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filibuster · Post by **filibuster** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:10 pm

Any ideas on when OTIP (San Francisco) pre-selects will be released?

bananasplit19 · Post by **bananasplit19** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 12:15 pm

filibuster wrote:Any ideas on when OTIP (San Francisco) pre-selects will be released?

12PM EST tomorrow (July 15).

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:38 am

I think SF is up for those who are wondering.

Looks like picking up pre-selects through OTIP was substantially easier than BADCF.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:40 am

Anonymous User wrote:I think SF is up for those who are wondering.

Looks like picking up pre-selects through OTIP was substantially easier than BADCF.

How are we supposed to interpret these pre-selects? Honestly not a humblebrag, just confused: I got pre-selects from firms that conventional wisdom dictates I have absolutely no shot at (GPA-wise and softs-wise).

Is it too pessimistic to assume this is a product of low student turnout and not a legit chance? Debating whether it's worth a second plane ticket to the Bay Area (after BADCF next week), or if it's just a mirage.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:24 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:I think SF is up for those who are wondering.

Looks like picking up pre-selects through OTIP was substantially easier than BADCF.
How are we supposed to interpret these pre-selects? Honestly not a humblebrag, just confused: I got pre-selects from firms that conventional wisdom dictates I have absolutely no shot at (GPA-wise and softs-wise).

Is it too pessimistic to assume this is a product of low student turnout and not a legit chance? Debating whether it's worth a second plane ticket to the Bay Area (after BADCF next week), or if it's just a mirage.

Honestly -- I can't say. OTIP is only open to a select number of students so I suspect that the pool of applicants was much, much smaller compared to BADCF. With that being said, I wouldn't read into this too much. At this stage of the fall recruitment process I think we should go in with the mentality that we must do anything we can to secure an offer regardless of the cost.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:06 am

Worth going if I only got 2 pre-selects? One is with a firm that NALP presents as historically only hiring a tiny number of SAs, while the other has a more substantial class and does work that I'd be interested in, but is out of my GPA range as far as I can tell. Only cost would be the flight, so I guess my question is: does one solid interview justify a $250-400 investment? I think I'd probably be able to pick up the firm at OCI as well, though obviously that'd take up a bid.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:15 pm

How many preselects did most people get?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:20 pm

8 in LA and 8 in SF. ~top 10% grades.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:21 pm

Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Chicago session?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:22 pm

SF:
3 Pre-selects
4 Alternates

LA:
3 Pre-selects
0 Alternates
(looks like a few firms are also still pending)

Top 25% at lower T14, heavy NorCal ties.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:25 pm

SF:
Applied to 5: 4 pre-selects and 1 alternate

Top 1/3 Lower T14 IP (patent bar eligible) no significant ties

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:33 pm

We're all lower T14 guys, it's OTI.

I got 2 alternates (in addition to some preselects), wonder if anything will come of them.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:35 pm

Were we supposed to submit cover letters? Whoops...maybe that's why this didn't quite work out.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:43 pm

Miami pre-select went as expected, got 4/5. Wasn't expecting to get Weil anyways.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:06 pm

Congrats to all who got pre selects. Now the time to decide whether it's worth it to go on the road for one lonely pre select.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:10 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Congrats to all who got pre selects. Now the time to decide whether it's worth it to go on the road for one lonely pre select.

If its a firm you really want I would go for sure. If its one that you just bid because it was on the list and you are not too thrilled about it, don't go. But a 400$ investment that has a shot at turning into a market paying job is worth it imo.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:12 pm

Anyone else having issues w the CHI OTIP site?? I had two preselects and after refreshing / logging back in the entire invitations column disappeared.

Edit: looks like for CHI we are getting emails from our school if we were preselected.

Top 1/3 weak Chi ties - 2 preselects no alts

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:19 pm

8 LA
~ top 20%

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:40 pm

Sweet! One of my "non-selected" just changed into a selected.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:14 pm

terrible grades

one invite in l.a.

going

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:10 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Miami pre-select went as expected, got 4/5. Wasn't expecting to get Weil anyways.

School? Grades?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:04 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Miami pre-select went as expected, got 4/5. Wasn't expecting to get Weil anyways.
School? Grades?

Other than Weil paying 160, what is the lure? Their office is under 20 people.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:12 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Miami pre-select went as expected, got 4/5. Wasn't expecting to get Weil anyways.
School? Grades?
Other than Weil paying 160, what is the lure? Their office is under 20 people.

Duke, a tiny bit above median. The 160 is real nice with no state or city tax and reasonably moderate COL

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:16 am

11 LA
~20%

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:20 am

Anonymous User wrote:11 LA
~20%

Must be nice

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