Quinn Emanuel Hiring Timeline Forum

[Anonymous User]

Curious what you think top 1/3rd is.

Different anon but FYI consensus seems to be 1/3 = 6/7H

Not jumping on you cause you are just answering but highly doubt that consensus is based in anything other than "a couple higher than 3." Knowledge of what's median is tenuous at best and I struggle to see how 1/3 could be bad in much.

Not sure what bad in much means, but if you look at cum laude honors (which go to roughly top third), that's around 3.6, which I think would translate to around 6H. Admittedly that's based on two more years of data but at least that's something

Sorry was on my phone. Based in much.

[Anonymous User]

But you have to remember that generally everyone does better their 2L and 3L years, at least that's what all the upperclassmen with whom I've spoken says. That means you can have less than 3.6, probably around 3.5, to be in the running for cum. That's 5Hs. So I'm guessing the the 1/3 1L mark is 5/6Hs.

Yeah this is why I think using cum for 1L info isn't worth much. And honestly because of the way they calculate GPA you could probably be closer to median 1L and still get cum. The following is cum laude and not that unbelievable:

1L: 3.3 (depends on which classes you get Hs in but close enough) 2L: 3.7 3L 3.8

[Anonymous User]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

[First Offense]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

If you're not at H, it doesn't really matter.

[Anonymous User]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

There are 4 possible grades. LP; P; H; DS. LPs are 0-6ish per class of 80. At least some teachers have never given one. DS is like A+ generally there are 0-3 per class. Beyond that the P/H split is thought to be something like 1/3 Hs 2/3Ps but no one knows for sure and teachers have a fair amount of discretion. You have 10 grades at the end of the year. There is some thought that 3 H/7 P is median but it's not clear where this belief came from. It's certainly not officially been said. Hence why I questioned how anyone could have a clue what 1/3 is.

[Anonymous User]

Two questions:

1) Does the DC give confirmation emails before giving CBs

2) How long does it take for the DC office to get back to ppl?

[Anonymous User]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

There are 4 possible grades. LP; P; H; DS. LPs are 0-6ish per class of 80. At least some teachers have never given one. DS is like A+ generally there are 0-3 per class. Beyond that the P/H split is thought to be something like 1/3 Hs 2/3Ps but no one knows for sure and teachers have a fair amount of discretion. You have 10 grades at the end of the year. There is some thought that 3 H/7 P is median but it's not clear where this belief came from. It's certainly not officially been said. Hence why I questioned how anyone could have a clue what 1/3 is.

somewhere on the OCS website it says median is between 3 and 4 so that would seem pretty credible (don't have the exact link on hand but I'm sure somebody does)

In any case sorry to the non-HLS people for this thread going off track

@12:35PM anon:

I didn't get a confirmation email from DC but they gave CB the day after submission so take that for what it's worthd

[Anonymous User]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

There are 4 possible grades. LP; P; H; DS. LPs are 0-6ish per class of 80. At least some teachers have never given one. DS is like A+ generally there are 0-3 per class. Beyond that the P/H split is thought to be something like 1/3 Hs 2/3Ps but no one knows for sure and teachers have a fair amount of discretion. You have 10 grades at the end of the year. There is some thought that 3 H/7 P is median but it's not clear where this belief came from. It's certainly not officially been said. Hence why I questioned how anyone could have a clue what 1/3 is.

somewhere on the OCS website it says median is between 3 and 4 so that would seem pretty credible (don't have the exact link on hand but I'm sure somebody does)

In any case sorry to the non-HLS people for this thread going off track

@12:35PM anon:

I didn't get a confirmation email from DC but they gave CB the day after submission so take that for what it's worthd

Almost 100% sure it does not say that anywhere on the OCS website.

[Anonymous User]

If it's been a week since applying and since the CB turnaround seems so quick, is that pretty much a ding? Haven't even gotten a confirmation email

[Anonymous User]

Would someone care to explain how this whole 5, 6, 7 H thing works and how it translates to GPAs. We just have A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ which translates to excellent, very good, solid, mediocre, poor, dreadful, troll. Much simpler.

There are 4 possible grades. LP; P; H; DS. LPs are 0-6ish per class of 80. At least some teachers have never given one. DS is like A+ generally there are 0-3 per class. Beyond that the P/H split is thought to be something like 1/3 Hs 2/3Ps but no one knows for sure and teachers have a fair amount of discretion. You have 10 grades at the end of the year. There is some thought that 3 H/7 P is median but it's not clear where this belief came from. It's certainly not officially been said. Hence why I questioned how anyone could have a clue what 1/3 is.

somewhere on the OCS website it says median is between 3 and 4 so that would seem pretty credible (don't have the exact link on hand but I'm sure somebody does)

In any case sorry to the non-HLS people for this thread going off track

@12:35PM anon:

I didn't get a confirmation email from DC but they gave CB the day after submission so take that for what it's worthd

Almost 100% sure it does not say that anywhere on the OCS website.

Yeah it definitely isn't on the website (would sort of defeat the purpose when the point of the new system is to disguise class ranking, especially at the middle/bottom). But an OCS advisor this year directly told me that median is "about 4" which I took to mean between 3 and 4 depending on the year.

[SLS_AMG]

Everyone needs to relax a bit. I have no inside information, but if you just think logically about Quinn's hiring process, I think there are a few things that we can surmise.

First of all, the "We'll be in touch with you email" is almost certainly not a ding. Why? Because Quinn's hiring process is going to work like everyone else's hiring process, except it'll be more drawn out. Like any other firm, there will not be a 100% yield. Unfortunately, because Quinn is doing their process so early this year, it will probably be in August or perhaps even later when some of you get callbacks. Lack of a response or the aforementioned email probably just means you weren't at the very top of their list (could also mean they legitimately haven't gotten to your application yet), but you probably still have a shot depending on their yield.

