Michigan 2010 OCI Callbacks Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Gunderson Dettmer?

I go to NYU, and I heard from them yesterday. They interviewed on Thursday here.

[Anonymous User]

Mayer Brown NYC and Cadwalader NYC

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Gunderson Dettmer?

I go to NYU, and I heard from them yesterday. They interviewed on Thursday here.

my friend got a cb a couple of days ago.

[Anonymous User]

Cooley ding via snail mail.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from any Pacific Northwest firms in the Seattle/Portland area? (Perkins Coie, Davis Wright, etc.)

[Anonymous User]

Still nothing from Covington???? 3 of my friends and I interviewed last week and none of us have heard.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Simpson yet?

[Anonymous User]

Orrick "CB" via snail mail (it was very unusual).
I opened the letter thinking it was definitely a rejection.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone heard from Simpson yet?

I got a Simpson cb a few days ago; call from the interviewer at OCI.

[Anonymous User]

Cooley ding via snail mail.

Which office?

[Anonymous User]

Mayer Brown NYC and Cadwalader NYC

Congrats! From individual interviewers or from the recruiting department?

[Anonymous User]

I have a 3.3X GPA and had interviews with northern California firms in the 3.2X-3.5X band. (Because there weren't really any less-selective firms around.) I think I have a good resume and interview reasonably well. So far, 25% ding rate all over the spectrum with no CBs. If the rest of the T16 outside of HYS aren't having this kind of trouble, I am going to be ...

... ineffectually angry.

[Anonymous User]

I have a 3.3X GPA and had interviews with northern California firms in the 3.2X-3.5X band. (Because there weren't really any less-selective firms around.) I think I have a good resume and interview reasonably well. So far, 25% ding rate all over the spectrum with no CBs. If the rest of the T16 outside of HYS aren't having this kind of trouble, I am going to be ...

... ineffectually angry.

What firms are in the 3.2-3.5 band? I'm at another T14 and so far no CBs too.

[Anonymous User]

I have a 3.3X GPA and had interviews with northern California firms in the 3.2X-3.5X band. (Because there weren't really any less-selective firms around.) I think I have a good resume and interview reasonably well. So far, 25% ding rate all over the spectrum with no CBs. If the rest of the T16 outside of HYS aren't having this kind of trouble, I am going to be ...

... ineffectually angry.

What firms are in the 3.2-3.5 band? I'm at another T14 and so far no CBs too.

As irrelevant as these selectivity estimates might be ITE, OCS has asked us to keep them under wraps, and I'd like to respect that. (Otherwise, I would be more than happy to share this info with you.) Bottom line is: I am not talking about Munger Tolles.

"No news is good news" and all that, but until CBs start trickling in to complement the dings, I'm not feeling great.

[Anonymous User]

I have a 3.3X GPA and had interviews with northern California firms in the 3.2X-3.5X band. (Because there weren't really any less-selective firms around.) I think I have a good resume and interview reasonably well. So far, 25% ding rate all over the spectrum with no CBs. If the rest of the T16 outside of HYS aren't having this kind of trouble, I am going to be ...

... ineffectually angry.

What firms are in the 3.2-3.5 band? I'm at another T14 and so far no CBs too.

As irrelevant as these selectivity estimates might be ITE, OCS has asked us to keep them under wraps, and I'd like to respect that. (Otherwise, I would be more than happy to share this info with you.) Bottom line is: I am not talking about Munger Tolles.

"No news is good news" and all that, but until CBs start trickling in to complement the dings, I'm not feeling great.

That's understandable. Goodluck.

[Anonymous User]

Mayer Brown NYC and Cadwalader NYC

Congrats! From individual interviewers or from the recruiting department?

Mayer Brown was from the recruiting department (didn't interview individually) and Cadwalader was the individual interviewer.

[Anonymous User]

Mayer Brown NYC and Cadwalader NYC

Congrats! From individual interviewers or from the recruiting department?

Mayer Brown was from the recruiting department (didn't interview individually) and Cadwalader was the individual interviewer.

GPA?

[Anonymous User]

around 3.5

[Anonymous User]

Anyone medianish want to share an overview of their results so far?

I've heard that GPA doesn't totally determine results, but it sounds like it has some kind of influence...all my friends with super-high GPAs are swimming in dinner invites and callbacks. My slightly optimistic working theory is that firms are working through the super-qualified types now, and based on how many offers to that group get accepted, they'll decide how far down to go for the next round.

[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

(I'm the poster who got the Mayer Brown and Cadwalader earlier)-- I think personality really is playing a much larger role than my GPA in getting callbacks.

I agree with personality playing a larger role. As a transfer, I expected less than spectacular results. However, I'm 8-3 in cb v. rejections. I think I have a good personality and the results speak for themselves. Also, people that applied to all DC/NY/CHI firms probably screwed themselves -- this is not the economy to make a bid for your favorite place.
As someone mentioned in another thread, firms are looking for people who fit and not just GPAs.

[Anonymous User]

(I'm the poster who got the Mayer Brown and Cadwalader earlier)-- I think personality really is playing a much larger role than my GPA in getting callbacks. I've had a fairly inconsistent run in law school, but I've gotten callbacks at firms my GPA would have no business getting me a callback at (Davis Polk, in particular). I think that this year is definitely better than last year was, and so personality is playing a role that it didn't have the chance to earlier this year.

Yeah, but a 3.5 is still at least top 20%, if not higher...just wondering why you bid on certain firms in the first place.

I was playing it fairly conservative and wanted to maximize my chances at getting callbacks.

[Anonymous User]

(I'm the poster who got the Mayer Brown and Cadwalader earlier)-- I think personality really is playing a much larger role than my GPA in getting callbacks. I've had a fairly inconsistent run in law school, but I've gotten callbacks at firms my GPA would have no business getting me a callback at (Davis Polk, in particular). I think that this year is definitely better than last year was, and so personality is playing a role that it didn't have the chance to earlier this year.

Yeah, but a 3.5 is still at least top 20%, if not higher...just wondering why you bid on certain firms in the first place.

I was playing it fairly conservative and wanted to maximize my chances at getting callbacks.

Putting it bluntly, with a 3.5 you're probably going to end up getting an offer at a higher ranked firm and end up rejecting lower ranked callbacks/offers. However, this strategy screws your classmates over because interviewers only callback a certain few from each batch and most don't go back to re-callback people. But it is what it is, since it's every person for him or herself.