HLS: 2Hs (fall sem.) and 8 glorious Ps: which NYC firms? Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:44 am

all help appreciated. I'm clueless

shitty undergrad, no WE, pretty poor interview skills that I hope to improve with practice.

071816 · Post by **071816** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:51 am

this thread = stupid

englawyer · Post by **englawyer** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:54 am

roughly, http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=157843

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:55 am

englawyer wrote:roughly, http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=157843

Maybe it's just me, but this seems unnecessarily conservative. I've heard rumors of people with these grades pulling V10...

Resolve · Post by **Resolve** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:37 am

Anonymous User wrote:
englawyer wrote:roughly, http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=157843
Maybe it's just me, but this seems unnecessarily conservative. I've heard rumors of people with these grades pulling V10...

He specified bad interview skills, bad undergrad, etc., though. It makes sense to bid conservative if you don't have mitigating factors to bump you up, like good interview skills, or relevant work experience.

englawyer · Post by **englawyer** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:15 am

Resolve wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
englawyer wrote:roughly, http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=157843
Maybe it's just me, but this seems unnecessarily conservative. I've heard rumors of people with these grades pulling V10...
He specified bad interview skills, bad undergrad, etc., though. It makes sense to bid conservative if you don't have mitigating factors to bump you up, like good interview skills, or relevant work experience.

exactly. of course its possible to get a V10 with those grades. and OP can feel free to add some reaches to the bid list. but columbia medianish is what OP should really be using as a baseline, since 2H is a tad below median at H.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:10 pm

See http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=157420. I was this OP last year. I was a pretty good interviewer and went to an Ivy undergrad. In the end, I got 1 V10 offer and took an offer from a firm with a more appealing culture and practice groups in the V20. I also got a smattering of offers from the V40. So takeaway: don't freak out, but do your homework on the firms and your interviewers and practice interviewing!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:13 pm

Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:13 am

Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!

OP here. Thank you, oh anonymous poster.
Q: Did you have WE?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:33 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!
OP here. Thank you, oh anonymous poster.
Q: Did you have WE?

Nope, went straight through. Science background though. Do you have anything else special going for you? A unique background, Fulbright, URM (although I'm guessing you would've already shared that)?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:14 am

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!
OP here. Thank you, oh anonymous poster.
Q: Did you have WE?
Nope, went straight through. Science background though. Do you have anything else special going for you? A unique background, Fulbright, URM (although I'm guessing you would've already shared that)?

nope :/

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:22 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!
OP here. Thank you, oh anonymous poster.
Q: Did you have WE?
Nope, went straight through. Science background though. Do you have anything else special going for you? A unique background, Fulbright, URM (although I'm guessing you would've already shared that)?
nope :/

It might be slightly harder for you, but I'm willing to bet you'll still end up with a few offers from the V40. If you're feeling insecure, also prepare to mass mail. And just based on the fact that you didn't even see my threads from last year, you don't seem to be doing your homework properly. Look through all the old threads on TLS. Pay for Vault Gold access. Make an appointment or 2 or 3 with the same OCS adviser as you develop your bid list. Bid all NYC if you want to be safe. Whatever you do, don't just sit around in cold sweat. Be proactive. That's the best advice I can give.

094320 · Post by **094320** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:15 pm

abacus · Post by **abacus** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:30 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!
OP here. Thank you, oh anonymous poster.
Q: Did you have WE?
Nope, went straight through. Science background though. Do you have anything else special going for you? A unique background, Fulbright, URM (although I'm guessing you would've already shared that)?
nope :/

What if OP did have a Fulbright or some kind of interesting background? Does that kind of stuff 'add an H' or something?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:47 pm

abacus wrote:
What if OP did have a Fulbright or some kind of interesting background? Does that kind of stuff 'add an H' or something?

Anecdotally, URM is adding a virtual "H"; a Fulbright or interesting background (say, demonstrating a strong international or corporate interest) probably doesn't do as much work, but it could certainly make it a little easier to sell yourself and your interest in biglaw or a specific practice group.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:20 pm

Anonymous User wrote: It might be slightly harder for you, but I'm willing to bet you'll still end up with a few offers from the V40. If you're feeling insecure, also prepare to mass mail. And just based on the fact that you didn't even see my threads from last year, you don't seem to be doing your homework properly. Look through all the old threads on TLS. Pay for Vault Gold access. Make an appointment or 2 or 3 with the same OCS adviser as you develop your bid list. Bid all NYC if you want to be safe. Whatever you do, don't just sit around in cold sweat. Be proactive. That's the best advice I can give.

You're acting like he's bottom 10% or something. He's still around median at Harvard. People on this site are way too conservative sometimes.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:48 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Previous post was mine. Also see this thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 3&t=160378. I was OP in that thread too. Gosh, I am feeling so helpful today!
Nope, went straight through. Science background though. Do you have anything else special going for you? A unique background, Fulbright, URM (although I'm guessing you would've already shared that)?
nope :/
It might be slightly harder for you, but I'm willing to bet you'll still end up with a few offers from the V40. If you're feeling insecure, also prepare to mass mail. And just based on the fact that you didn't even see my threads from last year, you don't seem to be doing your homework properly. Look through all the old threads on TLS. Pay for Vault Gold access. Make an appointment or 2 or 3 with the same OCS adviser as you develop your bid list. Bid all NYC if you want to be safe. Whatever you do, don't just sit around in cold sweat. Be proactive. That's the best advice I can give.

Self-righteous asshole.

OP is bidding on all NYC firms.

And everyone knows TLS search function is shit.

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