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ObiWahooKenobi · Post by **ObiWahooKenobi** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 11:59 am

Well this is joyous news! I am glad to hear my analysis is pessimistic.

dreamerchic19 · Post by **dreamerchic19** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:25 pm

jettison63 wrote:
dreamerchic19 wrote:wondering if I should just wait

Dreamerchic, wait for what?

to apply

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:26 pm

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dreamerchic19 · Post by **dreamerchic19** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:26 pm

thanks for the new poll!

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:28 pm

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EnderWiggin · Post by **EnderWiggin** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:41 pm

benwyatt wrote:
EnderWiggin wrote:JS1!!!

I can hardly breathe.
Congrats!

Thank you!! Theugg - PMed you.

maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:46 pm

JS1!!!!! Went complete mid-November.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:48 pm

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pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 1:53 pm

maracuya wrote:JS1!!!!! Went complete mid-November.

And now the panic sets in for me....

But congrats that's awesome!

maracuya · Post by **maracuya** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:44 pm

pittsburghpirates wrote:
maracuya wrote:JS1!!!!! Went complete mid-November.
And now the panic sets in for me....

But congrats that's awesome!

Thank you! You'll get there!!

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:32 pm

JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:36 pm

JS1, wow, what a day.... Submitted in October. Still quite a few slots there!

pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:36 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!

Congrats!!

JedBartlet2016 · Post by **JedBartlet2016** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:37 pm

Congrats to all the new JS1s!

pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 3:39 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:JS1, wow, what a day.... Submitted in October. Still quite a few slots there!

Congrats!

cantorb · Post by **cantorb** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:06 pm

WinterComing · Post by **WinterComing** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:09 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!

Congrats! Always like to see the OP get good news...

cantorb · Post by **cantorb** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:17 pm

texasellewoods · Post by **texasellewoods** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:19 pm

JS1!!! Submitted early november

salander · Post by **salander** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:36 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:I would give up my first born for a JS1. Is that not enough HLS?!! What more must I be willing to sacrifice?!

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!

CONGRATS!!! We all know how much you wanted this. Now don't get too attached to your first-born child

oliverotis · Post by **oliverotis** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:41 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!

Hahah congrats!!

texasellewoods · Post by **texasellewoods** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:42 pm

salander wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:I would give up my first born for a JS1. Is that not enough HLS?!! What more must I be willing to sacrifice?!

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!
CONGRATS!!! We all know how much you wanted this. Now don't get too attached to your first-born child

oliverotis · Post by **oliverotis** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:43 pm

cantorb wrote:
curious bobcat wrote:I suspect the estimates above are severely low-balling it. My optimism is obviously self-serving, but here are three reasons why I think the odds are pretty solid for JS1s so far...

1) The 2010 interview with Josh Rubenstein states HLS interviewed about 1,000-1,200 applicants, and they end up offering 900-1,000 acceptances. This puts JS1s, regardless of timing in the cycle, at 75%-95% acceptance. Admittedly, this was five years ago, but I can't find any evidence that they have ramped up their interviewing rate enough to justify the current speculation.

(http://www.top-law-schools.com/josh-rub ... rview.html)

2) According to our spreadsheet, the average numbers for JS1s this cycle is 175/3.88. According to lsn, candidates with those numbers are accepted at an 87% rate.

(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... =3&vpid=A1)
(http://lawschoolnumbers.com/gpa-3.9/lsat-175)

3) A few pages ago, it was mentioned that somebody in last year's applicant thread estimated that Oct/Nov JS1s are accepted at a 95% rate, according to some TLS spreadsheet. Too lazy to go find that post, but it should be a few pages back--presuming it was not deleted.
Solid analysis overall but that interview with Josh Rubenstein was when they were only doing phone interviews, which were generally considered a formality. Jessica Soban said in an interview when they switched to Skype (2012) that they were aiming for 1200 interviews, and by all accounts that number has increased. https://www.admissionsdean.com/research ... sica-soban.

In addition there were only 918 acceptances in 2014, which was significantly up from the 3 previous years (which were in the mid 800s).

Source?

salander · Post by **salander** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:46 pm

texasellewoods wrote:JS1!!! Submitted early november

Congrats to you and to everyone else who received a JS1 today as well!

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Tue Dec 01, 2015 4:52 pm

salander wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:I would give up my first born for a JS1. Is that not enough HLS?!! What more must I be willing to sacrifice?!

Hildegard15 wrote:JS1 I'M SO SORRY I WAS SUCH A DOUBTER!!!!
CONGRATS!!! We all know how much you wanted this. Now don't get too attached to your first-born child

I could have spared my first-born had I just maintained hope for 1 more week!!