My previous post with the same title has become too large (101 posts) and too old... so why don't we just start a new one, always with the same question...
Did you receive any acceptance (or rejection) letter ?
If yes when, from which law school, with financial aid, etc... ?
Fresh news are more than welcome to most of us in this stressful admission process.
Thanks for your participation !

Does anyone know the date and post mark of the admit letter from harvard?

I'm still waiting!!!!!!!! damn you mexican postal service...

Has anyone actually called Harvard or emailed them to ask when the letters will be mailed for each category of applicant (admitted / rejected / waitlisted)?

The application instructions said decisions will be made before March 15th but keep in mind these instructions were printed a year ago.

I wrote lots letters to universities I applied, every dean or assistant told me some thing about my stata except HLS(They never reply it!), I have got one offer form St. Louis in Dec., two waiting, and not be rejected till now

I didn't know even this board existed!! I've been lurking for some time now in the BW boards regarding MBA but it is a releif to find this board. So far 4 acceptances and waiting to hear from some other schools. Anybody still there?

where and when did you get accepted?

Hello paisano. I see that some acceptances at HLS have been trickling over the past weeks but I haven't heard anything so far. As to my acceptances, they are as follows:
UVA: Jan 25
UPenn: Feb 17
LSE: Feb 25
Chicago: Feb 25
(no news of financial aid in any of them)

Still waiting for quite some more schools, though.

Wannadmit.. te mandé un personal message... a ver si me lo puedes contestar... checalo en My Account, y mailbox.

Saludos,

wannaadmit, on what date did you receive an "application complete" email from Chicago, beofre your acceptance?

Who ever may be interessted:
I am a international applicant and applied rather late:
Duke: applied in January, acceptance some weeks later in February (they want an answer till March 15).
Virginia: applied January 30 (deadline was January 1...), acceptance two weeks later (they want an answer March 15).
Toronto (Can): same as Virginia
Applied, got confirmation but no answer yet:
Berkeley, Northwestern, PennLaw and Georgetown.
Do you have any further information about these Schools or recommendations, what to choose...? Duke and Virginia seems to be really countryside, is this bearable for 9 months?
Cheers

Douche_bag,

I guess I went "complete" for Chicago around Jan 20. Still worried about Columbia, though.

Thanks for the reply!

Just curious, did Chicago send you an email acknowledging receipt of the application and second email later telling you were complete?

Chicago acknowledged receipt of my application in December, told me I was complete in late February (two months later)!

I will call a friend whoâs applying to Columbia and see if he has any news.

Yes it did. Well, actually they confirmed receipt of my application upon my request (Jan 18) and two days later they informed me that my application was submitted to the Adcom for review.

Douche_bag,

Did you apply to Northwestern? I was told that a decision would be released withing a 6-8 week time frame upon submission to the Adcom. It has been over 8 weeks now. I really don't want to call if not necessary. Any one in the same situation?? Any thoughts?

You prefer Northwestern than UChicago? Both are great schools, but Northwestern University has the nicest urban facilities of any law school in the US, period. Their downtown campus is gorgeous and in a stunning, stunning neighborhood. The UChicago law building is pitiful in comparison.

I didnât apply there though so I can't help with your question.

Hi douche,
I received the same two e-mails from Chicago in January - within three hours. Haven't heard from them since. In another thread you wrote that Chcago has since rejected your application. When did they send the rejection?

Chicago rejection was by email, after I wrote to them that I wouldn't send them an official English translation of my grades. They didn't take too well to my homemade translation.

I got admitted to a few schools I prefer already so I didnât feel like going through the trouble of getting the official document.

Hi douche,

You meen that you got into Harvard with a "homemade" translation of your transcripts from Mali AND without having filled up completely your application form because "you did not know what to say".
No offence but still, I think that you must be kidding, or you're the son of the president of Mali...
I do not see any other explanation.
Really, I mean no offence, I am just naturally dubious

By the way,

My girlfriend received an acceptance letter from Cornell yesterday. I know that it is not a scoop anymore that Cornell is sending acceptance letters, but still.... I promised to keep you posted.
I am still without ANY letter from my five law schools : HLS, Stanford, Berkeley, NUY, Columbia.
As we spend plenty of time on this forum, does anybody have an opinion on which of these law school I should choose, if by miracle, I was accepted to the five...
I think my first choice would be Stanford and HLS.... but still I like the 5 a lot.

rey,
Well my application was otherwise pretty solid! I wrote them a supplementary essay about being an underrepresented minority at Harvard (thank you essayEdge!) and I sent them my music CD, some headshots, and newspaper clippings of me. My three letters of reference were likewise very compelling. Two of them were from Harvard alumni (medical doctors who manage the local hospital here).

P.S. my homemade translation was actually very nice, and relatively truthful. It was also signed by a friend who works at the university. You should remember that when a school gets 1500 applications, they donât go over the apps with a magnifying glass. They do a cursory examination, and they put you in one pile or the other. You just have to stand out. Universities want the best available candidates and are not necessarily sticklers to form.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Harvard, douche!

The hurricane of fame⦠You havenât even enrolled yet, and already the principal ratifying institution of American elitism has had changed your life. Already, everyone on this forum knows your name and reputation. Many admire you (I certainly do) and even more are jealous or in denial (rey, whose cherished assumptions are revealed to be total bunk) ⦠I donât know which you find more satisfying?

All it took was a ârelativelyâ truthful translation of your grades (relative to what? your personal statement?) and voilà.

Harvard stands for one thing: measurable success. Youâre already a success for outwitting the admissions process and, from now on, youâll never be anything else.

Wish me luck on my SJD application!