Topic: adMISSION: HLS

As in past years, our office is excited to connect with prospective law students this fall through a series of both in-person and virtual events. This post provides an overview of all the opportunities to be in touch with us this semester. We hope to see you at one or more of these events!

Producing the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP) Podcast is surely among my favorite experiences at Harvard Law School (HLS) so far. Yet if you told me that I would have led such a public-facing project a year ago, I would have never believed you.

For the past four years, we have announced our timeline for decision dates in advance of the cycle. We hope it will help applicants plan for the coming year, and alleviate at least some of the stress inherent in the process.

We recently welcomed our newest team member, Lucy, to the J.D. Admissions Office. Read on to meet her.

Rising 3Ls Jess and Gabe reflect on their path to Harvard Law School, and on the queer spirituality community they have worked to grow on campus.

Assistant Dean for Admissions Kristi Jobson joined a virtual panel with current student Susan and HLS alum Paras (both transferred to HLS after their 1L year) to discuss the considerations that many law students face when deciding to transfer law schools. 

Susan, a rising 3L who joined HLS after 1L year, reflects on the considerations she grappled with before ultimately choosing to transfer law schools, and on the meaningful opportunities she has found here.

Rising 3L Sara shares her experience transferring to Harvard Law School, and joining the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.

Sean Drohan, a rising 3L who transferred to HLS after his 1L year, recounts his decision to transfer law schools, and the community he found at HLS.

Truman Burrage, a 2018 JDP admit, reflects on his decision to work in management consulting after graduating from undergrad and how that prepared him for his future legal career.

Jeane Khang, a 2019 JDP admit, reflects on confirming her interest in attending law school and finding a deferral experience that would expose her to the legal field while allowing her to maintain a work/life balance.

Ben McAnally, a 2020 JDP admit, reflects on searching for a deferral experience, finding the courage to stray from the conventional path, and landing a job through AmeriCorps for his first year.

Like all of the students here at Harvard Law School, military service members come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and with many different identities and interests. In particular, the number of enlisted veterans is a growing part of the military community at HLS.

Recent Junior Deferral Program (JDP) admit Liv Panarella reflects on her time as an undergraduate student at Stanford and her passion for advocating for Native communities.

For the last few years, we have released the JDP cycle timeline on our blog to increase transparency and to help applicants plan ahead. Here is our expected timeline for the 2022 Junior Deferral Program cycle.

The newest member of the J.D. Admissions team, Maya Staples, introduces herself. 

Like a good New England team, we closed out this week with a Yankee swap gift exchange. The most coveted prize? Definitely not the hand lotion - it was the Taylor Swift 2022 calendar.

I followed an unconventional path to Harvard Law School. I’m the first in my family to be born in the United States, I studied pre-med in undergrad, I only applied to one law school, and I never even took the LSAT.

This week, we close out our series and highlight some of the overrated approaches that we recommend applicants avoid as they craft their applications. 

Continuing our Overrated/Underrated series, this week, we shift our focus to highlight some of the overrated approaches that we recommend applicants avoid as they craft their applications.