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Penn OCI 2015 (C/O 2017)
Ladies and Gentlemen, let the festivities begin. This thread exists to discuss bidding, callbacks, markets, etc.
More info to be posted soon, poll attached!
Interview Schedule released Tue July 14th: New Poll Added!
July 22: New Poll Added, because I'm bored
More info to be posted soon, poll attached!
Interview Schedule released Tue July 14th: New Poll Added!
July 22: New Poll Added, because I'm bored
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..... this should be interesting
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This is what its all about! One way or the other, we're about to feel a lot better, or a lot lot worse.
I'd love to work on my bid list if professors felt like giving me my grades before I die of old age.
I'd love to work on my bid list if professors felt like giving me my grades before I die of old age.
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So true. Still waiting on one too. I have 0 clue where to even start on a bid list. I should probably figure that out somewhat soon haha.Anonymous User wrote:This is what its all about! One way or the other, we're about to feel a lot better, or a lot lot worse.
I'd love to work on my bid list if professors felt like giving me my grades before I die of old age.
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I'm still waiting on THREE
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Tagging for sure. Good luck Quakers.
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I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing. Anyone know when we might hear back about what journal we are on? Also wondering if jounrals would influence bidding strategies.
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Hi everyone, my name is Anonymous and I'm an alcoholic.
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We are probably friends.Anonymous User wrote:Hi everyone, my name is Anonymous and I'm an alcoholic.
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Well this is awkward.Anonymous User wrote:We are probably friends.Anonymous User wrote:Hi everyone, my name is Anonymous and I'm an alcoholic.
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What's our median GPA again?
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Somewhere in the 3.2x area.Anonymous User wrote:What's our median GPA again?
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Would 2 B+s and 1 B per semester get you median?Anonymous User wrote:Somewhere in the 3.2x area.Anonymous User wrote:What's our median GPA again?
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There are a total of 7 grades going into OCI. Just average your grades if you are over 3.2 and under 3.3 you are roughly median.UpandDown97 wrote:Would 2 B+s and 1 B per semester get you median?Anonymous User wrote:Somewhere in the 3.2x area.Anonymous User wrote:What's our median GPA again?
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Just kidding, you can have the grades back
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Am i reading the bid % wrong or is this spreadsheet just messed up??
If a firm has a bid success of 10% and they interview 60 people, doesn't that suggest there were 600 bids? What am i doing wrong here?
If a firm has a bid success of 10% and they interview 60 people, doesn't that suggest there were 600 bids? What am i doing wrong here?
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Yeah that doesn't sound right. Unless they interviewed far fewer than 60 people in previous years.Anonymous User wrote:Am i reading the bid % wrong or is this spreadsheet just messed up??
If a firm has a bid success of 10% and they interview 60 people, doesn't that suggest there were 600 bids? What am i doing wrong here?
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How serious are firms about these grade stipulations? Seeing a lot of mediocre firms throwing out top 15% like it's candy.
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Ignore that completely. Look at the actual grade breakdown for Penn students bidding last year.Anonymous User wrote:How serious are firms about these grade stipulations? Seeing a lot of mediocre firms throwing out top 15% like it's candy.
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Would it be silly to do a grade survey? There is a lot of speculation buzzing around, but no hard data. We need a large enough sample so the data won’t be much help until a lot of people add to the survey ... but could be useful, no?
Is there a way to ensure that only current Penn students can see/post? I’d hate to undermine the school’s efforts to keep our number as opaque as possible given that this certainly works in our favor.
Is there a way to ensure that only current Penn students can see/post? I’d hate to undermine the school’s efforts to keep our number as opaque as possible given that this certainly works in our favor.
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You find out about journals near the end of July, about a week and a half before OCI.
Good luck to you all--you'll be fine.
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To some extent those numbers (the pie charts) will be inflated as well. First, the charts reflect the last three years. Firms seem to be casting a wider and wider net over the last three years. This probably doesn't inflate the numbers by much though. Second, the chart reflects offers, not acceptances. Thus, the grades of people who were offered/accepted at the most selective firms are represented. This probably causes a lot of inflation (especially around the lower ranks).ymmv wrote:Ignore that completely. Look at the actual grade breakdown for Penn students bidding last year.Anonymous User wrote:How serious are firms about these grade stipulations? Seeing a lot of mediocre firms throwing out top 15% like it's candy.
I took a brief look at the ABA numbers since 2010 to try to get an idea of just how successful Penn is at Biglaw (or 101+) insertion. Here are the results. Please know that I am aware that this is not completely indicative of OCI success (people get jobs outside OCI), but it is nonetheless very informative (I think).
% of Class @ 101-501+ (Not taking into account adjustments for clerks/academics/public interest people)
2010-58%
2011-58%
2012-65%
2013-56%
2014-70%
% of Class @ 101-501+ (Adjusting for clerks/academics/public interest people)
2010-70%
2011-69%
2012-77%
2013-67%
2014-84% (Whoa!) FYI, this # is 78% for 251-501+. Not bad.
I am looking for feedback. I realize that subtracting clerks/academics/PIs from the class size is subjective. I figure these people are capable of getting Biglaw but do not bother with the exception of some state court clerks who represent a small fraction of our clerkships (see the ABA clerk numbers for the last five years). Adjusting for the handful of state clerks wouldn't change the numbers all that much. For example, it would change the 84% (immediately above) to roughly 82% assuming 10% of clerks can't get Biglaw jobs.
Thoughts?
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Tag. Good luck all!
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No reason to take out government, clerks or PI people at all. Even the business jobs can probably be added in too.Anonymous User wrote:To some extent those numbers (the pie charts) will be inflated as well. First, the charts reflect the last three years. Firms seem to be casting a wider and wider net over the last three years. This probably doesn't inflate the numbers by much though. Second, the chart reflects offers, not acceptances. Thus, the grades of people who were offered/accepted at the most selective firms are represented. This probably causes a lot of inflation (especially around the lower ranks).ymmv wrote:Ignore that completely. Look at the actual grade breakdown for Penn students bidding last year.Anonymous User wrote:How serious are firms about these grade stipulations? Seeing a lot of mediocre firms throwing out top 15% like it's candy.
I took a brief look at the ABA numbers since 2010 to try to get an idea of just how successful Penn is at Biglaw (or 101+) insertion. Here are the results. Please know that I am aware that this is not completely indicative of OCI success (people get jobs outside OCI), but it is nonetheless very informative (I think).
% of Class @ 101-501+ (Not taking into account adjustments for clerks/academics/public interest people)
2010-58%
2011-58%
2012-65%
2013-56%
2014-70%
% of Class @ 101-501+ (Adjusting for clerks/academics/public interest people)
2010-70%
2011-69%
2012-77%
2013-67%
2014-84% (Whoa!) FYI, this # is 78% for 251-501+. Not bad.
I am looking for feedback. I realize that subtracting clerks/academics/PIs from the class size is subjective. I figure these people are capable of getting Biglaw but do not bother with the exception of some state court clerks who represent a small fraction of our clerkships (see the ABA clerk numbers for the last five years). Adjusting for the handful of state clerks wouldn't change the numbers all that much. For example, it would change the 84% (immediately above) to roughly 82% assuming 10% of clerks can't get Biglaw jobs.
Thoughts?
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