Vandy OCI c/o 2016 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Bid list finalized.

I'm targeting the West Coast and DC. I have no desire to work anywhere else so I left a lot of bids on the table. Worst idea ever? I'll find out soon enough.

There's still a couple of hours to fill the rest of your bidlist. Unless you have a 3.8, I'd be throwing in some NYC bids. A job in NYC is better than unemployment in LA.

I have a 2L SA offer in NYC but I have no desire to work there. I'm utilizing OCI for non-NYC opportunities.

Very Nice. Most of us will be looking to get through the next few weeks alive/with a callback

[Anonymous User]

DC is tough because it is DC, but if that is your choice market, bid those firms toward the top of your list and you should get at least some interviews in that market. Remember, the class isnt all that big, so there is not likely to be a ton of people bidding the same market first (NYC excepted, and maybe Nashville but its hard to say). I know several people who got offers in DC and at least one who had an offer before OCI even happened last year. If you know a market you really want to work in, I would bid that high and then hit NYC later, or a second market you would not mind working in.

I knew what city I wanted to be in and bid that city exclusively. In retrospect, I was probably stupid not to bid at least some in NYC as a hedge, but I got screeners with every firm from that city at OCI, multiple callbacks and offers. It worked out for me, but like I said, I would not advise putting all your eggs in one basket.

Also, the resume drops that CSO does are actually pretty helpful, I got several phone screeners and two callbacks from those.

Im not sure what the actual grade cuts are at a lot of firms and I dont think CSO will be more specific than what is on Symplicity (either because they dont know or just arent telling). I would say at least be above what is online when you bid, but I cant say for certain how far. I got call backs from some places that I was barely over their posted cut, and missed places where I was well over it. I think that comes down to interviewing and luck.

So a lot of people bid NYC high? I sorta figured that would be a backup for most people, am i mistaken?

[Anonymous User]

Now we wait…

[Anonymous User]

Now we wait…

T minus 14 days...

[BearLaw]

DC is tough because it is DC, but if that is your choice market, bid those firms toward the top of your list and you should get at least some interviews in that market. Remember, the class isnt all that big, so there is not likely to be a ton of people bidding the same market first (NYC excepted, and maybe Nashville but its hard to say). I know several people who got offers in DC and at least one who had an offer before OCI even happened last year. If you know a market you really want to work in, I would bid that high and then hit NYC later, or a second market you would not mind working in.

I knew what city I wanted to be in and bid that city exclusively. In retrospect, I was probably stupid not to bid at least some in NYC as a hedge, but I got screeners with every firm from that city at OCI, multiple callbacks and offers. It worked out for me, but like I said, I would not advise putting all your eggs in one basket.

Also, the resume drops that CSO does are actually pretty helpful, I got several phone screeners and two callbacks from those.

Im not sure what the actual grade cuts are at a lot of firms and I dont think CSO will be more specific than what is on Symplicity (either because they dont know or just arent telling). I would say at least be above what is online when you bid, but I cant say for certain how far. I got call backs from some places that I was barely over their posted cut, and missed places where I was well over it. I think that comes down to interviewing and luck.

So a lot of people bid NYC high? I sorta figured that would be a backup for most people, am i mistaken?

Its not so much that NYC is bid highly by a lot of people, I really only knew a few who WANTED NYC last year, but my feeling was that a lot of people bid NYC in the middle as a hedge. Like I said though, I only really bid a single market last year, so my experience is not all that vast.

PM me if you have more specific questions.

[Anonymous User]

Bids bids can't wait for bids.

[Anonymous User]

Bids bids can't wait for bids.

yeah can't stop thinking that my bidding strategy was shit and I'll end up with like 5 screeners

[Anonymous User]

Bids bids can't wait for bids.

yeah can't stop thinking that my bidding strategy was shit and I'll end up with like 5 screeners

Lol, strategy? I was just like bid the five firms in the city I'm targeting, and then just pick thirty bids out of a hat.

[Anonymous User]

Bids bids can't wait for bids.

yeah can't stop thinking that my bidding strategy was shit and I'll end up with like 5 screeners

Lol, strategy? I was just like bid the five firms in the city I'm targeting, and then just pick thirty bids out of a hat.

lol I bid all the firms in all the cities until I ran out of bids. Then I organized it in a way I thought would result in more interviews. I just want a job.

[Anonymous User]

On Symplicity now it only shows the lottery slots for each firm. Only having 9 lottery slots is hilarious. It just hit me that all my bids past 15 are likely wasted.

[Anonymous User]

On Symplicity now it only shows the lottery slots for each firm. Only having 9 lottery slots is hilarious. It just hit me that all my bids past 15 are likely wasted.

Yea, good for only picking up pre-selects

[Anonymous User]

On Symplicity now it only shows the lottery slots for each firm. Only having 9 lottery slots is hilarious. It just hit me that all my bids past 15 are likely wasted.

Yea, good for only picking up pre-selects

Which would be workable if I had any idea what basis firms pre-select on....

[Anonymous User]

On Symplicity now it only shows the lottery slots for each firm. Only having 9 lottery slots is hilarious. It just hit me that all my bids past 15 are likely wasted.

Yea, good for only picking up pre-selects

Which would be workable if I had any idea what basis firms pre-select on....

If they don't take cover letters, seems pretty obvious it's grades + obvious geographical ties. I doubt anyone will preselect you based on much else, unless they're REALLY passionate about your sorority or something.

[Anonymous User]

T-minus 3 hours or so

[Anonymous User]

T-minus 3 hours or so

Most optimistic OCI post award

[Anonymous User]

T-minus 3 hours or so

Most optimistic OCI post award

haha yeah.

But if you look at Symplicity all the slots have been given out. Dunno what they're doing now.

[Anonymous User]

T-minus 3 hours or so

Most optimistic OCI post award

haha yeah.

But if you look at Symplicity all the slots have been given out. Dunno what they're doing now.

According to the CSO, schedules are coming out by the end of the work day. Probably pushing it as late as possible to avoid phone calls.

[Anonymous User]

Bids are out.

Slaughter.

[Anonymous User]

Got a bunch of interviews at firms where I have no ties whatsoever, and completely missed the boat on firms from my home market. WTF is going on?

[Anonymous User]

Got a bunch of interviews at firms where I have no ties whatsoever, and completely missed the boat on firms from my home market. WTF is going on?

Same, completely missed my target market but got some other ones in oddball reaches of the US

[Anonymous User]

wow, the fact that you don't know which ones are pre-select and which bid-ranked is freaking me out! pretty much 99.9% overlap between top 10 bids&interviews granted.

[Anonymous User]

how many interviews did y'all get? I'm wondering if mine (12) are ALL just lucky lotteries (employers hated me) or about average haul.

[Anonymous User]

With most firms having only ~9 lottery slots, if you got anything that you ranked lower than 10, then you probably were preselected unless you're talking about the massive schedules.

[Anonymous User]

how many interviews did y'all get? I'm wondering if mine (12) are ALL just lucky lotteries (employers hated me) or about average haul.

GPA/Rank?

[Anonymous User]

how many interviews did y'all get? I'm wondering if mine (12) are ALL just lucky lotteries (employers hated me) or about average haul.

GPA/Rank?

Slightly above 3.5, non-LR