Minority fair int v. School/OCI int
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:48 pm
I am around the class median at a school ranked between 20 and 30. Also on Moot Court but not sure how much that matters to firms. I have somehow gotten around 15 interviews through a couple minority job fairs (definitely a huge surprise to me). I feel safe in guessing that I would not have gotten even a third of these strictly through my school’s on campus recruiting. (The firms are mostly NLJ250 with a few V100s in there as well).
Short of absolutely killing it at the interviews, do I actually have a chance at any of these? Or will my GPA essentially torpedo any chance I have at any of these positions before I even face employers? I guess I’m wondering what kind of footing I am on- feel dubious about my chances since it seems way easier to get interviews at the minority fairs. Thanks for the advice (and please be candid- I’m going to give my best shot at these interviews regardless, I just legitimately am questioning if I have a chance to make it work).
Short of absolutely killing it at the interviews, do I actually have a chance at any of these? Or will my GPA essentially torpedo any chance I have at any of these positions before I even face employers? I guess I’m wondering what kind of footing I am on- feel dubious about my chances since it seems way easier to get interviews at the minority fairs. Thanks for the advice (and please be candid- I’m going to give my best shot at these interviews regardless, I just legitimately am questioning if I have a chance to make it work).