

I'd say it's one given that JS said in a recent blog post that if you applied early and haven't heard back it's because they need to consider your application in the context of the entire applicant pool. That is essentially what a hold is in practice.

Thanks drawstring! That makes sense.

[residentemma]

Okay so if Harvard's policy this year is "no holds," do we know whether that means:
1. They are still holding applicants, but just not using the term "hold" to avoid annoying questions/confusion

or

2. They are not holding applicants at all.

If I understand correctly, wouldn't the former benefit early applicants who have not been accepted? Or do I misunderstand the concept of a "hold" entirely? Or has this question already been answered?

sigh.

The way I understand it, there used to be an actual "hold" status, ie: you would be notified that your application was being held for further review at a later date. This year, they're not notifying applicants that they are being held, but they are probably doing the same thing and holding certain batches of people until they are able to review them alongside later applicants.

[2014entering2014]

What does it mean if I applied the day that the app came out but I haven't heard anything (waitlist, rejection, JS1, nothin at all) since September?

[drawstring]

It probably means they like you enough to keep you through two rounds of dings and are probably trying to get a sense of where you stand compared to the larger applicant pool before either rejecting you or offering a JS1.

You may be headed towards a waitlist, though there will also be more dings before those come out.

[Kimikho]

So we know there are 1200 JS1s and about 850 acceptances. How many of the 350 who aren't accepted from that are waitlisted?

If anyone knows, obviously.

Or are most of the waitlists non-JS1s.

[2014entering2014]

It probably means they like you enough to keep you through two rounds of dings and are probably trying to get a sense of where you stand compared to the larger applicant pool before either rejecting you or offering a JS1.

You may be headed towards a waitlist, though there will also be more dings before those come out.

^I can deal with this. I've heard their waitlist isn't terrible! thanks

[2014entering2014]

It probably means they like you enough to keep you through two rounds of dings and are probably trying to get a sense of where you stand compared to the larger applicant pool before either rejecting you or offering a JS1.

You may be headed towards a waitlist, though there will also be more dings before those come out.

would you suggest a LOCI?

[drawstring]

I'd let them know if I got an impressive new job, if I won an award, if my grades went up, or anything similar that reflected positively on my application.

[drawstring]

So we know there are 1200 JS1s and about 850 acceptances. How many of the 350 who aren't accepted from that are waitlisted?

If anyone knows, obviously.

Or are most of the waitlists non-JS1s.

Would also love to know this.

[milkandcheerios]

how many JS2 have there been so far out of the expected ~1200? It seems like the Harvard class of 2017 FB page has actually gotten smaller since I last checked (unless my memory is way off). Are people already withdrawing?

[malleus discentium]

I got in yesterday
JennaDoge.jpg
Submitted: 12/09
Complete: 12/18
JS1: 1/13
Interview: 1/28
Call: Around 5:30 EST



Congratulations to all my fellow admits, condolences to the unfortunate dinged and good luck to the rest!

Congrats!!

So glad I can count on at least one other hardcore 30 Rock fan to be in Cambridge.

Indeed! We can tell people how we went to school in Boston. Well, not in Boston...

[Nooblarzlarz]

how many JS2 have there been so far out of the expected ~1200? It seems like the Harvard class of 2017 FB page has actually gotten smaller since I last checked (unless my memory is way off). Are people already withdrawing?

1200 JS1s and 850 JS2s. The HLS 2017 Facebook page has grown by about 50 people in the last 3 weeks or so.

[drawstring]

How many people are there now (it pains me to check)?

[Quest4Knowledge]

How many people are there now (it pains me to check)?

319 (but that includes admin/current students, etc).

[drawstring]

Thanks...I think last year's group had like 650 people?

[selden]

I got in yesterday
JennaDoge.jpg
Submitted: 12/09
Complete: 12/18
JS1: 1/13
Interview: 1/28
Call: Around 5:30 EST



Congratulations to all my fellow admits, condolences to the unfortunate dinged and good luck to the rest!

Congrats!!

So glad I can count on at least one other hardcore 30 Rock fan to be in Cambridge.

Indeed! We can tell people how we went to school in Boston. Well, not in Boston...

Just outside Boston. No, not Tufts.

[midwest17]

So we know there are 1200 JS1s and about 850 acceptances. How many of the 350 who aren't accepted from that are waitlisted?

If anyone knows, obviously.

Or are most of the waitlists non-JS1s.

Well the 850 includes JS1->WL->Accept. Not sure how many of 350 are JS1->WL->silence as opposed to JS1->reject.

[wtrc]

Just caught up on this thread, oops -- really sorry to hear about the rejections, and huge congrats to all the acceptances!!

[TheMostDangerousLG]

I got in yesterday
JennaDoge.jpg
Submitted: 12/09
Complete: 12/18
JS1: 1/13
Interview: 1/28
Call: Around 5:30 EST



Congratulations to all my fellow admits, condolences to the unfortunate dinged and good luck to the rest!

Congrats!!

So glad I can count on at least one other hardcore 30 Rock fan to be in Cambridge.

Indeed! We can tell people how we went to school in Boston. Well, not in Boston...

Just outside Boston. No, not Tufts.

This may or may not be how I actually announced my JS2 on FB. I'll never tell.

[TripTrip]

Harvard is one of those things people like you to be a little bit prideful about rather than patronizing them by hiding the ball.

[Frozen98]

editted