NYU - Bidding Texas Forum

[Anonymous User]

I was wondering if anyone has any insight into how competitive it is to get interviews with Texas firms and/or advice on where to rank Texas firms in the bidding process. I care more about Dallas and Austin firms than Houston firms.

Any information regarding gpa cutoffs would be very appreciated but certainly not necessary.

Thanks!

[Anonymous User]

i know a couple people who interviewed succesfully with dallas/houston firms from nyu. i dont think its that competitive as not a lot of nyu kids really want it (unlike sf or la). i dont even think that many came to oci so you may have to mail in apps. the most difficult thing will be showing ties (the people who i knew both grew up in tx). if you can do that, im sure they would love to snag a few top6 students.

i did hear that austin was crazy competitive though as there are very few spots to begin with down there

[Anonymous User]

Bumping this for any additional insight. I'd love to hear from someone who went through this process.

[koalatriste]

this isn't firsthand experience, but I have heard that these cities require specific ties.

for example, I think it's a bit harder to swing dallas if all of your ties are to houston (austin being especially insular). beyond that, however, i think that a lot of these firms are not grade-picky at NYU. I know of a few people with callbacks at BB, F&J, etc. in houston that were definitely below median.

[kalvano]

Texas likes ties, though I think that is waning somewhat, with all the "MYGODZLOOKHOWAWESOMETEXASISDOINGITE" articles floating around. Austin is very hard to get. Biglaw firms in Dallas want top 10% from SMU, so I would imagine somewhere between a pulse and median at NYU would be good enough.