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How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
Just wondering.
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I got preselected by every firm I bid. Now I just need to narrow my interviews down. I'm top 1/3 at MVP, btw.
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Re: How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
You mean V? That's the only one of MVP registered with SEMJF!Anonymous User wrote:I got preselected by every firm I bid. Now I just need to narrow my interviews down. I'm top 1/3 at MVP, btw.
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I did as expected. I got 2 preselects and 3 alts. really happy with the 2 firms I ended up with though.
T40 and just outside top 1/3. Unfortunately I killed it second semester and am now inside top 25% but grades came in after bids were due. oh well.
T40 and just outside top 1/3. Unfortunately I killed it second semester and am now inside top 25% but grades came in after bids were due. oh well.
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Type of URM?Anonymous User wrote:I got preselected by every firm I bid. Now I just need to narrow my interviews down. I'm top 1/3 at MVP, btw.
I am NA, top third got 15 preselects.
Oh I go to D or V.
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Re: How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
7 preselects. Bottom 40% but now at top 40% (and likely 1/3 after this summer seminar posts) at a T20 (T17)
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I'm AA.Anonymous User wrote:Type of URM?Anonymous User wrote:I got preselected by every firm I bid. Now I just need to narrow my interviews down. I'm top 1/3 at MVP, btw.
I am NA, top third got 15 preselects.
Oh I go to D or V.
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You were bottom 40 when you applied and still got 7 preselects? What's the URM here?Anonymous User wrote:7 preselects. Bottom 40% but now at top 40% (and likely 1/3 after this summer seminar posts) at a T20 (T17)
I ask because I'm approaching OCI below median and am wondering if I should regard this optimistically for my own position or if the difference between having 1 and having 2 semesters would distinguish your results significantly.
I'm also attending two diversity fairs this year, so perhaps I'll have better luck there. At a T20 (T20).
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I'm a M, but not URMAnonymous User wrote:You were bottom 40 when you applied and still got 7 preselects? What's the URM here?Anonymous User wrote:7 preselects. Bottom 40% but now at top 40% (and likely 1/3 after this summer seminar posts) at a T20 (T17)
I ask because I'm approaching OCI below median and am wondering if I should regard this optimistically for my own position or if the difference between having 1 and having 2 semesters would distinguish your results significantly.
I'm also attending two diversity fairs this year, so perhaps I'll have better luck there. At a T20 (T20).
I have substantial work experience and ties to the secondary market that I bid on (not sure if that's a huge factor). My school is also underrepresented at firms in this city (again, not sure how much this even plays in their decision making). At other fairs, though, like Dupont, I didn't fare too well and only got two preselects.
as for OCI at your school, i think you'd have to look at your own school's data for URM applicants to see how they fared (maybe talk with people at BLSA/CHLSA/etc to see what cutoffs were like for them if CSO's data doesn't apply)
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Re: How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
I am also bottom 40% and got 7 preselects, 1 alternate. Counting my lucky stars. Anyone have any advice on how to prepare for this type of thing?
Anonymous User wrote:I'm a M, but not URMAnonymous User wrote:You were bottom 40 when you applied and still got 7 preselects? What's the URM here?Anonymous User wrote:7 preselects. Bottom 40% but now at top 40% (and likely 1/3 after this summer seminar posts) at a T20 (T17)
I ask because I'm approaching OCI below median and am wondering if I should regard this optimistically for my own position or if the difference between having 1 and having 2 semesters would distinguish your results significantly.
I'm also attending two diversity fairs this year, so perhaps I'll have better luck there. At a T20 (T20).
I have substantial work experience and ties to the secondary market that I bid on (not sure if that's a huge factor). My school is also underrepresented at firms in this city (again, not sure how much this even plays in their decision making). At other fairs, though, like Dupont, I didn't fare too well and only got two preselects.
as for OCI at your school, i think you'd have to look at your own school's data for URM applicants to see how they fared (maybe talk with people at BLSA/CHLSA/etc to see what cutoffs were like for them if CSO's data doesn't apply)
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I got three interviews. AA male. t25 school, slightly below median
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i guess just like any other interview. did your grades improve since submitting the app?unbeknownst wrote:I am also bottom 40% and got 7 preselects, 1 alternate. Counting my lucky stars. Anyone have any advice on how to prepare for this type of thing?
