Harvard Law c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[taxman14]

Any clues as to when the next JS2 wave will come? So far there's only been two, right?

[hammy393]

Any clues as to when the next JS2 wave will come? So far there's only been two, right?

Last year's Jan and Feb waves were in mid Jan and mid Feb. This year's Jan wave was in late Jan. Maybe we'll have a mid/late Feb wave?

[dhbiv]

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[CenterFringe]

JS-1 invite today. Somewhat surprised, considering I submitted my application the day it opened. My GPA was way below 25%, so I'm pretty happy to at least get to talk to someone.

You gave me hope by saying "way below" and then snatched it away when mine was lower Congrats!

Haha, so sorry! But supposedly once you're below their 25% the GPA ceases to become an important factor, no matter how far below you are. At least, that's what I've hard #passingrumorsasfact

[curry1]

JS-1 invite today. Somewhat surprised, considering I submitted my application the day it opened. My GPA was way below 25%, so I'm pretty happy to at least get to talk to someone.

You gave me hope by saying "way below" and then snatched it away when mine was lower Congrats!

Haha, so sorry! But supposedly once you're below their 25% the GPA ceases to become an important factor, no matter how far below you are. At least, that's what I've hard #passingrumorsasfact

I don't think this is the case. Based off of LSN etc., it seems that H has a pretty hard 3.5 floor even for 175+ scorers (and more like 3.7 for <175).

[jjcorvino]

JS-1 invite today. Somewhat surprised, considering I submitted my application the day it opened. My GPA was way below 25%, so I'm pretty happy to at least get to talk to someone.

You gave me hope by saying "way below" and then snatched it away when mine was lower Congrats!

Haha, so sorry! But supposedly once you're below their 25% the GPA ceases to become an important factor, no matter how far below you are. At least, that's what I've hard #passingrumorsasfact

I don't think this is the case. Based off of LSN etc., it seems that H has a pretty hard 3.5 floor even for 175+ scorers (and more like 3.7 for <175).

Yeah, that is what I have been seeing too. Hopefully the down year in high scorers means they will let someone like me in!

[xnsch]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

[unrelated]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

[blahblah123]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

[sonyco]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

That could have potentially been a news story.

[xnsch]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

Wow that's incredibly thoughtful. Hope you and your family are doing okay. I've got family in an affected country as well and it's a tough time

[addie1412]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

Wow. That's amazing

[ashrice13]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

Wow. That's amazing

As if I needed another reason to love Harvard.

[calpolisci2016]

Completed my JS1. So...when's that next JS2 wave? Heheh.

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[calpolisci2016]

Completed my JS1. So...when's that next JS2 wave? Heheh.

How did it go?

I thought I did well. Of course, like anyone else, I was very anxious beforehand. But like everyone else here has said, the interview is very casual and goes by quickly.

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Big time Shout out to Harvard for recognizing some of us have jobs that we have not told about Law School and do not want to use PTO for interviews.

If any other schools want to take note, I will love you for a day if you offer Interviews later than 6pm

[crookedsmile]

Big time Shout out to Harvard for recognizing some of us have jobs that we have not told about Law School and do not want to use PTO for interviews.

If any other schools want to take note, I will love you for a day if you offer Interviews later than 6pm

You mean after 6pm EST, right?

[Dr.Degrees_Cr.Cash]

Big time Shout out to Harvard for recognizing some of us have jobs that we have not told about Law School and do not want to use PTO for interviews.

If any other schools want to take note, I will love you for a day if you offer Interviews later than 6pm

You mean after 6pm EST, right?

Yeah, I should clarify that

[eck456]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

I think you have to enroll now.

+1 on this idea. I come from a country that is affected by the recent Muslim ban, and I received a phone call from JS herself asking me how things are going and if HLS could be of assistance in any way. Super impressed.

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[cathy95]

Wow that was incredibly thoughtful. Got a package today from HLS that contained a book on the modern history of same-sex marriage litigation in the U.S. along with a note from the author (HLS professor) on the title page. I wrote about how being gay had given me an interest in civil rights battles in the courts and thought this was an incredibly nice and personal gesture and it's nice to know they really do care about the content of our applications

Same! Got a book written by one of the professors I mentioned during the interview. Super impressed.

[jjcorvino]

Harvard is about to get another SCOTUS judge

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Gorsuch's resume is ridiculous.

[canafsa]

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Yeah when Trump came out with his usual superlatives talking about how he intended to pick the best judge in the entire nation I couldn't help but roll my eyes, but it looks like he came through with a stellar pick. I need tor read more about him though.