Harvard C/O 2019 Applicants Forum

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 8:52 am

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Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:24 am

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libertttarian · Post by **libertttarian** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 10:35 am

basedvulpes wrote:Man, this place went downhill overnight. What happened?

JS1s nervously preparing for interviews, nonJS1s too sickened by the dichotomy between their dreams/reality to poast in a thread that reminds them of this fact.

gobears!! · Post by **gobears!!** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:39 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 1:00 pm

Harvette · Post by **Harvette** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 6:14 pm

barley wrote:Sooo when you sign up for a JS1 time, you'll see that each time slot has one interviewer listed. There are five different possibilities: HLS J.D. Interviewer, Harvard J.D. Admissions Interviewer, HLS Interviewer, HLS Admissions Interviewer, and Harvard J.D. Interviewer. Pretty positive that each one of those pseudonyms corresponds to a specific adcomm member! I saw in the thread last year that people were trying to analyze what it meant if they were interviewed by JS as opposed to someone else, but I think this confirms that it really just depends on the time slot you pick.

And once we JS1s start, we should be able to figure out which pseudonym is which person in case future interviewees have a preference.

Interesting. So u may choose a different slot if u want to avoid a certain interviewer?
I will be surprised if they had students conduct some of the interviews.

Procyon · Post by **Procyon** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 7:17 pm

libertttarian · Post by **libertttarian** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 9:21 pm

leslieknope wrote:Oh hey, new JS1s! I checked this thread just at the right time. Congrats, guys! HLS 1L here- would be happy to answer any questions and such via PM. I guess this is also a good time to drop this link here:

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&start=25

I found it really helpful when I was preparing for my interview. Best of luck!

Went through this thread looking for a link like this. Thank you so much for posting it.

skywalker446 · Post by **skywalker446** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:52 am

Might be a silly question, but how will I know when my application is "complete"? I just submitted on the LSAC website a few days ago and got confirmation that the order went through (the application shows up as "transmitted" on the LSAC website), but I don't have access to the tracker yet. When do I get access to the tracker - will I get an e-mail or should I keep checking the LSAC website?

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:28 am

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skywalker446 · Post by **skywalker446** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:31 am

Hildegard15 wrote:
skywalker446 wrote:Might be a silly question, but how will I know when my application is "complete"? I just submitted on the LSAC website a few days ago and got confirmation that the order went through (the application shows up as "transmitted" on the LSAC website), but I don't have access to the tracker yet. When do I get access to the tracker - will I get an e-mail or should I keep checking the LSAC website?
Your tracker will change to complete before you get the email from Harvard saying it's complete. For me, I got the email a week after my status tracker was updated.

Sorry if I'm being dense but how do I access the HLS tracker? It looks like I need a username and password.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:33 am

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skywalker446 · Post by **skywalker446** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:43 am

Hildegard15 wrote:
skywalker446 wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:
skywalker446 wrote:Might be a silly question, but how will I know when my application is "complete"? I just submitted on the LSAC website a few days ago and got confirmation that the order went through (the application shows up as "transmitted" on the LSAC website), but I don't have access to the tracker yet. When do I get access to the tracker - will I get an e-mail or should I keep checking the LSAC website?
Your tracker will change to complete before you get the email from Harvard saying it's complete. For me, I got the email a week after my status tracker was updated.
Sorry if I'm being dense but how do I access the HLS tracker? It looks like I need a username and password.
No worries. You should get an email from HLS in the next couple of days with your username and password and the link to the tracker.

Got it, thanks! Exactly the info I was looking for

salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:59 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:New poll!!

Legally Blonde crushing it as always!

QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:05 pm

Any people with upcoming JS1s doing anything in particular to prepare? I haven't really done anything beyond read some of the most frequently asked questions and making sure that I have some sort of answer to them (why law, why Harvard, etc.)

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:15 pm

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whacka · Post by **whacka** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:23 pm

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libertttarian · Post by **libertttarian** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:34 pm

QuentonCassidy wrote:Any people with upcoming JS1s doing anything in particular to prepare? I haven't really done anything beyond read some of the most frequently asked questions and making sure that I have some sort of answer to them (why law, why Harvard, etc.)

Also, a major reason that Harvard is my number 1 choice (above Y or S for instance) is because my fiancee (will be my wife by the time I start LS) lives in Boston. What is TCR about mentioning that in response to why Harvard? Obviously I wouldn't make it a focal point, but should I even mention it? I can see arguments for both sides but unless convinced otherwise I probably won't just because it seems like the less risky option.

Been doing the same sort of prep. It's weird because I feel like if I practice specific answers it'll come off inauthentic, but I definitely need to memorize the main points that I want to hit.

And yeah dude I think logistical stuff like where you're wife's going to be living is a legitimate reason to prefer Harvard over peer schools. Do you have a specific fear about what the downside of mentioning it would be?

QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:02 pm

libertttarian wrote:
Been doing the same sort of prep. It's weird because I feel like if I practice specific answers it'll come off inauthentic, but I definitely need to memorize the main points that I want to hit.

And yeah dude I think logistical stuff like where you're wife's going to be living is a legitimate reason to prefer Harvard over peer schools. Do you have a specific fear about what the downside of mentioning it would be?

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:55 pm

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Indifference · Post by **Indifference** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:36 am

For those of you prepping, what I did last year (for whatever it is worth) is I made a list of old questions that adcomms had asked. Then I just generally prepared for the topics/thematic groups I saw in the questions, as opposed to specific questions. I felt like that gave me a balance between being under prepped and sounding like a robot. But there is no rule here. Some people prepped each past question. Others went in (close to) cold.

Euthyphro · Post by **Euthyphro** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:43 am

Checking in after getting up slightly earlier today because I have my interview in two hours! I hope I won't be woefully ill-equipped, since I'm only starting to prep now...
Either way, I'll report back if there's anything interesting!

QuentonCassidy · Post by **QuentonCassidy** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:01 am

Euthyphro wrote:Checking in after getting up slightly earlier today because I have my interview in two hours! I hope I won't be woefully ill-equipped, since I'm only starting to prep now...
Either way, I'll report back if there's anything interesting!

I got up about two hours earlier than I usually do as well haha. Good luck!

Ensalada · Post by **Ensalada** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:25 am

QuentonCassidy wrote:
Euthyphro wrote:Checking in after getting up slightly earlier today because I have my interview in two hours! I hope I won't be woefully ill-equipped, since I'm only starting to prep now...
Either way, I'll report back if there's anything interesting!
I got up about two hours earlier than I usually do as well haha. Good luck!

Starting to prep for my interview later today also. Good luck to both of you!!

barley · Post by **barley** » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:59 am