Re: Top 10% at UVA
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:56 pm
From what I've seen UVA is placing really well recently. I could be wrong tho. It happens.
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DC doesn't really care about ties. Top 10% gives you a chance at all the DC firms, but it's a far tougher market than NYC. You just have to keep in mind that you're competing with the top of the class at UVA and all the other T14s. In other words, you'll have a good chance at many of the DC firms, but there's nothing guaranteed.Anonymous User wrote:What about the chances of DC firms with a very strong DC tie? (I know DC is harder than NY)
Thanks for the response!vamedic03 wrote:DC doesn't really care about ties. Top 10% gives you a chance at all the DC firms, but it's a far tougher market than NYC. You just have to keep in mind that you're competing with the top of the class at UVA and all the other T14s. In other words, you'll have a good chance at many of the DC firms, but there's nothing guaranteed.Anonymous User wrote:What about the chances of DC firms with a very strong DC tie? (I know DC is harder than NY)
You certainly don't need to avoid DC with top 10% grades--or even top 25% grades--but as vamedic said, nothing is guaranteed. DC firms tend to have class sizes ranging from 10 to 25, so they are a lot more picky about who they hire than NY firms with massive class sizes. If you bid DC, spread your bids around to cover the different tiers of firms, and make sure you use a lot of bids on NY too (the NY firms, not the DC firms, will be your safeties).Anonymous User wrote:What about the chances of DC firms with a very strong DC tie? (I know DC is harder than NY)
You forgot Skadden, bro.Cavalier wrote:Top 25% is good enough for V10s at UVA... you can go even lower if you write on to Law Review. V5s are a lot more selective; to my knowledge, Davis Polk is the only firm that will dip a lot lower than a 3.7. This is all NY; DC is a much more difficult market to get.