V50 interviewer here.Anonymous User wrote:Anon that is boned here. What is unfortunate is that I was a top 10 student at my previous school. I wasn't on scholarship so I decided to move to GW to have better access to oci, stronger alumni, etc. I was convinced by career services at GW explaining how someone like me who was a top 10 student elsewhere would have all these great opportunities at GW and oci would go fantastic, etc. I guess it just isn't true. Now instead of taking the scholarship from my old school to stay, I am in the same debt with even worse career outlooks. This f*^&ing sucks.
Edit: Also previous school's GPA was above a 3.75. Just for reference.
Cheer up! I hope you'll stay positive, and I'm sorry if my previous post added to your anxiety. It's still early in the recruiting season, so don't count yourself out until you've hustled yourself to exhaustion this fall. You need to do what most lower-tier law students targeting biglaw do: work your connections and chase down every lead like it's your only one. Also, regardless of how OCI comes out for you, please know that having GW on your resume will be a lifelong benefit over your old school, even if it doesn't feel like it now. For example, my firm is currently recruiting for a junior lateral associate, and we are completely willing to look at candidates with relevant experience from non-biglaw firms--but we still look very closely at where a candidate went to law school.
Plus, never forget: biglaw isn't everything, and your ability to get into biglaw shouldn't dictate your view of whether transferring was worthwhile or not. Some of my classmates who struck out at OCI are now ecstatic about where they work and can't imagine being an associate at a biglaw firm.