This jives with what some other posters have said regarding getting callbacks towards the end of the summer.

I think it's logical to assume that they probably interview candidates that they're very likely to hire; when some of those people choose other firms, spots open up, and more interviews go out. There's no reason for some of you to act like you're doomed forever, and you certainly don't want that kind of attitude going into OCI.

Quinn is like any other firm: they want to hire the most qualified students (i.e. the students with the best grades from the best schools) that they can. Like with any other firm, not all of those students will choose Quinn.

It's gonna be a long process. Relax and enjoy the summer.

[Anonymous User]

Any word on Chicago office callbacks?

[Anonymous User]

CB today.

Top 10% at lower T-14. Applied a week ago, got no confirmation e-mail. NYC office.

[Anonymous User]

Everyone needs to relax a bit. I have no inside information, but if you just think logically about Quinn's hiring process, I think there are a few things that we can surmise.

First of all, the "We'll be in touch with you email" is almost certainly not a ding. Why? Because Quinn's hiring process is going to work like everyone else's hiring process, except it'll be more drawn out. Like any other firm, there will not be a 100% yield. Unfortunately, because Quinn is doing their process so early this year, it will probably be in August or perhaps even later when some of you get callbacks. Lack of a response or the aforementioned email probably just means you weren't at the very top of their list (could also mean they legitimately haven't gotten to your application yet), but you probably still have a shot depending on their yield.

This jives with what some other posters have said regarding getting callbacks towards the end of the summer.

I think it's logical to assume that they probably interview candidates that they're very likely to hire; when some of those people choose other firms, spots open up, and more interviews go out. There's no reason for some of you to act like you're doomed forever, and you certainly don't want that kind of attitude going into OCI.

Quinn is like any other firm: they want to hire the most qualified students (i.e. the students with the best grades from the best schools) that they can. Like with any other firm, not all of those students will choose Quinn.

It's gonna be a long process. Relax and enjoy the summer.

I wanted to back that up. I got a quick CB for NYC, but it's scheduled for later this summer. They won't know if I suck or not until several weeks from now, and if I do suck, that's at least three of four more CBs they'll need to do. Despite starting early, QE does not appear to be in any hurry, which makes sense. No need for them to rush the process.

[Anonymous User]

Had a CB last week in N.Y. Thought it went pretty well but no same-day offer. Hoping to get good news soon. I really liked them.

Someone asked something about this above, but bring a resume in case they switch interviewers on you and the new guy doesn't have your stuff.

[Anonymous User]

When are people typically hearing back after applying to the DC office???

[Anonymous User]

bump

[First Offense]

bump

That was unnecessary.

[Anonymous User]

Had a CB last week in N.Y. Thought it went pretty well but no same-day offer. Hoping to get good news soon. I really liked them.

Someone asked something about this above, but bring a resume in case they switch interviewers on you and the new guy doesn't have your stuff.

Above quoted anon.

~ top 10% at lower T14. Submitted materials early June, got a CB in N.Y. last week on Thursday and just got a phone offer. So ended up waiting 2 business days.

[Anonymous User]

Had a CB last week in N.Y. Thought it went pretty well but no same-day offer. Hoping to get good news soon. I really liked them.

Someone asked something about this above, but bring a resume in case they switch interviewers on you and the new guy doesn't have your stuff.

Above quoted anon.

~ top 10% at lower T14. Submitted materials early June, got a CB in N.Y. last week on Thursday and just got a phone offer. So ended up waiting 2 business days.

Congrats!

[Anonymous User]

Submitted to DC on Thursday. Got an email today saying they recorded it and would be back in touch in the coming weeks

[Anonymous User]

Everyone needs to relax a bit. I have no inside information, but if you just think logically about Quinn's hiring process, I think there are a few things that we can surmise.

First of all, the "We'll be in touch with you email" is almost certainly not a ding. Why? Because Quinn's hiring process is going to work like everyone else's hiring process, except it'll be more drawn out. Like any other firm, there will not be a 100% yield. Unfortunately, because Quinn is doing their process so early this year, it will probably be in August or perhaps even later when some of you get callbacks. Lack of a response or the aforementioned email probably just means you weren't at the very top of their list (could also mean they legitimately haven't gotten to your application yet), but you probably still have a shot depending on their yield.

This jives with what some other posters have said regarding getting callbacks towards the end of the summer.

I think it's logical to assume that they probably interview candidates that they're very likely to hire; when some of those people choose other firms, spots open up, and more interviews go out. There's no reason for some of you to act like you're doomed forever, and you certainly don't want that kind of attitude going into OCI.

Quinn is like any other firm: they want to hire the most qualified students (i.e. the students with the best grades from the best schools) that they can. Like with any other firm, not all of those students will choose Quinn.

It's gonna be a long process. Relax and enjoy the summer.

I wanted to back that up. I got a quick CB for NYC, but it's scheduled for later this summer. They won't know if I suck or not until several weeks from now, and if I do suck, that's at least three of four more CBs they'll need to do. Despite starting early, QE does not appear to be in any hurry, which makes sense. No need for them to rush the process.

If you suck, they need to do four CBs to make up for it? That's rich.

[Anonymous User]

Submitted resume/transcript 10 or so days ago, received an email inquiring about office preference (I had indicated more than one), followed by the "we'll be in touch" response all on the same day I applied. Slightly above median at a T10.

[Anonymous User]

When you got the offer, what did they tell you about time to decide? 28 days from OCI?

[Yardbird]

When you got the offer, what did they tell you about time to decide? 28 days from OCI?

This is by way of my peer advisor from last year, but he had 28 days from the start of UVAs OGI to decide. He received his offer mid-July if I recall correctly, and OGI started on Aug 12 last year.