Anonymous User wrote:I'm a M, but not URMAnonymous User wrote:You were bottom 40 when you applied and still got 7 preselects? What's the URM here?Anonymous User wrote:7 preselects. Bottom 40% but now at top 40% (and likely 1/3 after this summer seminar posts) at a T20 (T17)
I ask because I'm approaching OCI below median and am wondering if I should regard this optimistically for my own position or if the difference between having 1 and having 2 semesters would distinguish your results significantly.
I'm also attending two diversity fairs this year, so perhaps I'll have better luck there. At a T20 (T20).
I have substantial work experience and ties to the secondary market that I bid on (not sure if that's a huge factor). My school is also underrepresented at firms in this city (again, not sure how much this even plays in their decision making). At other fairs, though, like Dupont, I didn't fare too well and only got two preselects.
as for OCI at your school, i think you'd have to look at your own school's data for URM applicants to see how they fared (maybe talk with people at BLSA/CHLSA/etc to see what cutoffs were like for them if CSO's data doesn't apply)
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Re: How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
Five preselects, but I only used 10 out of the twenty bids (because I'm also going to PLIP and getting back late the night before).
I'm also in the top 10 at a T1, a minority, but not a URM.
Did get the one interview I really, really wanted though.
I'm also in the top 10 at a T1, a minority, but not a URM.
Did get the one interview I really, really wanted though.
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What's constitutes a minority that is not an URM? thanksAnonymous User wrote:Five preselects, but I only used 10 out of the twenty bids (because I'm also going to PLIP and getting back late the night before).
I'm also in the top 10 at a T1, a minority, but not a URM.
Did get the one interview I really, really wanted though.
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Asian. You can argue that it is a URM if you feel like it.Anonymous User wrote:What's constitutes a minority that is not an URM? thanksAnonymous User wrote:Five preselects, but I only used 10 out of the twenty bids (because I'm also going to PLIP and getting back late the night before).
I'm also in the top 10 at a T1, a minority, but not a URM.
Did get the one interview I really, really wanted though.
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19/20 preselected (the one rejection puzzles me)
URM, top 1/4, T10
URM, top 1/4, T10
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T17, slightly above median when I submitted, 7 interviews, 3 alternates. Will be able to update with probably top 30%ish grades.
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Got all 20 interviews. Emory. URM (not AA). Top 40%. They are mostly all V100. Super happy.
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Sounds like minority job fairs are the way to go? Even if grades aren't necessarily the highest huh? This is exciting.
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not really sure if firms treat these interviews like regular ones, though. i was looking at a couple of the firms i got a preselect for, and based on nalp, the summer associate class size is only 2. considering that these firms have yet to do regular OCIs at whichever schools they do OCIs at, and they're interviewing 22 people at this job fair alone, it's not looking too promising. then again, nalp data is for this past year, right?Anonymous User wrote:Sounds like minority job fairs are the way to go? Even if grades aren't necessarily the highest huh? This is exciting.
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Yeah i'm scared firms are only conducting these interviews to say they participate in minority job fairs. What do you guys think?
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Re: How did everyone do with SEMJF bids?
Some are for sure, take the data from last years Bay Area fair
about 500 people bid
about 250 got at least 1 interview
about 120 or so got call backs
and 49 people got offers(or 49 offers were given out)
That means 10 percent of applicants got a job. Thus a lot of people were interviewing either to find the very best URMs, a noble goal or it was for show.
about 500 people bid
about 250 got at least 1 interview
about 120 or so got call backs
and 49 people got offers(or 49 offers were given out)
That means 10 percent of applicants got a job. Thus a lot of people were interviewing either to find the very best URMs, a noble goal or it was for show.
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Any stats on SEMJF or CCBA (chicago) minority job fairs?
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I mean, even if they are, what the fuck are you gonna do, not go? The more looks you can get from firms, the better. Make a weekend out of it; get drunk on Saturday night.Anonymous User wrote:Yeah i'm scared firms are only conducting these interviews to say they participate in minority job fairs. What do you guys think?
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hmm...actually, for those who got interviews, 50% callback rate and 20% offer rate isn't too shabby for a screening interview. of course, this is assuming an equal distribution.Oban wrote:Some are for sure, take the data from last years Bay Area fair
about 500 people bid
about 250 got at least 1 interview
about 120 or so got call backs
and 49 people got offers(or 49 offers were given out)
That means 10 percent of applicants got a job. Thus a lot of people were interviewing either to find the very best URMs, a noble goal or it was for show.
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