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[xylocarp]

Let's apply to Harvard! If you have any other helpful links to put in the OP, please let me know. Good luck to all!




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Guide to Acronyms

JS1: Invitation to interview with either Jessica Soban (Admissions Dean) or another interviewer. With very few exceptions, all admitted applicants have this interview before being admitted. It is conducted, again with few exceptions, over Skype. Interviews often last anywhere from 8 to 20 minutes.
More on the Skype Interview
JS1b: A phone call from Jessica Soban, generally later in the process, clarifying continued interest in attending Harvard Law. Often goes to people who have been held or waitlisted.
JSW: Being placed on the Harvard waitlist. This decision is communicated via email. This acronym was decided by the vote of last year's thread.
JS2: A call from Jessica Soban offering admittance to Harvard Law School.
LoCI: Letter of Continued Interest


Key Dates

Application Opens: September 15
Application Deadline: February 1

First Complete (c/o 2016): Wednesday, October 10
First Complete (c/o 2017): Thursday, September 26
First Complete (c/o 2018): Tuesday, September 30

First JS1 Invite (c/o 2016): Wednesday, October 31 (~4 PM EST)
First JS1 Invite (c/o 2017): Tuesday, October 15 (~4 PM EST)
First JS1 Invite (c/o 2018): Monday, October 27 (~4 PM EST)

First JS2 (c/o 2016): Tuesday, November 20 (~2:30 PM EST)
First JS2 (c/o 2017): Monday, November 25 (~7 PM EST)
First JS2 (c/o 2018): Monday, December 15 (~3 PM EST)


Reference Threads

Class of 2017 Applicants
Class of 2017 Waitlist
Class of 2017 Accepted

Class of 2016 Applicants
Class of 2016 Waitlist
Class of 2016 Accepted


HLS c/o 2017 Profile

Number of Applications: 5,973
Number of Admission Offers: 918
Percentage Offered Admission: 15.4%
Newly Enrolled 1Ls: 560

GPA 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 3.95 / 3.87 / 3.75
LSAT 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 175 / 173 / 170
50% women
41% students of color
9% hold advanced degrees
76% at least 1 year out of college
56% 2+ years out of college

172 undergraduate schools represented in the 1L class

44 states represented (plus DC)
19 foreign countries represented
10% Non-US Citizens
Countries Represented: Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Liberia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, United Kingdom


Admissions Decisions for the 2013-2014 Cycle




Admissions Timeline for the 2013-2014 Cycle

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Poll Results!

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 What is your favorite thing about Harvard (other than employment stats)?

Faculty                                                  0%       0
Students                                                 8%       5
Class size                                               0%       0
Cambridge/Boston                                         3%       2
Clinics                                                  1%       1
Need-Based Aid                                           1%       1
Grading System                                           5%       3
Preftige                                                 79%      46

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If you went to HLS, where would you tell new acquaintances you went to school?

Boston                                                   2%       1
Just outside Boston                                      0%       0
Not in Boston, but nearby. Not Tufts.                    2%       1
Cambridge                                                14%      6
New England                                              0%       0
Harvard                                                  31%      13
Harvard Law School                                       48%      20
BU                                                       0%       0

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How would you finance a HLS J.D.?

Loans                                                    56%      74
Parental $$$                                             19%      25
Savings                                                  11%      15
LIPP                                                     9%       12
Outside Scholarships                                     3%       5

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What would you do after a JS2?
                 
There will be lots of screaming                          13%      25
A few well-placed tears should do the trick              8%       15
Libations at the local watering hole, of course          17%      31
I'll ascend directly into heaven                         11%      21
Spend time with friends/SO/family                        12%      23
Post a Facebook status with lots of exclamation points   9%       17
Obsessively browse Trulia for Cambridge real estate      8%       15
Quit my job                                              5%       10
Stare at my bank account and contemplate life            13%      24  

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Have you received a JS1? (poll taken down 12/9)
                 
Yes (above both medians)                                 11%      17
No (above both medians, complete)                        7%       11
Yes (above GPA median only)                              5%       9
No (above GPA median only, complete)                     13%      21
Yes (above LSAT median only)                             8%       13
No (above LSAT median only, complete)                    15%      24
Yes (below both medians)                                 3%       5
No (below both medians, complete)                        21%      33
Not yet complete                                         13%      20

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When will the first JS2s come?

