Harvard Law c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:45 am
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Terms:
JS1: Invitation to interview with either Jessica Soban (Admissions Dean) or another interviewer.
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.
JS2: A call from Jessica Soban (or other admissions staff) offering admittance to Harvard Law School.
LoCI: Letter of Continued Interest
JSNone: No JS1 invite
JSDone: Rejection
c/o 2019 profile:
http://hls.harvard.edu/dept/jdadmission ... and-facts/
Number of Applications: 5,755 (+270)
Number of Admission Offers: 900 (-8)
Percentage Offered Admission: 15.6% (-0.9% points)
Newly Enrolled 1Ls: 562
GPA 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 3.96 (+.02) / 3.86 / 3.76
LSAT 75th / 50th / 25th percentiles: 175 / 173 (+1) / 170
48% women
45% students of color
10% hold advanced degrees
81% at least 1 year out of college
66% 2+ years out of college
182 undergraduate schools represented
42 states represented (plus DC)
17% international students
Timeline:
Application Opened (c/o 2020): Monday, September 12
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 Complete (c/o 2019): Wednesday, September 23
First Complete (c/o 2020): Friday, September 23
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 JS1 Invite (c/o 2019): Tuesday, October 20 (~11:45AM EST)
First JS1 Invite (c/o 2020): Friday, November 4 (~3 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)
First JS2 (c/o 2019): Tuesday, December 8 (~4 PM EST)
First JS2 (c/o 2020): Monday, December 19 (~10 AM EST)
JS1 Waves for c/o 2020
1st wave: 11/4/16
2nd wave: 11/10/16
3rd wave: 11/14/16
4th wave: 11/21/16
5th wave: 11/23/16
6th wave: 11/28/16
7th wave: 12/2/16
8th wave: 12/5/16 (?)
9th wave: 12/14/16
10th wave: 12/20/16
11th wave: 1/4/17
12th wave: 1/9/17
13th wave: 1/18/17
14th wave: 1/23/17
15th wave: 1/30/17
16th wave: 2/2/17
17th wave: 2/6/17 (?)
18th wave: 2/17/17
19th wave: 2/21/17
20th wave: 2/24/17
21st wave: 2/28/17
22nd wave: 3/1/17
23rd wave: 3/13/17
24th wave: 3/20/17
JS2 Waves for c/o 2020
1st wave: 12/19/16
2nd wave: 1/25/17
3rd wave: 2/22/17
4th wave: 3/22/17
5th wave: 3/28/17
Ding Waves for c/o 2020
1st wave: 2/2/17 (?)
2nd wave: 2/28/17
3rd wave: 3/13/17
4th wave: 3/30/17
6th wave: 3/31/17
Waitlist Waves for c/o 2020
1st wave: 3/30/17
2nd wave: 3/31/17
JS1 Waves for c/o 2021
1st wave: 11/1/17
2nd wave: 11/6/17
3rd wave: 11/14/17
4th wave: 11/20/17
5th wave: 11/28/17
6th wave: 12/7/17
7th wave: 12/20/17
8th wave: 1/3/18
9th wave: 1/6/18
10th wave: 1/16/18
11th wave: 1/22/18
JS2 Waves for c/o 2021
1st wave: 12/18/17
2nd wave: 1/23/18