1) i assume you are asking about applying next year, as applications for 2015/16 are now closed. 2) yes indeed there is no express minimum requirement, HOWEVER, we are talking about Harvard...you academic credentials need to be exceptional, and i am quite sure they expect excellent grades, excellent class rank (prizes would also be beneficial if not necessary)

1) i assume you are asking about applying next year, as applications for 2015/16 are now closed. 2) yes indeed there is no express minimum requirement, HOWEVER, we are talking about Harvard...you academic credentials need to be exceptional, and i am quite sure they expect excellent grades, excellent class rank (prizes would also be beneficial if not necessary)

if your grades are average or even bellow average you have nearly no chance. Maybe if you started your own business after law school and employ now 50-100 people, or if you worked as an attorney in a internationally known case or you became a judge at a high court in your country or something like that. The idea is that the overall package counts. For HLS you have to be a overall good candidate with some great attributes. If you have some strong and some weak points it will hardly be enough. Especially for students just out of law school it is hard without great grades, great recommendations and a few additional strong points (law journal etc.) to be accepted. However, if you work hard after law school and improve there is no reason that could stop you from being accepted, not even just average grades.

Hello guys, are there any Supreme Court law clerks in this forum?

I heard HLS prefers applicants who are Supreme Court law clerks.

Anyone look at HLS tracking system? What does it mean when it says "Comments to Applicant 1" is complete?

Anyone look at HLS tracking system? What does it mean when it says "Comments to Applicant 1" is complete?

Hello,

I am wondering whether it is just me or it's the same for everyone that the status of the recommendation letters is still "no current status". I've couriered the letters in November and the status remains the same.

Thanks!

Hello dblai. In my "Track your status" section of Harvards webpage I also have the status of my recommendation letters as "no current status" however in comments it says that my application is complete so I'm sure the information is just outdated.

Does your application appears as complete in the comments section?

Hello dblai. In my "Track your status" section of Harvards webpage I also have the status of my recommendation letters as "no current status" however in comments it says that my application is complete so I'm sure the information is just outdated.

Does your application appears as complete in the comments section?

Hello dblai. May I ask you when did you send them the email? I sent them an email on 12/22 in order to respond to my ''comment to applicant'' but haven't heard back from them yet......

Hello dblai. May I ask you when did you send them the email? I sent them an email on 12/22 in order to respond to my ''comment to applicant'' but haven't heard back from them yet......

Thank you!
Did you send your email to GPQuery?
Maybe I should send it again

Hello everyone!

Does anyone know Harvard determines number of years work experience?

For example, I started working on January 2013 and submitted my application on November 2014. Does that mean I already have 2 years work experience? (Although technically it's only 1 year and 10 months only)

Thanks for any insights!

It seems Harvard puts a premium on two or more years of work experience.

It seems Harvard puts a premium on two or more years of work experience.

Does anyone know if internship is counted as work experience by Harvard? Thanks.

Hello everyone!

Does anyone know Harvard determines number of years work experience?

For example, I started working on January 2013 and submitted my application on November 2014. Does that mean I already have 2 years work experience? (Although technically it's only 1 year and 10 months only)

Thanks for any insights!
It seems Harvard puts a premium on two or more years of work experience.

Based on the profile of the admitted students posted in the HLS website, more than 70% have 2 or more years of work experience. Then there are 18 law clerks from different countries.

Optimistic girl: do you know any common trait among these 8 people which got them into HLS?

I agree with Optimisticgirl. I don't think there's a clear pattern. I have spoken to people who've made it straight out of law school and also after a couple or a few years' experience.

Based on the profile of the admitted students posted in the HLS website, more than 70% have 2 or more years of work experience. Then there are 18 law clerks from different countries.

Optimistic girl: do you know any common trait among these 8 people which got them into HLS?

while there were wide variations in grades, I did notice that all of them had recommendations from Harvard visiting professors/alumni/distinguished practitioners in their field. after having spoken to them about it, it appears that people with less-than-stellar grades who do make it to Harvard have managed to compensate for their grades with recommendations from eminent practitioners or academics