Michigan 2014 OCI Thread!!!!!!! Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any Chicago offers yet?

[Anonymous User]

how soon after a verbal offer does it usually take for the offer letter to be emailed to you?

[Anonymous User]

Any Honigman offers yet? Had my CB last week.

[Anonymous User]

how soon after a verbal offer does it usually take for the offer letter to be emailed to you?

Different anon. I haven't received a confirmation either... I'm nervous they made a mistake lol

[Anonymous User]

Anyone else invited to STH "offer" dinner in AA?

[Anonymous User]

Are they sending snail mail rejection letters to your listed permanent address or your AA address? I listed my apartment which I don't move into until Sept 1 as my AA address. Haven't gotten any snail mail dings yet...I think I am going to move in and have a whole bunch of letters awaiting my arrival.

[Anonymous User]

Are they sending snail mail rejection letters to your listed permanent address or your AA address? I listed my apartment which I don't move into until Sept 1 as my AA address. Haven't gotten any snail mail dings yet...I think I am going to move in and have a whole bunch of letters awaiting my arrival.

My guess is yes unless they handed you a form to fill during your callback and you included a new address.

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone hear back from Mayer Brown NY callback? They are taking a long time to get back to me. I am guessing it's a rejection, which is a real shame

[Anonymous User]

I never heard back from my Mayer Brown screening interview.... what's up with that

[Anonymous User]

I never heard back from my Mayer Brown screening interview.... what's up with that

from C/N here - I am also waiting on Mayer NYC. We've had callbacks go out from the same interviewer I had, but I think Mayer may be one of the few firms that actually holds applicants they're unsure about. Then again, they may just be slow with rejections

[Anonymous User]

EDIT: nevermind

[Anonymous User]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

[eastcoast_iub]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

Relying solely on OCI is not TCR. Keep mailing any secondary you have ties to. Several people I know landed gigs in October this way (fall 2012). Keep plugging away. Stay on CSO's radar as well, firms contact them sometime when acceptance yield is not what they expected.

[Anonymous User]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

Relying solely on OCI is not TCR. Keep mailing any secondary you have ties to. Several people I know landed gigs in October this way (fall 2012). Keep plugging away. Stay on CSO's radar as well, firms contact them sometime when acceptance yield is not what they expected.

UH? What market did you target? You definitely underperformed. If you mass mail NYC you should get some additional CBs. Good luck.

[Anonymous User]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

Relying solely on OCI is not TCR. Keep mailing any secondary you have ties to. Several people I know landed gigs in October this way (fall 2012). Keep plugging away. Stay on CSO's radar as well, firms contact them sometime when acceptance yield is not what they expected.

Thank you for the advice re: secondary markets and OCP. Applying to any market outside the one I targeted (not NY) would probably require a divorce, since my spouse cannot relocate and long distance would slowly destroy our relationship. I will get in touch with OCP, but I am not too confident that firms who rejected me will reconsider my application if they suddenly need more bodies.

[Anonymous User]

Well below median here. 200+ mass mails. 25 screeners at OCI. One CB. One offer (V50). Jesus Christ did I luck out.

[eastcoast_iub]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

Relying solely on OCI is not TCR. Keep mailing any secondary you have ties to. Several people I know landed gigs in October this way (fall 2012). Keep plugging away. Stay on CSO's radar as well, firms contact them sometime when acceptance yield is not what they expected.

Thank you for the advice re: secondary markets and OCP. Applying to any market outside the one I targeted (not NY) would probably require a divorce, since my spouse cannot relocate and long distance would slowly destroy our relationship. I will get in touch with OCP, but I am not too confident that firms who rejected me will reconsider my application if they suddenly need more bodies.

Honestly, going the long-distance route would be preferable to facing down that mountain of debt without a job that can pay it down in the near future. You can always do BigLaw just for a few years and then move back if need be.

But I sure hope your spouse has an extremely high-paying job if he/she is not willing to countenance a move for you to land a job in the mid-six figures. That's a helluva lot of money (and career prospects) to sacrifice on your part.

[Anonymous User]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

Relying solely on OCI is not TCR. Keep mailing any secondary you have ties to. Several people I know landed gigs in October this way (fall 2012). Keep plugging away. Stay on CSO's radar as well, firms contact them sometime when acceptance yield is not what they expected.

Thank you for the advice re: secondary markets and OCP. Applying to any market outside the one I targeted (not NY) would probably require a divorce, since my spouse cannot relocate and long distance would slowly destroy our relationship. I will get in touch with OCP, but I am not too confident that firms who rejected me will reconsider my application if they suddenly need more bodies.

Honestly, going the long-distance route would be preferable to facing down that mountain of debt without a job that can pay it down in the near future. You can always do BigLaw just for a few years and then move back if need be.

But I sure hope your spouse has an extremely high-paying job if he/she is not willing to countenance a move for you to land a job in the mid-six figures. That's a helluva lot of money (and career prospects) to sacrifice on your part.

You must have missed the "no debt" part of his post.

[eastcoast_iub]

You must have missed the "no debt" part of his post.

Well even without debt, sacrificing a ton of income and a career is not a price worth paying IMO.

[Anonymous User]

Top 25%, 3 callbacks, 3 rejections. No debt. No other firms in market to apply to. Dropping out = tcr?