Wed. 12/10	                                             0%       1
Thurs. 12/11	                                           0%       0
Fri. 12/12   	                                          6%       7
Sat. 12/13 - Sun. 12/14	                                0%       0
Mon. 12/15	                                             18%      19
Tues. 12/16	                                            2%       3
Wed. 12/17 - Sun. 12/21	                                7%       8
Mon. 12/22 - Wed. 12/24	                                8%       9
Christmas or later                                        9%       10
Literally never                                           44%      46

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Is Jessica Soban the best adcomm ever?

Yes                                                       0%        0
Definitely yes                                            41%       7
Stop sucking up and come up with                          58%       10
     a more interesting poll, xylo

[Learn_Live_Hope]

Gorgeous!

[ilikebaseball]

these threads are stressing me out man! damn its almost that time.

[Gray]

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[xylocarp]

This is super nice! I'm just here to lurk and cheer you guys on. I have a good friend who is a rising 3L at H, and as far as I can tell, it is as amazing as you'd expect!

I wish I had the GPA to apply.... Although that graph makes it look like someone with a 2.8 and 148 got in.... either I'm reading that wrong, or someone's trolling...

Yeah probably just a troll. Or a military vet URM with a Rhodes or something, but I doubt it.

[downbeat14]

Checking in. Beautiful post xylo.

Good luck everyone!!!

[blueberrycrumble]

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[LolaBanana]

It's that time!

[malleus discentium]

Good luck to everyone this cycle!

(I am very glad to see JSW won out and will be made official by virtue of this thread, btw)

[w0w]

Checking in!! Can't wait to start stressing abt getting a JS1. (Mainly bc that means my apps will be done!)

[Winston1984]

Not gonna happen, but yolo.

[Gray]

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[Learn_Live_Hope]

Not gonna happen, but yolo.

This should just replace VERITAS


Depending on my LSAT, this is the general area of rejection that I will inevitably fall into:



I had a very involved daydream this morning, where I got a 180 and they actually admitted me. Not gonna happen, but yolo

The are two greens right above you. If you could get that LSAT up by few points there might be a chance.

[generalmead]

Checking in! Had a chance to visit the campus the other week...it is HUGE; most other law schools could fit into their WCC student center. Quite pretty too, apart from the Soviet-style student housing just east of the WCC.

[Gray]

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[Learn_Live_Hope]

The are two greens right above you. If you could get that LSAT up by few points there might be a chance.

Well I got a 179 on my PT yesterday, hence the unrealistic optimism...but still... dat GPA.

Offset it with a 177+

That was 172 with a 3.2 that got in-right? I'm looking at it via my iPhone so I can't tell for sure.

[jk148706]

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[Gray]

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[Winston1984]

Offset it with a 177+

That was 172 with a 3.2 that got in-right? I'm looking at it via my iPhone so I can't tell for sure.

I think it's closer to 3.3... And yeah I'd only even apply to HLS if I had a 177+

Not gonna happen, but yolo.

Hopefully you get that 177+!

[Gray]

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[rebexness]

Not gonna happen, but yolo.

[Winston1984]

Hopefully you get that 177+!

Thank you! Can 'not gonna happen but yolo' become an acronym on TLS? Like, NGHBY. I feel that it applies to so many things.

Sort of like "good luck, follow your dreams," but less of a joke?

I plan on checking into Y and S with that too.

[everything_bagel]

Not gonna happen, but yolo.

[suppy183]

It's a long shot, but checking in...

Edit: Also, just want to note how insane it is that 43% of TLS applicants from last year's spreadsheet were admitted, even if there's some self-selection going on. Way to make me feel inadequate, TLS.