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So I did not do as well as I hoped my first year. I ended up with a 3.28 at a top 11-14 and I am guessing it will put me just above median. I have read that in this economy only top 33% can reasonably anticipate an offer coming from OCI? If so, what the hell should my game plan be assuming I want to work at a firm? Do I have a decent shot at landing a few call backs if I interview well? Should I just bank on trying to get a job via mass mailing smaller firms that are not coming to OCI?

Thanks for any suggestions

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Before someone flames you: *median*

seespotrun wrote:Before someone flames you: *median*

OP outted as a duke student.

Anonymous User wrote:So I did not do as well as I hoped my first year. I ended up with a 3.28 at a top 11-14 and I am guessing it will put me just above mediun. I have read that in this economy only top 33% can reasonably anticipate an offer coming from OCI? If so, what the hell should my game plan be assuming I want to work at a firm? Do I have a decent shot at landing a few call backs if I interview well? Should I just bank on trying to get a job via mass mailing smaller firms that are not coming to OCI?

Thanks for any suggestions

I'm thinking that 3.28 may be below median.

As to your question,

I'm sure that you could swing a non-NLJ250 firm or two if it came down to it because your gpa is still pretty high (unless you go to Northwestern).

Aberzombie1892 wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:So I did not do as well as I hoped my first year. I ended up with a 3.28 at a top 11-14 and I am guessing it will put me just above mediun. I have read that in this economy only top 33% can reasonably anticipate an offer coming from OCI? If so, what the hell should my game plan be assuming I want to work at a firm? Do I have a decent shot at landing a few call backs if I interview well? Should I just bank on trying to get a job via mass mailing smaller firms that are not coming to OCI?

Thanks for any suggestions

I'm thinking that 3.28 may be below median.

As to your question,

I'm sure that you could swing a non-NLJ250 firm or two if it came down to it because your gpa is still pretty high (unless you go to Northwestern).

So should I not even bother with OCI then?

edit: n/m

thanks a lot for the post

thesealocust wrote: Don't bid on any firms with tiny summer classes if you can avoid it.

What do you mean by this?

Make sure you're smart about bidding on markets. This information will give you an advantage - I know a lot of people who are about to 'wing it' during fall recruiting, you really don't want to be in that camp.

You mean make sure I have ties/connections to the erea?
If so, what the hell am I supposed to do if I grew up in rural X and have no family members living in even relatively large cities? Do I just come up with some convincing story about why I reeaaally want to live in big city X or some secondary market?

edit: n/m

thesealocust wrote: Of course you should do OCI... The odds could be 3,720 : 1 and you'd still be a damn fool not to give it your all.

It just occurred to me that there are no smileys without open mouths.