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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

Deferred from last cycle and thought I'd get things rolling given the dearth of school-specific threads right now. Will happily cede OP control to a deserving applicant as the cycle progresses.

Happy to answer any questions. Good luck, all!

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Checking in! Many thanks to Pozzo for starting this thread.

Checking in, although I have no delusions of getting in. Below both medians.

Checking in! Best of luck, everyone!

And thanks to Pozzo for consolidating all this information!

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That's it!!
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Checking in despite the odds

Checking in, trying to break the GPA floor

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Doubt I'll make it but you lose every chance you don't take right? (aka Harvard, pls, take me because idk what you're losing by not taking me, but you're losing something)

Checking in!! Woo!!

rowdy wrote:Checking in, trying to break the GPA floor

If anyone can, its you.

Slippin' Jimmy wrote:

rowdy wrote:Checking in, trying to break the GPA floor

If anyone can, its you.

Thanks Dad

Checking in. Not really expecting an acceptance, but it's worth a try lol

Checking in. Basically banking they want to keep their LSAT median and diversity numbers up

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Even just checking in to the thread I can feel the tingle of Harvard prestige. High hopes, but this is the land of no guarantees.

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Checking in. First choice but chances are somewhat slim

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First poll up!

Answered September but Mike-rossing is still an option.

New medians are up!

http://hls.harvard.edu/dept/jdadmission ... and-facts/

Class of 2020

Number of Applications: 5,755 (+301)
Number of Admission Offers: 900 (-8)
Percentage Offered Admission: 15.6% (-1 point)
Newly Enrolled 1Ls: 562 (+/-0)

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

Students hail from 16 foreign countries: Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, India, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, the Republic of South Korea, Syria, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

*Note: Data as of 9/5/2017

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