The question you should be asking yourself is what you want to do. If you still want to be a lawyer, don't drop out, just find a way to make it work. If you don't want to be a lawyer, do something other than law school. Top 25 percent and not yet having a summer job is not a good reason to drop out if you still want to be a lawyer. What would you do if you dropped out? What market is it that's so important to be in? And if your significant other doesn't have a damn good reason for not wanting to move somewhere for your job or do distance for a year or two, that's probably a good indication of where that union is heading. I mean really, you think just applying to another market would require a divorce? That doesn't sound like a good marriage to be in. just a thought.

[Anonymous User]

Just so prospective students don't get freaked out: This person's results are not the norm from OCI as far as I can tell. Things, generally, seemed to have gone very well for the class as a whole. Individuals I know who did strike out had some combination of 1. bad grades 2. bad interview skills 3. Lack of research/interest in various firms individual was interviewing with that came through during screener.

[Anonymous User]

Just so prospective students don't get freaked out: This person's results are not the norm from OCI as far as I can tell. Things, generally, seemed to have gone very well for the class as a whole. Individuals I know who did strike out had some combination of 1. bad grades 2. bad interview skills 3. Lack of research/interest in various firms individual was interviewing with that came through during screener.

Yeah, things seem to have gone well for the class a whole. Which makes it so crappy for the ones that did strike out like me. Decent grades (don't know ranks, 3.55), NY, 27 screeners, only 3 callbacks. Got one rejection already, the other 2 have not replied to me yet, but it's been more than a week. I am guessing those are rejections. I think I really fucking suck at interviews.

Which brings me to the more general point. Anyone have any idea/advice on what am I supposed to do? I did mail a little before OCI, but a combination of personal matters did not allow me much time and more mailing. Nothing from those firms as well. I am still mailing, but I have really low expectations. I don't have any ties to secondaries, still mailing those, but don't think I will get anything.

I don't want to drop out, because I am one of those few crazy people that actually wants to be a lawyer. But I have no earthly idea what I am supposed to do now.

[Anonymous User]

Just so prospective students don't get freaked out: This person's results are not the norm from OCI as far as I can tell. Things, generally, seemed to have gone very well for the class as a whole. Individuals I know who did strike out had some combination of 1. bad grades 2. bad interview skills 3. Lack of research/interest in various firms individual was interviewing with that came through during screener.

Yeah, things seem to have gone well for the class a whole. Which makes it so crappy for the ones that did strike out like me. Decent grades (don't know ranks, 3.55), NY, 27 screeners, only 3 callbacks. Got one rejection already, the other 2 have not replied to me yet, but it's been more than a week. I am guessing those are rejections. I think I really fucking suck at interviews.

Which brings me to the more general point. Anyone have any idea/advice on what am I supposed to do? I did mail a little before OCI, but a combination of personal matters did not allow me much time and more mailing. Nothing from those firms as well. I am still mailing, but I have really low expectations. I don't have any ties to secondaries, still mailing those, but don't think I will get anything.

I don't want to drop out, because I am one of those few crazy people that actually wants to be a lawyer. But I have no earthly idea what I am supposed to do now.

Also around top 1/3 to top 1/4, 4 callbacks and no offers yet. You're not alone. From my experience some people did really well but I know of at least 5 people who struck out so far and that's just in my extended friend network, even more who just snuck by with one offer.

[Anonymous User]

Just so prospective students don't get freaked out: This person's results are not the norm from OCI as far as I can tell. Things, generally, seemed to have gone very well for the class as a whole. Individuals I know who did strike out had some combination of 1. bad grades 2. bad interview skills 3. Lack of research/interest in various firms individual was interviewing with that came through during screener.

Yeah, things seem to have gone well for the class a whole. Which makes it so crappy for the ones that did strike out like me. Decent grades (don't know ranks, 3.55), NY, 27 screeners, only 3 callbacks. Got one rejection already, the other 2 have not replied to me yet, but it's been more than a week. I am guessing those are rejections. I think I really fucking suck at interviews.

Which brings me to the more general point. Anyone have any idea/advice on what am I supposed to do? I did mail a little before OCI, but a combination of personal matters did not allow me much time and more mailing. Nothing from those firms as well. I am still mailing, but I have really low expectations. I don't have any ties to secondaries, still mailing those, but don't think I will get anything.

I don't want to drop out, because I am one of those few crazy people that actually wants to be a lawyer. But I have no earthly idea what I am supposed to do now.

Wow... 3.55 and only 3 CBs? Did you only bid for DC or something?

[Anonymous User]

Just so prospective students don't get freaked out: This person's results are not the norm from OCI as far as I can tell. Things, generally, seemed to have gone very well for the class as a whole. Individuals I know who did strike out had some combination of 1. bad grades 2. bad interview skills 3. Lack of research/interest in various firms individual was interviewing with that came through during screener.

Yeah, things seem to have gone well for the class a whole. Which makes it so crappy for the ones that did strike out like me. Decent grades (don't know ranks, 3.55), NY, 27 screeners, only 3 callbacks. Got one rejection already, the other 2 have not replied to me yet, but it's been more than a week. I am guessing those are rejections. I think I really fucking suck at interviews.

Which brings me to the more general point. Anyone have any idea/advice on what am I supposed to do? I did mail a little before OCI, but a combination of personal matters did not allow me much time and more mailing. Nothing from those firms as well. I am still mailing, but I have really low expectations. I don't have any ties to secondaries, still mailing those, but don't think I will get anything.

I don't want to drop out, because I am one of those few crazy people that actually wants to be a lawyer. But I have no earthly idea what I am supposed to do now.

Wow... 3.55 and only 3 CBs? Did you only bid for DC or something?

I would mass mail NYC - much easier market than others.