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- DELG

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How to strike out at OCI
Be all-in on a city with fewer than 100 total SAs, especially Portland or Seattle
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Be all-in in a desirable city where you have no ties that isn't New York
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Pitch yourself for a narrow practice area like soft IP
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Approach a swag booth, hand them a resume, say "I really need this."
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Bid all DC with good but not great grades and no IP
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- DELG

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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Waste any time that should be spent focusing on your strengths aplogizing for your weaknesses
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Spend 1L summer gunning some stupid 1L job and not prepping for job applications and OCI.
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rad lulz

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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Assuming that vault correlates w selectivity
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Use monster as
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2) Only source for mass mail targets
1) Energy drink
2) Only source for mass mail targets
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rad lulz

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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Don't start mass mailing until you don't get callbacks from on campus
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Or until your last OCI interview dings you.rad lulz wrote:Don't start mass mailing until you don't get callbacks from on campus
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Assume that because your GPA is above the callback median reported by OCS, you're basically an autoadmitrad lulz wrote:Assuming that vault correlates w selectivity
Assume because you have a decently strong GPA you don't need to worry and OCI will carry you
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
rely exclusively on Career Services for advice/networking
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Or sometimes, for anything at allgk101 wrote:rely exclusively on Career Services for advice/networking
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Have a name that rhymes with Blaviz Titshit.
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Wear crocodile skin boots and aviators.
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Start OCI midway through or leave early for any reason other than active laborbjsesq wrote:Have a name that rhymes with Blaviz Titshit.
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
That fucking guy.DELG wrote:Start OCI midway through or leave early for any reason other than active laborbjsesq wrote:Have a name that rhymes with Blaviz Titshit.
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Have social anxiety / awkwardness and not have the grades for Sulcrom
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Talk only about how you like the firms pro bono practice. Especially if your resume is heavily PI
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Accidental anonAnonymous User wrote:Talk only about how you like the firms pro bono practice. Especially if your resume is heavily PI
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
How soon is too soon to start mass mailing? Is it ok if we start doing so around July 1st or is there a more appropriate time?
Also, tag
Also, tag
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Study abroad 1L summer
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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Believe that there is such a thing as being an "autoadmit" for any firm at OCI.DELG wrote:Assume that because your GPA is above the callback median reported by OCS, you're basically an autoadmitrad lulz wrote:Assuming that vault correlates w selectivity
Assume because you have a decently strong GPA you don't need to worry and OCI will carry you
Ask interviewers anything about sexual favors.
Say anything racist or sexist in front of interviewers.
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NYSprague

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Re: How to strike out at OCI
Think that screeners =callbacks=job
Seriously? What are you waiting for?
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