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[notanumber]

Is there a particular day of the week when they tend to send JR1 emails? Or is it pretty much spread between non-Monday weekdays?

The answer seems to be "M-F before February 1st."

[RednBlack]

seeing how harvard has been inactive lately, should we expect a deluge of activity all at once soon?

I don't post in here often and won't again for at least a little while, but from what I have got Harvard is currently trying to figure out how many of its already admitted students plan on attending and what other offers they have. This is them trying to gauge a yield during this already really weird admissions season in my opinion. I don't know why Harvard is doing this, but it appears to me they are.

Good luck to everyone btw.

+1

Seems very logical

[BenJ]

Is there a particular day of the week when they tend to send JR1 emails? Or is it pretty much spread between non-Monday weekdays?

The answer seems to be "M-F before February 1st."

I have this impression that they mostly come on Thursdays, but I'm not sure where that notion came from, and it's definitely not a hard-and-fast rule.

But, yeah, it feels like JR1s were "Every day of the work week until BenJ's UR date," and then never again

[Zara]

Is there a particular day of the week when they tend to send JR1 emails? Or is it pretty much spread between non-Monday weekdays?

The answer seems to be "M-F before February 1st."

I have this impression that they mostly come on Thursdays, but I'm not sure where that notion came from, and it's definitely not a hard-and-fast rule.

But, yeah, it feels like JR1s were "Every day of the work week until BenJ's UR date," and then never again

yeah mine was on thursday. I think the other two people on here who had jr1s in the last batch also got them on thursday (1/28). I'm actually relieved that Harvard's admissions have come almost to a grinding halt. It allows me to believe that I didn't get a jr2 last week because they are busy evaluating the whole applicant pool etc and that they don't just hate me.

[los blancos]

I just went UR this week. How long will it take to get my ding?

[Kronk]

I just went UR this week. How long will it take to get my ding?

The tap on your shoulder about two hours after you go to sleep will be Rubenstein.

[Hattori Hanzo]

Is there a particular day of the week when they tend to send JR1 emails? Or is it pretty much spread between non-Monday weekdays?

The answer seems to be "M-F before February 1st."

I have this impression that they mostly come on Thursdays, but I'm not sure where that notion came from, and it's definitely not a hard-and-fast rule.

But, yeah, it feels like JR1s were "Every day of the work week until BenJ's UR date," and then never again

I know where that notion came from: tomorrow's Thursday and we're all wishful. Let's see if tomorrow you'll have the impression that they mostly come on Fridays

[forza]

I just went UR this week. How long will it take to get my ding?

The tap on your shoulder about two hours after you go to sleep will be Rubenstein.

I love your name/tar!!!

[neimanmarxist]

I did do some searching about but I found a lot of conflicting answers to this question, so I thought I'd bring it here to the Harvard experts. Please excuse if it's been answered three dozen times (I found three dozen different answers):

I have been UR for a couple of weeks now .... (status checker)
But I just got a 'complete' email today!

does this mean:
a) kiss your slim chances goodbye . your ding will arrive pronto (or not pronto. whatever.)
b) nothing
c) other (please explain ) _________________________________

[democrattotheend]

I just got an e-mail that my application was complete, but have not had or been contacted about a JR-1. I thought you don't go complete until after the JR-1. Does that mean I'm rejected? If so, why wouldn't they just say so?

[somewhatwayward]

looking at last year on lsn, it looks like there won't really be any more movement in february at all. there were some decisions (acceptances) on 2/11 last year but then it skipped to 3/3.

i don't know whether interview e-mails were sent out during that period, but all of us, JR1s or not, may have a long wait.

maybe this year will be different with a new assistant dean at the helm?

[democrattotheend]

I did do some searching about but I found a lot of conflicting answers to this question, so I thought I'd bring it here to the Harvard experts. Please excuse if it's been answered three dozen times (I found three dozen different answers):

I have been UR for a couple of weeks now .... (status checker)
But I just got a 'complete' email today!

does this mean:
a) kiss your slim chances goodbye . your ding will arrive pronto (or not pronto. whatever.)
b) nothing
c) other (please explain ) _________________________________

I just got the same e-mail, and am wondering the same thing. I thought you don't go complete until after the JR-1.

