UVa OGI 2011 thread Forum

[Anonymous User]

First anon from pg 24.
GPA is 3.54 (~top 20%), straight from UG.

15 PS (13 NY, 1 DC, 1 secondary)
12 alts (8 NY, 3 DC, 1 secondary)

Bid 40 NYC, 7 DC, and 3 secondary. Still waiting on 4 NY, 2 DC, 1 secondary.

Updated with final totals:

18 PS (13 NY, 3 DC, 2 secondary)
14 alts (9 NY, 4 DC, 1 secondary)

Had much better luck with the highly selective firms in NY than the less selective ones

Same GPA. 17 preselects (14 NY, 3 CA). 7 alts (5 NYC, 2 CA). I bid 41 NYC, 8 CA, and 1 secondary.

[Anonymous User]

6th anon from the bottom on page 25, update:

top 20%, law review, decent softs, bid NY/DC, 37 preselects and 6 alternates.

[Anonymous User]

6th anon from the bottom on page 25, update:

top 20%, law review, decent softs, bid NY/DC, 37 preselects and 6 alternates.

Law Review is a serious boost.

[Anonymous User]

Y I NO GET PRESELECTS WITH MY 3.5????

[Anonymous User]

3.41, little WE, DC/NY and Secondary

5 Preselects:
2 NY
3 Secondary

10 Alternates:
3 DC
4 NY
3 Secondary

Been mailing my ass off since Thursday, and hoping that between trickle, lottery (my top 20 were all reasonable minus one reach and I ended up with 1 pre/1 alt), and hustle I'm not completely screwed.

[Anonymous User]

For those with more than 20 preselect, how much strategy should play into picking the 20? Does it make sense to pick firms with larger class sizes? Mix more selective with less selective? Or is it enough about personality at this stage that numbers/strategy don't matter as much as with bid strategy?

Will be dumping a number of NYC slots that hopefully people can use.

[showNprove]

For those with more than 20 preselect, how much strategy should play into picking the 20? Does it make sense to pick firms with larger class sizes? Mix more selective with less selective? Or is it enough about personality at this stage that numbers/strategy don't matter as much as with bid strategy?

Will be dumping a number of NYC slots that hopefully people can use.

It's too much of a crapshoot since you have no idea how any interview will play out. My advice would be to pick the firms you like the most, along with 2 or 3 firms that you consider safeties.

[Anonymous User]

3.59 (top 15%), straight from UG.

47 NYC, 3 DC, 1 Secondary

18 Preselects (16 NY, 1 DC, 1 Secondary)
13 Alternates (12 NY, 1 DC)

[Anonymous User]

Bottom half.

A few years of work experience.

12 pre-selects (TX, DC, lots of secondary mrkts), 4 alternates.

There is a God.

[Julio_El_Chavo]

Bottom half.

A few years of work experience.

12 pre-selects (TX, DC, lots of secondary mrkts), 4 alternates.

There is a God.

Work experience can really make a HUGE difference, especially tech/IP-related experience.

[Anonymous User]

Transfer. I'd say more about my old school, rank, etc. but I don't want to out myself.

Straight through from UG with no meaningful WE.

13 pre-selects
11 alternates

All secondary markets. Possibly still waiting on three firms, but who knows.

[Anonymous User]

3.42, lots of WE:
Texas: 18 bids, 8 P, 6 A
SoCal: 12 bids, 3 P, 2 A
Atlanta: 7 bids, 0 P, 1 A (Are we still waiting on Baker Donelson?)
Chicago: 5 bids, 0 P, 3 A
Western Secondaries: 7 bids, 2 P, 0 A

Also got four interviews (2 P, 2 muthatricklin' A) through the TIP.

[showNprove]

Based on the responses in this thread, I estimate that 90% of the class is in the top third. And that's why the C/O 2013 is the most accomplished class in UVA history.

[Anonymous User]

Top 15%, 3.59, no WE

Bid, 4 local firms, 10 DC firms, 43 NYC firms

Preselects: 19 NYC, 1 DC, 2 local
Alternates: 2 DC, 7 NYC

I did go 1/5 for my to 5 bids. I'm hoping to pick them up in the lottery/get off some alternate lists.

[Julio_El_Chavo]

There are only about 80 or so people above the 3.5 mark in the 1L class and I think most of them are TLS posters.

[Doritos]

There are only about 80 or so people above the 3.5 mark in the 1L class and I think most of them are TLS posters.

I like shownprove's theory better

[wackjickham]

There are only about 80 or so people above the 3.5 mark in the 1L class and I think most of them are TLS posters.

I like shownprove's theory better

Unfortunately I have a feeling that 2014 will be more accomplished and diverse

[Anonymous User]

Smith Moore (Greensboro) is in.

[Anonymous User]

Picked up a Chadbourne & Parke (DC) preselect and Paul Weiss (DC) alternate this morning (3.66). I thought they were finished yesterday but there is still hope!

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have a guess as to the total percentage of interviews that will have been accepted after this first round?

Considering that only 70% have been offered and the rates of people declining them I wouldn't be surprised if more than half the slots end up needing to be filled.

[Anonymous User]

Picked up a Chadbourne & Parke (DC) preselect and Paul Weiss (DC) alternate this morning (3.66). I thought they were finished yesterday but there is still hope!

Weil preselect came in this afternoon. Declined 14 DC preselects that alternates should be picking up over the next few days.

[5ky]

Anyone have a guess as to the total percentage of interviews that will have been accepted after this first round?

Considering that only 70% have been offered and the rates of people declining them I wouldn't be surprised if more than half the slots end up needing to be filled.

Nobody knows. But obviously 30% will remain held for the lottery, so your question is just "how many preselects will be declined?" It's impossible to say, really.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone have a guess as to the total percentage of interviews that will have been accepted after this first round?

Considering that only 70% have been offered and the rates of people declining them I wouldn't be surprised if more than half the slots end up needing to be filled.

Nobody knows. But obviously 30% will remain held for the lottery, so your question is just "how many preselects will be declined?" It's impossible to say, really.

Actually, its possible that through people declining preselects and alternates that more than 30% for lottery could be held open for some firms.

[Anonymous User]

Do any upperclassman know how low is realistic for one to expect having a chance at a lottery in terms of bid number?

[5ky]

Anyone have a guess as to the total percentage of interviews that will have been accepted after this first round?

Considering that only 70% have been offered and the rates of people declining them I wouldn't be surprised if more than half the slots end up needing to be filled.

Nobody knows. But obviously 30% will remain held for the lottery, so your question is just "how many preselects will be declined?" It's impossible to say, really.

Actually, its possible that through people declining preselects and alternates that more than 30% for lottery could be held open for some firms.

I think you might be hoping for too many preselects being declined.

edit: I mean it's possible, but the only way that could happen is if a firm horribly overreached, such that both its preselects AND alternates didn't want it.