crankyoldman, my views should certainly be discounted to reflect my status with HLS. However, my posts aren’t just “personal anecdotal evidence from HLS in the mid-90s”; they’re (1) current data plus (2) personal experiences (which are somewhat current, as I go to alumni events and hear the school talk about current admissions practices, and meet current students who talk about them). Demosthenes’ posts are just (1) Internet data but not (2). You need both (1) and (2) to paint a whole picture.