DOJ Honors 2016-2017 Cycle: Application Status Tracker in the OP - Please update! Forum

[Anonymous User]

Not sure if anyone has posted this already, but I interviewed yesterday and an attorney said the internal deadline to pick finalists is November 18

What component was that?

USAO

[Anonymous User]

At least one of my references was called today. I interviewed for two components, and I have no idea which one it was that called.

[Anonymous User]

How did you find the contact information for the attorneys that interviewed you to send thank you emails?

[Anonymous User]

Hi Ms. Willis,

Thank you so much for your help and for answering questions. If the application status switches to "finalist," what exactly does this mean? Should I reach out to my component contact?

Thank you so much,

Melinda

So apparently statuses have already begun to change to "finalist"? Anyone else seeing a change?

[Anonymous User]

How did you find the contact information for the attorneys that interviewed you to send thank you emails?

I asked for business cards in the interviews. A couple gave them unprompted. The component contact would almost certainly have that info too.

[Anonymous User]

Hi Ms. Willis,

Thank you so much for your help and for answering questions. If the application status switches to "finalist," what exactly does this mean? Should I reach out to my component contact?

Thank you so much,

Melinda

So apparently statuses have already begun to change to "finalist"? Anyone else seeing a change?

Oh not this shit again. Does anyone here have a code? What section?

[Anonymous User]

No change for me. To be fair, she does say if. I'd agree that she's implying that her status changed, but this might also be some "what if" question.

[Anonymous User]

Every email that has Honors Program in the subject just gets me so on edge!

[Anonymous User]

No change for me. To be fair, she does say if. I'd agree that she's implying that her status changed, but this might also be some "what if" question.

Or she could be talking about SLIP?

[Anonymous User]

Hi Ms. Willis,

Thank you so much for your help and for answering questions. If the application status switches to "finalist," what exactly does this mean? Should I reach out to my component contact?

Thank you so much,

Melinda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_NGYnMqyFA

[Anonymous User]

Not to come off as having way too much time on my hands (just avoiding the MPRE), but doing a quick google of that name came up with a second year law student at Washington & Lee, which would mean (if it is the same person) her notification was for SLIP.

[Anonymous User]

Not to come off as having way too much time on my hands (just avoiding the MPRE), but doing a quick google of that name came up with a second year law student at Washington & Lee, which would mean (if it is the same person) her notification was for SLIP.

Nah if you're going through this fucked up application process you get to be high grade neurotic.

[Anonymous User]

Not to come off as having way too much time on my hands (just avoiding the MPRE), but doing a quick google of that name came up with a second year law student at Washington & Lee, which would mean (if it is the same person) her notification was for SLIP.

Nah if you're going through this fucked up application process you get to be high grade neurotic.

(You're not the only one who did this.)

[Anonymous User]

Not to come off as having way too much time on my hands (just avoiding the MPRE), but doing a quick google of that name came up with a second year law student at Washington & Lee, which would mean (if it is the same person) her notification was for SLIP.

Nah if you're going through this fucked up application process you get to be high grade neurotic.

(You're not the only one who did this.)

I totally did this to all the people who posted questions the year I was applying.

[Anonymous User]

Interviews over. Now the fun part begins.

[Anonymous User]

Interviews over. Now the fun part begins.

[Anonymous User]

Interviews over. Now the fun part begins.

[Anonymous User]

Interviews over. Now the fun part begins.

So much this. It's too much to hope they'll start calling next week, right? Even if references are being called already?

[Anonymous User]

Honors applicant, not slip, status changed to finalist over the weekend, didn't specify for which components I interviewed for.

[Anonymous User]

Honors applicant, not slip, status changed to finalist over the weekend, didn't specify for which components I interviewed for.

Which components did you interview with?

[Anonymous User]

I only interviewed at the end of this past week (one of the last days of interviews), and I'm feeling vaguely like I got gipped if statuses were already changing over the weekend. There's no way they had time to review my file nearly as throughly (or call my references) as the people that interviewed in week 1. Hoping my component isn't one of the ones already picking finalists.

[Anonymous User]

I only interviewed at the end of this past week (one of the last days of interviews), and I'm feeling vaguely like I got gipped if statuses were already changing over the weekend. There's no way they had time to review my file nearly as throughly (or call my references) as the people that interviewed in week 1. Hoping my component isn't one of the ones already picking finalists.

This isn't something to worry about. You're fine. They either want you or they don't - interviewing the last week isn't going to hurt you.

[Anonymous User]

Honors applicant, not slip, status changed to finalist over the weekend, didn't specify for which components I interviewed for.

Did you interview for ATR?

[Anonymous User]

Honors applicant, not slip, status changed to finalist over the weekend, didn't specify for which components I interviewed for.

Did you interview for ATR?

How about EOIR? I need answers here...

[Anonymous User]

Last year, for ATR for instnace, no finalists notified till 11/30! So it would be bizarre, as there were interviews as late as Friday.

They're new system isn't great for applicants. I hope internally its a big improvement, haha