UChicago OCI 2014 Forum

[Anonymous User]

McDermott Chi offer same day as CB this week.

[Strahilevitz]

So...what happens if I end up with 0 callbacks?

I've heard suggestions to apply to non-OCI firms, but if I just suck at interviewing is that likely to be successful? Could I do something else (like RAing) next summer and then try for 3L OCI?

I'd appreciate any encouragement about this. Feel like I jumped through all these stupid fucking hoops to get good grades, made myself miserable over the summer, and it was all for nothing.

For whatever it's worth I'm right there with you.

Why were you miserable during the summer? If you don't like law, now is a better time to figure that out than after you start working for big law firms. If you still like law, mass-mail every market. Your grades will get you the interview, but it's up to you to sell yourself. If you still have no callbacks and you can afford it, look into a joint degree so you can do OCI again next year.

3L OCI is almost nonexistent. Every 3L this year who did OCI had 1-2 screeners everyday, most of them with government agencies. If you're interested in government, you start applying now and have a position for the summer.

[Anonymous User]

Is airplane baggage ($25 one way per bag) something that you all usually ask to be reimbursed for?

Also, how long does it usually take firms to send you a check for your expenses after you submit the NALP form?

[Anonymous User]

Is airplane baggage ($25 one way per bag) something that you all usually ask to be reimbursed for?

Also, how long does it usually take firms to send you a check for your expenses after you submit the NALP form?

i'm planning on having them reimburse me for that. Anything that's related to travel seems like fair game to me

Also re: grades...only sullcrom looked at my transcript during my screener. And Ropes Boston asked me what my undergrad GPA was (it sucks), but still got the CB. Transfer with no journal here at Chicago...dunno how my grades translate to the grading system here, but got some callbacks that surprised me (e.g. KE, Sidley, DPW).

[Anonymous User]

DPW interviewer read and talked about my transcript in front of me

[Anonymous User]

DPW interviewer read and talked about my transcript in front of me

Was just going to say this. We must have had the same dude.

[Anonymous User]

DPW interviewer read and talked about my transcript in front of me

Was just going to say this. We must have had the same dude.

was this the guy that had you sit on the same side of the table as him? (Couldn't fiddle with my pen under the table, drove me crazy)

[Anonymous User]

Yep

[Robb]

DPW interviewer read and talked about my transcript in front of me

Was just going to say this. We must have had the same dude.

was this the guy that had you sit on the same side of the table as him? (Couldn't fiddle with my pen under the table, drove me crazy)

lol what

[Rahviveh]

DPW interviewer read and talked about my transcript in front of me

Yup. We all know who this was... (Great guy BTW)

Baggage is fine but you should fly southwest

[Anonymous User]

Have morning cb on the 12th in NYC, but flight back to Chicago isn't until the evening. Do ppl just leave their luggage at the hotel after check-out and come get it later?

[Neal Patrick Harris]

Have morning cb on the 12th in NYC, but flight back to Chicago isn't until the evening. Do ppl just leave their luggage at the hotel after check-out and come get it later?

Yeah they'll hold onto it for you

[Anonymous User]

Have morning cb on the 12th in NYC, but flight back to Chicago isn't until the evening. Do ppl just leave their luggage at the hotel after check-out and come get it later?

Yeah they'll hold onto it for you

going straight to chicken and rice cart after interview, who's with me?!

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[DoveBodyWash]

Dammit stop posting anon lol. Why are you?

ahah my mistake

[Anonymous User]

is anyone else in limbo with Latham Chicago? No cb..no ding...

[Anonymous User]

is anyone else in limbo with Latham Chicago? No cb..no ding...

limbo also for latham elsewhere

[Anonymous User]

is anyone else in limbo with Latham Chicago? No cb..no ding...

limbo also for latham elsewhere

+1

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[Anonymous User]

is anyone else in limbo with Latham Chicago? No cb..no ding...

limbo also for latham elsewhere

+1

+1

Has anyone anywhere heard anything back from Latham? (The spreadsheet is completely blank for them.)

I know of two people with Latham Chi CBs by phone 8/28-8/29ish and one person with a Latham ding

[Anonymous User]

I know of two people with Latham Chi CBs by phone 8/28-8/29ish and one person with a Latham ding

Maybe they're only looking for 1-2 of us..

[Anonymous User]

Have SullCrom dings gone out at all? In limbo here

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[Anonymous User]

I know of two people with Latham Chi CBs by phone 8/28-8/29ish and one person with a Latham ding

Maybe they're only looking for 1-2 of us..

Well that answers that. Email ding.

[Anonymous User]

Have SullCrom dings gone out at all? In limbo here

Check your mail.

nuthin. when did it come in? maybe still on the way