Penn OCI 2016 (C/O 2018) Forum

[SportsFan]

I'm Penn c/o 2015, working in Philly now (government/PI). Feel free to PM me with any questions. I'm not in biglaw obviously but I can hopefully still give some solid advice, especially about Philly (which is such a weird market right now).

[Anonymous User]

I hope you all are happy with your bid results. I got quite a few firms which I'm glad about but missed a few I was really hoping to interview with. I've reached out to most of them already but what is the movement like on the waitlist? I cannot imagine many cancellations happen.

[Anonymous User]

I hope you all are happy with your bid results. I got quite a few firms which I'm glad about but missed a few I was really hoping to interview with. I've reached out to most of them already but what is the movement like on the waitlist? I cannot imagine many cancellations happen.

There's some decent, albeit not great, waitlist movement. I think I snagged three or four more interviews from the waitlist. Also, one of the ways I was able to score more interviews was by coming back to the OCI site at the end of the day to see the screener openings for the next day and getting there pretty early to sign up for slots that fit with my schedule.

[Anonymous User]

I hope you all are happy with your bid results. I got quite a few firms which I'm glad about but missed a few I was really hoping to interview with. I've reached out to most of them already but what is the movement like on the waitlist? I cannot imagine many cancellations happen.

There's some decent, albeit not great, waitlist movement. I think I snagged three or four more interviews from the waitlist. Also, one of the ways I was able to score more interviews was by coming back to the OCI site at the end of the day to see the screener openings for the next day and getting there pretty early to sign up for slots that fit with my schedule.

Yeah I definitely think there are ways to get interviews at some of the firms you didn't get on your bid list. Even if cancellations don't happen, firms always have more room for the right kind of candidate and after the right kind of approach.

[Anonymous User]

I hope you all are happy with your bid results. I got quite a few firms which I'm glad about but missed a few I was really hoping to interview with. I've reached out to most of them already but what is the movement like on the waitlist? I cannot imagine many cancellations happen.

There's some decent, albeit not great, waitlist movement. I think I snagged three or four more interviews from the waitlist. Also, one of the ways I was able to score more interviews was by coming back to the OCI site at the end of the day to see the screener openings for the next day and getting there pretty early to sign up for slots that fit with my schedule.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I think I remember people talking about just approaching the people at the tables by their interview location or something is that worth anything? I have a very good GPA and would probably have already mass mailed them if its relevant.

[Anonymous User]

So I have started getting CBs and Dings from regional OCI and figured this thread should be bumped.

[Anonymous User]

So I have started getting CBs and Dings from regional OCI and figured this thread should be bumped.

Any news in the LA Regionals?

[Anonymous User]

So I have started getting CBs and Dings from regional OCI and figured this thread should be bumped.

Any news in the LA Regionals?

I only did the Bay Area, and the CB for record is S&C

[Anonymous User]

I've heard of an Orrick SF CB

[Anonymous User]

I've heard of an Orrick SF CB

Has anyone heard from A&P in SF--they are the only firm left that has not sent anything that I thought I did well with.

[Anonymous User]

Posting about rumors of callbacks is something we should avoid. I disagree with the entire practice of posting about CB and offer information to begin with, but especially when it's unfounded, it should be avoided. At least when you're right, one of the X number interviewed is not needlessly stressed out since that person got a CB/offer. When you're wrong, all of those who interviewed are needlessly stressed.

[Clemenceau]

Posting about rumors of callbacks is something we should avoid. I disagree with the entire practice of posting about CB and offer information to begin with, but especially when it's unfounded, it should be avoided. At least when you're right, one of the X number interviewed is not needlessly stressed out since that person got a CB/offer. When you're wrong, all of those who interviewed are needlessly stressed.

Welcome to OCI threads!

[cjw564]

Does anyone know if the London based firms will actually fly you out to London if you snag a callback? Or do they just conduct callbacks in NY? Now would be a pretty good time to have free airfare and lodging in London, could get a pretty good vacation out of it for cheap

At HLS last year, one of the magic circle firms flew some of their callbacks to London (had nothing to do with scheduling, the invitation for cb states whether you are going to London or NY) while others to NY. Incidentally all their London cb's got offer while many of the NY cb's did not get an offer.

[Anonymous User]

Posting about rumors of callbacks is something we should avoid. I disagree with the entire practice of posting about CB and offer information to begin with, but especially when it's unfounded, it should be avoided. At least when you're right, one of the X number interviewed is not needlessly stressed out since that person got a CB/offer. When you're wrong, all of those who interviewed are needlessly stressed.

For me it's not just about worrying though, if you are scheduling CBs to the west coast I want to schedule them as soon as possible but also have some idea of how many firms I have to schedule them with.

So even a rumour is enough for me to go ahead and schedule even if I am not out of hope.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard anything back?

[Anonymous User]

Yes, kirkland

[Anonymous User]

Interviewer Initials?

[Anonymous User]

Hogan - MS

[Anonymous User]

Hogan - MS

When?

[Anonymous User]

Hogan - MS

When?

late 7 pm

[Anonymous User]

Hogan - MS

When?

late 7 pm

Was your screener earlier or later in the day

[Anonymous User]

Hogan - MS

When?

late 7 pm

Was your screener earlier or later in the day

earlier

[Auxilio]

I figure this may be useful for those who don't want to post, or just to collect in an easy to read format. This is just a very basic two question form (firm & city) that people can fill out to keep a running total.

https://[link redacted]/forms/WFJLdz8o5l3T5YMA2 <-- form

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... dA/pubhtml <-- Results

I'm not sure how much this will be used, but figured worth the 2 minutes to put together.

[Anonymous User]

anyone hear from any DC firms?

[Anonymous User]

is silence usually a ding? I got an actual ding but not sure that is normal.