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Did anyone turn down Harvard's offer ?

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amstel

Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 9
Did anyone turn down Harvard's offer ?
Fri Apr 28, 2006 02:28 PM
Did anyone turn down HLS' offer ? if yes, which school have you chosen ?
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jw

Joined: 01 Feb 2006
Posts: 192
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 03:58 PM

I sent a letter to Harvard stating as follows:

"Thank you for your letter offering admissions. Due to the large number of highly qualified schools offering me graduate admissions for the 2006-2007 academic year, competition was intense. Unfortunately, I regret to inform you that your offer of admissions was not successful.

I wish Harvard Law School the best of luck in its future endeavors."
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asterion

Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 107
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 04:07 PM
hahah good one JW.

I'm turning down Harvard's offer and going to Stanford's IP LLM. I spoke with Jeanne Tai to thank her and to let her know of my decision a couple of days ago. I will confirm this by Monday. BTW, Jeanne is very very nice.

I don't know if it was a good call, but I don't regret it, since I would really like to focus my studies in IP/tech law. Anyway, it was definetely a tough choice to make (I also had a 7500 grant from HLS and nothing from SLS).

good luck to you all!
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masteroflaws2007


Joined: 25 Jan 2006
Posts: 151
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 04:36 PM
JW: You are a dude... That one's a classic
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ivan2006


Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Posts: 312
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 05:58 PM
JW, man, that one was great!!! Thatīs one of the best posts ever placed in this site!

(And some people say that people here doesnīt have sense of humor...)
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deni

Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 32
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 07:22 PM
JW, just loved it. You go man!
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jw

Joined: 01 Feb 2006
Posts: 192
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 08:13 PM

well, a nice, polite letter goes a long way.... :-)
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amstel

Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 9
Did anyone turn down Harvard's offer ?
Fri Apr 28, 2006 09:30 PM
Jw... Is it a joke or you really did it ?
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deni

Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 32
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:04 PM
Well, those are the exact terms of the rejection letter they sent to us. So, why not to use the same beautiful and polite words to try to explain how really sorry one of the applicants is for rejecting such valuable offer.
This is the best idea ever!
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tmalmine

Joined: 02 Jan 2006
Posts: 242
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Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:20 PM
I turned Harvard down and will be going to Yale instead.
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siggy

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 19
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Sat Apr 29, 2006 07:22 AM

JW - that's hilarious!
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anushka

Joined: 17 Apr 2005
Posts: 167
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Sat Apr 29, 2006 04:30 PM
Jw, please tell me you actually sent the letter hahah
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luargentina

Joined: 22 Oct 2005
Posts: 4
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Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:40 PM
Hi there!

I also turned down HLS' offer....It was not an easy thing to do, but I was offered a Grotius Scholarship in NYU and I accepted it because I want to focus exclusively on international law. Living in New York city also influenced my decision...

I agree with Asterion: Jeanne Tai is very, very nice! The fact that she called me on the very same day that I had to make my decision made it even harder for me to say no to HLS!!!

Regards,

Luciana
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apch

Joined: 20 Jan 2006
Posts: 37
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Sun Apr 30, 2006 09:01 AM
I'm turning harvard down for yale
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AJ

Joined: 07 May 2005
Posts: 51
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Sun Apr 30, 2006 04:30 PM
jw, way to go man! That was right out of the top league.
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Jess2006

Joined: 21 Aug 2005
Posts: 61
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Mon May 01, 2006 06:52 AM
Hi there,

JW, loved your response! I turned down Harvard (and Yale btw) for Chicago.

Jess
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Paul

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 90
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Mon May 01, 2006 02:00 PM
Hey Jess, this is a bit unusual. Can you explain us why? I turned Harvard down for Stanford.
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paedrarmy

Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 16
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Tue May 02, 2006 10:06 PM
i will turn down harvard for oxford.
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siggy

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 19
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Wed May 03, 2006 06:23 PM
I'm considering turning down Harvard.
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amstel

Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Posts: 9
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Wed May 03, 2006 06:27 PM
siggy, for which reasons are u turning HLS'offer down ? and which school would you attend instead of HLS ?
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siggy

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 19
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Wed May 03, 2006 08:38 PM

Turn down Harvard for Oxford, because I have friends who have attended both, and friends were unimpressed with Harvard's LLM, feeling it was too much like another year of law school.

I'm not looking for another year of law school. Besides, I'm interested in jurisprudence and common law constitutional history, Oxford's stregnths.
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rematore

Joined: 26 Mar 2006
Posts: 4
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Sat May 06, 2006 02:07 AM
I just turned it down today. I got a full ride to G-Town, so I felt hard-pressed to spend $70,000 on Harvard. This is especially true since I was specifically interested in Tax (one of G-Town's specialties).
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econ_lawyer

Joined: 18 Apr 2006
Posts: 5
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Mon May 08, 2006 02:41 AM
I just turned it down today. I got a full ride to G-Town, so I felt hard-pressed to spend $70,000 on Harvard. This is especially true since I was specifically interested in Tax (one of G-Town's specialties).


Rematore, where are you from?
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siggy

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 19
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Sun May 14, 2006 06:35 AM

I love this thread!
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fg

Joined: 02 Feb 2006
Posts: 329
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Sun Jul 02, 2006 08:15 PM
I turned down Harvard for Columbia. Go New York!
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