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Re: Penn OCI

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Re: Penn OCI

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Has anyone received a callback or been dinged by Katten Muchin?
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Veyron » Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:25 pm

underachiever wrote:
Anonymous User wrote: Varily, is it that difficult to get a 1L summer job? I've been holding out for better but perhaps I should accept the one offer I have in hand soon.
I didnt have trouble getting a 1L job. I applied to firms in my local market and judges in that market and NJ. (firms on 12-1 and judges on 1-15). I got 4 firm interviews out of 20 letters and 16 positive responses from judges out of 50.
Paying?

Size of firms?
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Re: Penn OCI

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Has anybody with a callback at Winston Strawn received an offer?
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Action Jackson » Sat Sep 18, 2010 2:31 pm

Veyron wrote:
underachiever wrote:
Anonymous User wrote: Varily, is it that difficult to get a 1L summer job? I've been holding out for better but perhaps I should accept the one offer I have in hand soon.
I didnt have trouble getting a 1L job. I applied to firms in my local market and judges in that market and NJ. (firms on 12-1 and judges on 1-15). I got 4 firm interviews out of 20 letters and 16 positive responses from judges out of 50.
Paying?

Size of firms?
I can't speak for UA, but paying jobs are really tough to come by, unless you're a URM, IP, or some other really weird fit for the job. I didn't get a paying gig, fwiw.
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Re: Penn OCI

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Rejected by Steptoe DC today via snail mail.
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anyone hear from Arent Fox?
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anonymous User wrote:Has anybody with a callback at Winston Strawn received an offer?

still haven't heard from Winston. interviewed the tuesday of callback week.
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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone hear from Arent Fox?
Knock, knock! :wink:
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:35 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Anyone hear from Arent Fox?
If you're talking about receiving a CB after the screening interview, I was rejected by them over a week ago.
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Re: Penn OCI

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dewey nyc offer.
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:29 pm

What do you think the approx gpa to % of class equation is at penn (since its unpublished). how are you guys guessing this when you list your stats in this forum?
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anonymous User wrote:What do you think the approx gpa to % of class equation is at penn (since its unpublished). how are you guys guessing this when you list your stats in this forum?
Well we know 3.3 is approx median (that's what core 1L classes are supposed to be curved to) and beyond that just rumors based on past experience, people have said 3.4 is edging towards top 1/3 etc.

Not sure how others are doing the calculations, especially more precise ones.
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anonymous User wrote:What do you think the approx gpa to % of class equation is at penn (since its unpublished). how are you guys guessing this when you list your stats in this forum?


Median seems to be at or slightly below a 3.3. A- average is probably around top 10%. In between there it seems pretty impossible to know. B+ is the most frequently awarded grade, followed by B, followed by A-, followed distantly by A and B-, so you can base guesses off of that.
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Re: Penn OCI

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thanks, all
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by underachiever » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:48 am

Veyron wrote:
underachiever wrote:
Anonymous User wrote: Varily, is it that difficult to get a 1L summer job? I've been holding out for better but perhaps I should accept the one offer I have in hand soon.
I didnt have trouble getting a 1L job. I applied to firms in my local market and judges in that market and NJ. (firms on 12-1 and judges on 1-15). I got 4 firm interviews out of 20 letters and 16 positive responses from judges out of 50.
Paying?

Size of firms?
I didnt get them but I had a shot I guess. From a V50 to 50 person firm.
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:55 pm

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Anonymous User wrote:Anyone hear from Arent Fox?
If you're talking about receiving a CB after the screening interview, I was rejected by them over a week ago.
Via email or snail mail?
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Anyone hear from Arent Fox?
If you're talking about receiving a CB after the screening interview, I was rejected by them over a week ago.
Via email or snail mail?
E-mail.

Edit- I can't remember if they interviewed for NY but I interviewed for DC only.
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:53 pm

I know it's late in the game at this point but does anyone know what Vinson & Elkins offices have given CBs?
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Re: Penn OCI

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Anonymous User wrote:I know it's late in the game at this point but does anyone know what Vinson & Elkins offices have given CBs?
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by underachiever » Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I know it's late in the game at this point but does anyone know what Vinson & Elkins offices have given CBs?
I want my VE NYC rejection letter damn it!
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:48 pm

Out of the OCI game! Got an offer last Friday from one of my top three choices. The other two rejected after screening interviews. Think it's the best fit of the three.

Slightly below median (3.29), secondary journal, only three callbacks from OCI in two non-NY markets.

But what does that matter? I'm done! :D
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by Anonymous User » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:58 pm

Anyone hear anything (good or bad) from Fried Frank or Baker Botts DC yet? They're my last two chances from OCI.
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by kurla88 » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Out of the OCI game! Got an offer last Friday from one of my top three choices. The other two rejected after screening interviews. Think it's the best fit of the three.

Slightly below median (3.29), secondary journal, only three callbacks from OCI in two non-NY markets.

But what does that matter? I'm done! :D
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Re: Penn OCI

Post by 2009 Prospective » Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:13 pm

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