[notanumber]

I did do some searching about but I found a lot of conflicting answers to this question, so I thought I'd bring it here to the Harvard experts. Please excuse if it's been answered three dozen times (I found three dozen different answers):

I have been UR for a couple of weeks now .... (status checker)
But I just got a 'complete' email today!

does this mean:
a) kiss your slim chances goodbye . your ding will arrive pronto (or not pronto. whatever.)
b) nothing
c) other (please explain ) Nobody knows WTF is going on because the regular and comforting Harvard admission process has turned into ghostly silence.

I think it's "C"

[neimanmarxist]

I did do some searching about but I found a lot of conflicting answers to this question, so I thought I'd bring it here to the Harvard experts. Please excuse if it's been answered three dozen times (I found three dozen different answers):

I have been UR for a couple of weeks now .... (status checker)
But I just got a 'complete' email today!

does this mean:
a) kiss your slim chances goodbye . your ding will arrive pronto (or not pronto. whatever.)
b) nothing
c) other (please explain ) Nobody knows WTF is going on because the regular and comforting Harvard admission process has turned into ghostly silence

I think it's "C"

why thank you. vain hope lives on.

[nixxers]

I just got an e-mail that my application was complete, but have not had or been contacted about a JR-1. I thought you don't go complete until after the JR-1. Does that mean I'm rejected? If so, why wouldn't they just say so?

I got my JR1 after I got the complete email. it varies. don't give up hope just yet

[georgina]

looking at last year on lsn, it looks like there won't really be any more movement in february at all. there were some decisions (acceptances) on 2/11 last year but then it skipped to 3/3.

i don't know whether interview e-mails were sent out during that period, but all of us, JR1s or not, may have a long wait.

maybe this year will be different with a new assistant dean at the helm?

admit-pair, chin up!

but really, admissions have been MUCH slower during dec/jan this year than in any of the past years (countably different). JR is really shaking things up, so who knows, there could be a flood of acceptances next week!

[somewhatwayward]

^
i guess also that 2/11 last year is not so far from 2/15 although 2/15 is (barely) the third friday of this month whereas 2/11 was the second friday.

you know, i am kind of enjoying this speculation. i am not sure what this says about me....

[DoubleChecks]

jeez i dont know why ppl keep reasking the same questions

all you have to do is read the 172 pages of this thread...

[Sogui]

jeez i dont know why ppl keep reasking the same questions

all you have to do is read the 172 pages of this thread...

I know right? The sense of entitlement in these new guys is just ridiculous.

BenJ I'd rather take your situation where you know that Harvard's silence is the reason for your wait over mine where a few people that went UR after me got JR1 emails.

[ConMan345]

jeez i dont know why ppl keep reasking the same questions

all you have to do is read the 172 pages of this thread...

I know right? The sense of entitlement in these new guys is just ridiculous.

BenJ I'd rather take your situation where you know that Harvard's silence is the reason for your wait over mine where a few people that went UR after me got JR1 emails.

If it's any consolation, herds and herds of people went UR after me but got JR1s before me. It took 40 days, which was a loooong time back in the heady days of fall '09.

[BenJ]

Is there a particular day of the week when they tend to send JR1 emails? Or is it pretty much spread between non-Monday weekdays?

The answer seems to be "M-F before February 1st."

I have this impression that they mostly come on Thursdays, but I'm not sure where that notion came from, and it's definitely not a hard-and-fast rule.

But, yeah, it feels like JR1s were "Every day of the work week until BenJ's UR date," and then never again

I know where that notion came from: tomorrow's Thursday and we're all wishful. Let's see if tomorrow you'll have the impression that they mostly come on Fridays

You know, I think I do

I do admit that it is comforting that no one UR after me has yet gotten a JR1, either. Still stressful, but comforting.

[Sogui]

this warrants a reposting:

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[Genki]

I just got an e-mail that my application was complete, but have not had or been contacted about a JR-1. I thought you don't go complete until after the JR-1. Does that mean I'm rejected? If so, why wouldn't they just say so?

Same thing happened to me today. I just about had a heart attack when I saw that I got an email from Harvard Law. I was quite disappointed when I realized it was just a "your application is complete" email.

Wonder why it takes them so long to get these out, I've been under review for over a week now.

[j nyc]

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[CoaltoNewCastle]

Does anybody who has synthesized the data on LSN know if more people or fewer people have been accepted on LSN this cycle compared to this date last cycle?