UChicago OCI 2015 Forum

[Anonymous User]

So did all Mayer chi cbs go out?

[Anonymous User]

Was there anything on Williams and Connolly?

[Samsing]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

[Anonymous User]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

Definitely, I barely scraped by with a couple and I bid almost straight NY with median grades.

me too. reading other schools' oci threads, it appears that many NY firms have already made a lot of offers and had made a lot of offers before we even had oci, so wondering if our later oci is still hurting us.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard from fresh fields or Wilmer NYC?

[Anonymous User]

Was there anything on Williams and Connolly?

I know of someone who heard on Friday.

[Anonymous User]

There is still a large amount of Chicago firms that no one has confirmed callbacks for ITT....DLA Piper, Barack, McGuire Woods, Ropes, Dentons, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie, Pircher Nichols, Taft, Chapman, Foley, Bryan Cave, K&L Gates (& probably others that I'm missing)..... Anyone?

[Anonymous User]

There is still a large amount of Chicago firms that no one has confirmed callbacks for ITT....DLA Piper, Barack, McGuire Woods, Ropes, Dentons, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie, Pircher Nichols, Taft, Chapman, Foley, Bryan Cave, K&L Gates (& probably others that I'm missing)..... Anyone?

I know reed smith has given CBs... But any word on schiff?

I think foley gave rejections too maybe?

[Anonymous User]

There is still a large amount of Chicago firms that no one has confirmed callbacks for ITT....DLA Piper, Barack, McGuire Woods, Ropes, Dentons, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie, Pircher Nichols, Taft, Chapman, Foley, Bryan Cave, K&L Gates (& probably others that I'm missing)..... Anyone?

I know reed smith has given CBs... But any word on schiff?

I think foley gave rejections too maybe?

Was actually just about to ask about Schiff. Haven't heard about anyone, and it was on Tuesday

[Anonymous User]

I know people who have gotten callbacks at DLA Piper, Dentons, Reed Smith, Baker McKenzie, Chapman, K&L Gates, and Schiff.

[Anonymous User]

Baker Botts Houston callback by phone.

[Anonymous User]

So I saw that Cadwalader NY went out, anything from the DC office though?

[Anonymous User]

Weil callback Thursday for those who applied via simplicity.

[Anonymous User]

Wilmer NYC cb. CN

[Anonymous User]

Anything from freshfields nyc?

[Anonymous User]

Anything from Jones Day NYC?

[WheninLaw]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

Whether tougher than normal, it's still, by far, the easiest market to crack.

[Anonymous User]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

Whether tougher than normal, it's still, by far, the easiest market to crack.

FWIW, I'm below median, bid mostly New York and some Chicago, and have several Chicago callbacks but close to striking out for New York.

[Anonymous User]

Has anybody heard from AZA?

[Anonymous User]

Have any offices of GT given CBs yet?

[Wedge Antilles]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

Whether tougher than normal, it's still, by far, the easiest market to crack.

FWIW, I'm below median, bid mostly New York and some Chicago, and have several Chicago callbacks but close to striking out for New York.

Does close to striking out mean you have some NYC callbacks, or have you just not heard from some either way? Because if you have a few Chicago and a few NYC callbacks from below median that's more probative of you doing very well at OCI rather than NYC being a tough market.

And I would be careful making general statements about any market being below median. Your results are going to be much more scattershot than others. I wouldn't want anyone to think NYC is a bad bet in the future.

[Anonymous User]

Bid New York as a safety they said, lmao, completely out at New York.

Yeah, I got the impression NY was a lot tougher this year than people made it out to be...

Whether tougher than normal, it's still, by far, the easiest market to crack.

FWIW, I'm below median, bid mostly New York and some Chicago, and have several Chicago callbacks but close to striking out for New York.

Does close to striking out mean you have some NYC callbacks, or have you just not heard from some either way? Because if you have a few Chicago and a few NYC callbacks from below median that's more probative of you doing very well at OCI rather than NYC being a tough market.

And I would be careful making general statements about any market being below median. Your results are going to be much more scattershot than others. I wouldn't want anyone to think NYC is a bad bet in the future.

Also remember that only the top NY firms come to OCI. You get all types of Chicago firms here. If you applied to more NY firms than the V25 outside OCI you'd be slaughtering it. Top firms in NY are significantly easier to get than top firms in Chi

[Anonymous User]

Gibson NYC ding via snail mail

[N.P.H.]

I don't want to argue with people who are likely just venting, but I really hope future 2Ls don't start thinking that Chicago is easier than NY. Maybe this is a conversation we save until after OCI, though. I don't want to kick people when they are down.


If you're struggling but have a callback or two, PM me and I'll do my best to prep you.

[Anonymous User]

Just curious but has anyone been dingned by Sidley Chi or Skadden NY?