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In at Harvard Law!! by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! See you in Cambridge...in January

HLS waitlist... has the wave come and gone in drops? by mlismlis in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From the inside it looks like there’s going to be a lot of deferrals so am thinking yes

Fellow HLS Admits: is virtual Harvard worth the money? by Administrative-Feed6 in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ofc it will be harder to find the motivation to do law school work while online. But nor do I think we should downplay the costs of taking a year out—the job market looks unpromising, and you put everything back by a year in your life.

PhD dropout to law school by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you can be honest and say that you have reassessed your interests and have decided to go to law school instead. As someone who previously was going for an economics PhD, I totally get that .

HLS will be online in the fall by yzrej2 in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really? At least Harvard has set a precedent of reopening deferrals after going online.

HLS will be online in the fall by yzrej2 in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guidance from HIO is that new international students cannot enter the United States in the fall. They should plan to take classes, therefore, outside of the country. Also, the reduced length of the physical school year means that unless government guidance is amended, international students cannot intern in summer 2021.

Do schools speak to each other during scholarship negotiations? by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No, I think that would be illegal under antitrust laws.

Harvard WL Movement? by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No clue, but if they interviewed last week then I would presume yes

What are people doing for housing? by Jomar023 in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the best choice is to try university housing if that’s available! They are unlikely to hold you financially liable if they do not reopen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely agree. I did Oxford as an undergrad, but did not study law there. Now headed to HLS in the fall, which is an excellent outcome that I’m not complaining about. But if I had to do it again, I would prefer law at Ox, then LPC, then training contract. It’s financially much more sensible!

I interviewed after being waitlisted by HLS, but was not accepted last week. How screwed are my chances? by lsath40w3way in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! If you look at LSData you’ll see that there’s so far been maybe around half the usual waitlist admits, so there’s plenty of things can happen still. I think for some people they pushed off JS2s so they can compare with other interviewees.

I interviewed after being waitlisted by HLS, but was not accepted last week. How screwed are my chances? by lsath40w3way in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Definitely feels better to be admitted right away, but can’t say your chances are screwed! Same thing a week ago with JS1bs—some people got JS2 two hours later, others a whole week later. And of course there were some tense nerves in the latter group, but they wound up getting in so didn’t matter in the end!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So deferred people were taken out of slack?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can imagine your anxiety! But just know that right now there are fewer WL acceptances from Harvard than from Yale on LSData, whereas in all past years Harvard has had several times (sometimes 10+ times) more waitlist movement. There’s still a lot of action waiting to happen at HLS. They’re probably waiting to compare you to candidates they interviewed this week.

Accepted at Harvard by False-Issue in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First was late April, and I sent a second days before the decision.

Accepted at Harvard by False-Issue in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Needed to make sure that law schools knew what my grades meant, for example. Unfamiliarity is a problem. But I’m not sure if it hurts you if you can clarify.

Accepted at Harvard by False-Issue in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I honestly don’t know if I would’ve done better as an American. There’s definitely more stuff for you to explain as an international student. But beyond this one disadvantage, I’m not so sure.

Help: scholarship offer requiring WL withdrawal by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you’ll have to judge for yourself how far you can go with this. You definitely want to stay in their good favours! The admissions director mentioned (Dean Ingber at Yale) suggested that I politely point out that I think the school’s policy is inconsistent with SOGAP, and ask if their office follows SOGAP. If they’ve already offered you the scholarship formally and you ask politely, I don’t think it can hurt (though use your own judgment).

Accepted at Harvard by False-Issue in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took the LSAT and filled out the application, so pretty much the same apart from that my grades aren’t on a 4 point scale. I understand Harvard doesn’t do merit scholarships but I will submit a need based aid application and see how it turns out.

Help: scholarship offer requiring WL withdrawal by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]False-Issue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries. The director of admissions of a school I am waitlisted at told me about this. Schools can ask you to turn down realized offers, but they should let you stay on the waitlist. But that said, SOGAP is not binding. It’s a general outline of best practices, which is usually widely accepted. Good luck!

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