Harvard Waitlist 2011 Forum

[WestOfTheRest]

wait, if harvard has around 6000 applicants each year, and about 600 of them are on LSN, and 90 people on LSN are currently waitlisted... that would mean if LSN does NOT skew towards way better applicants, there are 900 people on the waitlist. dear god. let's hope everyone not on LSN is a 150/2.5 applicant.

This is silly speculation. Of course there is a self-selection bias. The waitlist is not going to be 900 people. At the same time, I wish someone would call and ask how large the waitlist is on average.

[r6_philly]

Don't use LSN for stats purposes.

[WestOfTheRest]

Don't use LSN for stats purposes.

It's good for some trend spotting as well.

[ElvisAaron]

wait, if harvard has around 6000 applicants each year, and about 600 of them are on LSN, and 90 people on LSN are currently waitlisted... that would mean if LSN does NOT skew towards way better applicants, there are 900 people on the waitlist. dear god. let's hope everyone not on LSN is a 150/2.5 applicant.

I said TLS is skewed towards better apps not LSN.
LSN is too unreliable to take as hard numbers, with people putting "holds" as waitlists and people bullshitting because their friends view their profiles or they want to hide who they are etc.
Absolute speculation from a gambling perspective. I'm not claiming accuracy. Just from what I've seen online and heard personally from students of past cycles I'm putting it at +300.

[r6_philly]

I will go around 3-400. The difference between admits and matrics last year were 324 (559/833). I doubt that they will need 300 on the WL because they are not going to under-yield (withdraw + defer) by more than 100. However they have to account for people not staying on WL.

What if they they undershot their WL goal, that's why they are still WL today (and no mass rejection yet).

I like (and dislike) speculating. Any one bought coffee futures?

[WestOfTheRest]

I will go around 3-400. The difference between admits and matrics last year were 324 (559/833). I doubt that they will need 300 on the WL because they are not going to under-yield (withdraw + defer) by more than 100. However they have to account for people not staying on WL.

What if they they undershot their WL goal, that's why they are still WL today (and no mass rejection yet).

I like (and dislike) speculating. Any one bought coffee futures?

TBH, I prefer dabbling in Tulip bulb futures.

[gatorgirl4life]

tag =)

[r6_philly]

TBH, I prefer dabbling in Tulip bulb futures.

If you could somehow figure out a way to generate a new bubble (without generating jail time) I will go all in!

There is always gold and silver.

[ElvisAaron]

Harvard should do a Cambridge version of "bumfights" to see who gets admitted.

[WestOfTheRest]

Harvard should do a Cambridge version of "bumfights" to see who gets admitted.

I'm in for this.

[LargeHuman]

Count me in as well. For people in the 99th percentile of the LSAT I'm in the 99th percentile of size.

[ElvisAaron]

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[cardinals1989]

Tagging this thread for future data mining/stalking purposes.

[WestOfTheRest]

Count me in as well. For people in the 99th percentile of the LSAT I'm in the 99th percentile of size.

I'm in both.

[LargeHuman]

Count me in as well. For people in the 99th percentile of the LSAT I'm in the 99th percentile of size.

I'm in both.

Giant people unite!

[tipler4213]

Tag.

[gatorgirl4life]

I'm in if there are weight classes...I could probably take the rest of the <110 crowd haha

[WestOfTheRest]

I'm in if there are weight classes...I could probably take the rest of the <110 crowd haha

No weight classes. There's only so many seats available and I need all the help I can get.

[r6_philly]

I'm in if there are weight classes...I could probably take the rest of the <110 crowd haha

No weight classes. There's only so many seats available and I need all the help I can get.

Maybe they can fit in 2 half-sized chairs for me and gatorgirl in the back.

[Student13]

Are any of you sending in a new rec? I am thinking about doing so. Thoughts?

[d34d9823]

Hi all. Sorry we had to meet this way, but good luck! I've done a quick pivot on the data in Dany's spreadsheet (which is awesome, btw). Hopefully this will be of help to someone. 25/50/75 are from last year's class. I've split it up by URM and non-URM to enable people to see where they stand in relation to others with similar applications. People who did not answer the URM question are excluded from the pivot.

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[neonx]

Hi all. Sorry we had to meet this way, but good luck! I've done a quick pivot on the data in Dany's spreadsheet (which is awesome, btw). Hopefully this will be of help to someone. 25/50/75 are from last year's class. I've split it up by URM and non-URM to enable people to see where they stand in relation to others with similar applications. People who did not answer the URM question are excluded from the pivot.

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This is horrifying.

Also, here's to being notified next week & to Harvard having a weak yield cycle.

[chasgoose]

Hi all. Sorry we had to meet this way, but good luck! I've done a quick pivot on the data in Dany's spreadsheet (which is awesome, btw). Hopefully this will be of help to someone. 25/50/75 are from last year's class. I've split it up by URM and non-URM to enable people to see where they stand in relation to others with similar applications. People who did not answer the URM question are excluded from the pivot.

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This is horrifying.

That chart actually gives a pretty good insight though into how HLS admissions work. I mean I know its hardly a representative sample, but I mean it supports the obvious idea that if you are above both 75%iles you are pretty much in (given the lack of such candidates) which is not something that can be said about Yale or Stanford. Also, the fact that every waitlisted person with above 75%ile LSATs is below 25%ile GPA would suggest that LSAT matters a little bit more. Nothing shocking, but its nice to have some evidence...

Also, here's to being notified next week & to Harvard having a weak yield cycle.

[adt231]

Thanks, d34dluk3!

[ElvisAaron]

Waitlisted, Accepted
2008,2009,2010 combined
4: 177-180/ 3.7-8
2: 177-180/<3.7
1: 175-176/3.9+
2: 175-176/3.7-8
3: 173-174/3.9+
4: 173-174/3.7-8
1: 173-174 3.6x
11: 171-172 with a 3.9x
3: 171-172 <3.9
7: 167-170/3.9+
2: 169-170/3.7-8
3: <165

To me this says Lsat matters LESS to WLs, not more.