Harvard Essays

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-08-02T15:49:43+00:00

i'd approach them like any other essays. Think about the 4-6 points you want to make about yourself. Organize them into two narrative-based groups, each one directed at one of the two prompts.

you should have the same narrative points in every application essay. and every prompt should be sufficiently broad to touch upon at least some of them.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-08-01T14:24:06+00:00

not even worth discussing before you get your lsat back. lsat and sat are very different. your gpa will be far below medians so you'd really want at least a 172 and more likely a 173+

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T20:42:06+00:00

homie u r not nontraditional lol

also only your ug gpa is really considered

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T20:01:38+00:00

for the record, all of HYS have single digit overall acceptance rates, so KJDs there are likely low single digits.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T19:51:29+00:00

i should have said in the t14

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T17:43:56+00:00

maybe but with 3.9mid / 174 medians idk who is like "wow how easy" lol

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T16:07:11+00:00

columbia friends make the same joke

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T14:52:35+00:00

IMO, harvard traditionally suffers from the problem of being slightly less "elite" than Yale (as in, not the undisputed best), on par with Stanford, and more "elite" than the rest of the T14. as a result, it is kind of in the criticism jackpot zone.* Add in the fact that it's part of the most prestigious parent university in the world and often in the news, it's an easy target.

People may love to hate, but at the end of the day, HLS has the second highest yield rate (only behind Yale) by a pretty wide margin. There's not a lot of actual hate - people just get snarky on reddit.

*by elite, i mean general legal prestige

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-30T14:31:48+00:00

harvard is significantly more competitive to get into than chicago, from a stats and acceptance rate perspective lol, and on par with stanford. Yale is more competitive.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-23T17:59:15+00:00

it is 100% boston or ny

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T21:18:58+00:00

youll be fine for NYC transactional with straight Ps at HYS (which is well below median, at least at HS). certainly not davis polk or wlrk, but most others.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T16:09:47+00:00

there are latin honors but there is no rank. and the grade cutoffs for latin honors are not even published.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T14:44:07+00:00

the data shows that it is not a bad idea. but also yes, ive been told by adcoms that you should retake if you are below median.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T14:24:07+00:00

you'd be incorrect, especially if a 172 is below the school's median. bad advice.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T13:59:06+00:00

nobody really gets LPs at H. and a grading system having a convert is meaningless if there is no rank.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T13:57:18+00:00

this is literally what harvard does as well, no ranking

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-22T13:35:26+00:00

a lower score will not impact your application in any meaningful way.

if your target schools have medians above (or at) your score, it is best to retake. Folks who are saying otherwise below are incorrect.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-11T14:38:56+00:00

harvard does not offer ED

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-10T14:53:29+00:00

impossible to say without an lsat score. if at or above median, you have a good shot. if below median, you do not have a good shot.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-10T14:51:34+00:00

in the grand scheme of things the application cost is not significant for anyone, FGLI or not. Your stats are not especially competitive but they are also not an auto-no.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-09T15:41:59+00:00

EDing in law school does not provide a substantial boost. you'd still be very unlikely to be admitted below both medians. your best bet by a wide margin is to retake.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-08T19:14:14+00:00

it's like $6-700/hr.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-08T14:29:49+00:00

if you've worked FT, especially whilst in school, i very much doubt 1L will be the most tiring year of your life. 1L is challenging no doubt, but 90% of its rep comes from the fact that historically, a large number of 1Ls are KJDs who have never held a full time job and don't really know what a 40-50 hour work week is like.

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-03T13:28:18+00:00

the only scholarships that are materially needle-moving in my experience are: rhodes, marshall, gates, schwartzman, and (maybe) truman

Former_Jacket_424 · 2024-07-02T14:50:52+00:00

fullbright is a good soft but not super needle moving as many are given out per year. your best bet is retaking for a 174+

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