Held By Harvard Club - 2010 Forum

[somewhatwayward]

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[CrimsonCal]

So... it looks like the remaining holds on TLS are a ragtag bunch of below-median but interesting and diverse-storied folk. With no JR1s.

JR probably wants to see those medians shored up before giving us our shot at a golden ticket.

Edit: except you, hayward.

yep, pretty much describes me

[odiero]

so far I count like 11 pending-holds and all with pretty unique backgrounds and decent but borderline numbers. so we missed the big WL wave I guess for some final review or something.

Or some of us *cough* will get caught by the big rejection wave tomorrow. I suppose it's possible today's rejections were the result of some kind of final review... but I think it's more likely that they were just the first of a ding-wave (...awkward term). Once //that's// over with, then a final review? It does seem like some of the pending-holds will by-pass the waitlist. I've pretty much lost hope for my case though... I say that, but I'm still glued to TLS

[of Benito Cereno]

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[AdmiralNelson]

I'm resigned to the fact I will be dinged or WLd this week. I've been imagining it for over 2 months now. It will come as no shock. So I shall disappear for a year and apply once more, like a phoenix.

[odiero]

like a phoenix.

or the flu

[Consigliere]

so I havent sent any LOCI since I got held. I have one primed and ready to go. Should I send it now to prompt my getting put on the waitlist, or should I wait and see if I get put on the waitlist and then send it out?

[buzzgirl]

so far I count like 11 pending-holds and all with pretty unique backgrounds and decent but borderline numbers. so we missed the big WL wave I guess for some final review or something.

First time posting in here, but this describes me as well. Applied late Dec, held about 2 weeks ago.

My numbers are good but not great (by Harvard standards) but my overall application is solid (interesting WE, great LORs, HYP undergrad, some other pretty interesting softs). There is one factor in my application that is truly "unique" and I think that's the reason they're still holding on to me.

Glad to be in such interesting company.

[Illijah]

No JR1, URM (AA Male), Held 2/22, UR 2/22

[RhubarbPie]

I'm still standing (held awhile ago, don't remember when exactly, Jan maybe? No JR1). GPA slightly below 25th, LSAT at or around 25th (but not below). I'm an international applicant, music major. I'm surprised I'm still here, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

[wishfulnyc]

out of curiousity: is the consensus here that we are still waiting for a WL vs. ding, or does anyone think there is still a chance they will accept anyone outright?

[legalnoeagle]

out of curiousity: is the consensus here that we are still waiting for a WL vs. ding, or does anyone think there is still a chance they will accept anyone outright?

I think we're looking at a best-case scenario of a WL/Accept in mid-May.

Then again, there is a chance that none of us hear until after the deposit deadline. If I remember correctly, the held letter says that they might not get back to us until "late spring" with a decision.

[odiero]

also out of curiosity: are any of you interested in working outside of the US?

if you are interested in working outside of the US, would you definitely take H over CLS? H's name-recognition could be really useful internationally, but then i get the sense that CLS is a great environment for people with international interests.

at least according to the ABA data -- under "Employment (9 months after graduation)" -- Y seems to place the largest percentage of its graduating class outside of the US. H comes next, followed closely by CLS.

[BioEBear2010]

Here for roll-call:

Applied in late September, held mid January. No JR1. Sub-median stats.

[Netsirk]

So... it looks like the remaining holds on TLS are a ragtag bunch of below-median but interesting and diverse-storied folk. With no JR1s.

JR probably wants to see those medians shored up before giving us our shot at a golden ticket.

Joining this thread and I am very happy with the above post because it gives me hope (even if it is false hope).

My GPA is a 3.98, but my LSAT is sadly way below the 25th (not that bad but for Harvard's standards). URM, no JR1, held 3/29, UR 3/29.

[amputatedbrain]

Withdrawing . . . tired of the wait and decided I'd rather go to Stanford anyway. Of course, this sort of culling the herd is probably what the long hold time was meant to do anyway. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[stripes234]

Also my first time posting (but have been watching TLS for some time)... Held early January, no JR1, unique softs, median GPA but lower LSAT... Let's keep the hope!

[odiero]

Feeling more hopeful today.

Let's face it, we're all awesome.

Hopeful inclusive disjunction for the day:

EITHER the distribution on the LSN admissions outcomes graph is not representative of admissions outcomes for the whole pool of applicants OR Harvard has yet to admit the applicants who will make up the bottom GPA and LSAT quartiles. (This, assuming Harvard's stats this year will be similar to last year's stats.)

I'm guessing it's a little of both. There certainly are more bottom-quartile admits on the 2008-2009 graph, though.

[of Benito Cereno]

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[20121109]

am I the last high lsat splitter standing?
anyways. our group mostly consist of people with at least a couple of years out of UG doing interesting private sector, political work, or advanced graduate degrees. many of us have very unusual and compelling life stories and there are also a bunch of URMS and HYP alums. Fun.

Don't be so anxious, Benito. I doubt you'll be outright rejected. Let's hope for good news!

[of Benito Cereno]

I actually wasn't being anxious (I myself have advanced graduate degrees and, I like to think, a pretty compelling application too so I was including myself in that group description) I was just noting that I'm pretty much the only lsat splitter left on tls and that we have a rather strange group of pending-holds here.

[Emma.]

I actually wasn't being anxious (I myself have advanced graduate degrees and, I like to think, a pretty compelling application too so I was including myself in that group description) I was just noting that I'm pretty much the only lsat splitter left on tls and that we have a rather strange group of pending-holds here.

I'd call myself an LSAT splitter. No word from HLS (or SLS!) yet.

[odiero]

There are also a few remaining holds who don't seem to have particularly strong shots so who knows.

I'm one of these.

Interesting life story, interesting work experience, interesting... interests; but low numbers. LSAT below median, GPA below 25th percentile. I have an excellent graduate GPA, but I don't know how much that counts.

Any thoughts on that last piece? Seems like a number of you have done graduate work...

in depends what type of program but I can't see a 4.0 in a good grad program being ignored.

I would think successful completion of graduate work would correlate with success in securing a spot in legal academia (among other things). Harvard obviously has an interest in keeping up its image as a school that generates law professors, which might mean graduate work is more of a plus on a Harvard app than on, say, an Emory app. Who knows.

If speculation takes the same sort of skills that make a good lawyer, I think we'll all be excellent lawyers...

[of Benito Cereno]

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