Penn OCI 2011 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Preliminary interview schedules released... Let's get this party started.

Got 18 of my top 20 bids, 25 interviews total. Two I missed probably should have been ranked higher. All-in-all, pretty pleased.

[Anonymous User]

24 interviews. 17/20 of my top 20. Also pretty pleased considering I also have 6 regionals and 2 from mass mailing.

TRADE ALERT:

I did pick up one IP firm by accident because, really, who pays attention to bid #1000000. They have a super high callback and offer rate. I'll swap for any New York, Philly, or Southern California firm.

[Anonymous User]

Also got 25, 17 of my top 20. Pretty pleased. How does one go about trading firms/bids?

[Anonymous User]

Also got 25, 17 of my top 20. Pretty pleased. How does one go about trading firms/bids?

I'd like to know that myself but I have heard of people doing it in previous years.

[Georgiana]

Also got 25, 17 of my top 20. Pretty pleased. How does one go about trading firms/bids?

I'd like to know that myself but I have heard of people doing it in previous years.

Goat-->Classifieds-->OCR Interviews
CPP will send an email about it as well

Have fun! (Really... I'm serious... if you have fun during OCI you're probably a pretty good interviewee and interviewers will like you!)

And PM with questions if you have any... (or if you are interviewing with a firm that is possibly my firm... PM me to find out). I'll be fairly non responsive until at least Thursday (that thing called the bar exam is Tues/Weds...).

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know what qualifies as too few/average/greater than average # of interviews?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know what qualifies as too few/average/greater than average # of interviews?

I thought I remembered CP&P saying at an OCI session that people get around 21. 24/25 has been mentioned a few times in this thread, but I only got 17 (not counting regional). On another note, can we guesstimate what gpa's would be median and top 10%? Just trying to figure out where I stand gradewise going into the interviews.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone know what qualifies as too few/average/greater than average # of interviews?

I thought I remembered CP&P saying at an OCI session that people get around 21. 24/25 has been mentioned a few times in this thread, but I only got 17 (not counting regional). On another note, can we guesstimate what gpa's would be median and top 10%? Just trying to figure out where I stand gradewise going into the interviews.

I hear that 18-22 is a normal amount of interviews. Median is slightly below a B+ average from what I can gather. Basically if you have all As (of some sort) you are top 10%.

[Anonymous User]

Would the posters ITT who said how many interviews they each got (or future posters) care to also mention what market they bid on?

[Anonymous User]

27 interviews, mostly New York. 2 Philly, 1 HK and 2 DC. I didn't get 2 of my top 20 firms. I am thinking of trading away the 2 philly interviews for New York ones, especially the 2 top 20 bids firms I didn't get.

[Anonymous User]

"Would the posters ITT who said how many interviews they each got (or future posters) care to also mention what market they bid on?"

24 interviews. 17/20 of my top 20. Also pretty pleased considering I also have 6 regionals and 2 from mass mailing.

TRADE ALERT:

I did pick up one IP firm by accident because, really, who pays attention to bid #1000000. They have a super high callback and offer rate. I'll swap for any New York, Philly, or Southern California firm.

NYC

[underachiever]

Damn OCI was fun...I sort of miss it.

[Anonymous User]

Also got 25, 17 of my top 20. Pretty pleased. How does one go about trading firms/bids?

NYC.

[Veyron]

Damn OCI was fun...I sort of miss it.

Ohhhh you.

[Georgiana]

Damn OCI was fun...I sort of miss it.

Pfft, you're in the prime of top-law-schools.com right now...

Though OCI is a fairly close second to being an SA

[Anonymous User]

Would the posters ITT who said how many interviews they each got (or future posters) care to also mention what market they bid on?

got 18 (not counting regionals) - mostly LA with some NYC, didn't get 4 of my top 20

[Anonymous User]

Would the posters ITT who said how many interviews they each got (or future posters) care to also mention what market they bid on?

Got 25. Bid mostly DC, with a couple NY firms and randoms thrown in.

[Veyron]

I guess we should be thrilled we aren't at UVA

[Turtledove]

Damn OCI was fun...I sort of miss it.

Haha as much as I enjoyed the trips to NYC I have to say I was very glad when it was over and I escaped with an offer. Though I have to say, the whole SA experience is about as awesome as it gets. The only downside is knowing that it's going to end and you have to come back for another heaping serving of student loans and another year before you can finally begin your career.

[Anonymous User]

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[damage-inc]

Would love to see someone share results of CT bids

[kurla88]

Sounds like you guys are having a better time with bids than we did. Silly 2Ls.

If you want extra interviews, make sure to check the Goat classifieds a lot... I picked up a ton of interviews that way, both give-aways and swaps.

[Anonymous User]

Looks like the official list is up. Ended up with 22 total interviews.

[Anonymous User]

Yikes - with the final schedule, I've got 35. Got 10 through the waitlists... Is that an error?!

[Anonymous User]

32! Sweet Jebus!