Such a thing as Too Many Screener Interviews? Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:47 pm

My mistake, didn't mean to "brag". Thanks.

Pikappraider · Post by **Pikappraider** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:50 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I couldn't really find anything directly on point. If so, please tell me.

I recently got my results back for OCI (Pre-select). I did very well my first year and have over 15 screener interviews. From what I have gathered by reading other topics, people normally don't decline until the call-back. But my main question is if there is such a thing as too many interviews. I have about 13 of these in a 3 day period. Is this too many? Or should I just do them all and go for a more quantity over quality approach? I'll obviously focus more on the ones I really want, but so far am planning to take them all.

that's not even that many to be honest, I have 14 at oci and another 4 a few days before at a regional oci and I am scrambling to try to get more for OCI. Planning on hustling at the hospitality suites hard. I think there can be too many, like if you had 30 in 3 days but 13 in 3 days is pretty light, definitely don't drop any and I would be hustling for more.

TheThriller · Post by **TheThriller** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:57 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I couldn't really find anything directly on point. If so, please tell me.

I recently got my results back for OCI (Pre-select). I did very well my first year and have over 15 screener interviews. From what I have gathered by reading other topics, people normally don't decline until the call-back. But my main question is if there is such a thing as too many interviews. I have about 13 of these in a 3 day period. Is this too many? Or should I just do them all and go for a more quantity over quality approach? I'll obviously focus more on the ones I really want, but so far am planning to take them all.

If you're going to brag, think twice about posting it on a forum full of law students. Call your mom and brag to her or something.

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:00 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I couldn't really find anything directly on point. If so, please tell me.

I recently got my results back for OCI (Pre-select). I did very well my first year and have over 15 screener interviews. From what I have gathered by reading other topics, people normally don't decline until the call-back. But my main question is if there is such a thing as too many interviews. I have about 13 of these in a 3 day period. Is this too many? Or should I just do them all and go for a more quantity over quality approach? I'll obviously focus more on the ones I really want, but so far am planning to take them all.

Yeah Too many

I recommend doing about 6 screeners

That will definitely be enough to get you several biglaw offers

I mean you are such a great candidate and outstanding student and everything why not just do 1 or 2 screeners that should be enough

sinfiery · Post by **sinfiery** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:01 pm

NYU students do 22-28 on average in 3 days (non pre-select)

I have 26 and am trying to get more. Definitely not too many.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:06 pm

sinfiery wrote:NYU students do 22-28 on average in 3 days (non pre-select)

I have 26 and am trying to get more. Definitely not too many.

Are you trying to get more from those who didn't pre-select you - or more from those that didn't come to campus? If it is from those that didn't pre-select you, how are you going about doing this?

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:09 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
sinfiery wrote:NYU students do 22-28 on average in 3 days (non pre-select)

I have 26 and am trying to get more. Definitely not too many.

Are you trying to get more from those who didn't pre-select you - or more from those that didn't come to campus? If it is from those that didn't pre-select you, how are you going about doing this?

Nyu is all lotto

Cobretti · Post by **Cobretti** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:10 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
sinfiery wrote:NYU students do 22-28 on average in 3 days (non pre-select)

I have 26 and am trying to get more. Definitely not too many.

Are you trying to get more from those who didn't pre-select you - or more from those that didn't come to campus? If it is from those that didn't pre-select you, how are you going about doing this?

top schools don't have pre-selects. and you can pick up other screeners from massmailing or hospitality suites at OCI usually.

and GL sinf!

Yardbird · Post by **Yardbird** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:37 pm

Cobretti wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
sinfiery wrote:NYU students do 22-28 on average in 3 days (non pre-select)

I have 26 and am trying to get more. Definitely not too many.

Are you trying to get more from those who didn't pre-select you - or more from those that didn't come to campus? If it is from those that didn't pre-select you, how are you going about doing this?
top schools don't have pre-selects. and you can pick up other screeners from massmailing or hospitality suites at OCI usually.

and GL sinf!

Not true. UVA is 70% preselect, 30% lottery. I believe the rest of the T14 is 100% lottery

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:51 pm

Unless you have an offer there is no such thing as too many screeners.

If you have an offer, you may as well drop every screener for a firm you definitely wouldn't take over the offer.

redsox550 · Post by **redsox550** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:27 am

I had 29 in 3 days. All due to lottery, picking up some during add/drop and going to suites. i completely fucked up 1 or 2 and wasnt on my best game for a couple aswell just because i had too many during such a short period. but at the end of the day since i had 29 i could afford to screw up PLENTY. ended up getting me a ton of callbacks, was happy with decision to take on that many screeners, though it was a hellish 3 days.

Neal Patrick Harris · Post by **Neal Patrick Harris** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:30 am

No.

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sparty99 · Post by **sparty99** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:38 am

How does the lottery work? My school never had that. 16? I was happy with just 4.

Chrstgtr · Post by **Chrstgtr** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:00 am

sparty99 wrote:How does the lottery work? My school never had that. 16? I was happy with just 4.

You bid for firms. Slots go out to the highest bids until there are none left.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:50 am

LOL. JUST FUCKING LOL.

FPT-33 · Post by **FPT-33** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:24 am

Definitely cancel some. Screeners are a grueling 20 minutes and you should never do more than one or maybe two a day.

hoos89 · Post by **hoos89** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:12 pm

15 isn't honestly even "enough" let alone "too many." Mass-mail your butt off. People have struck out with way more than 15 screeners. 5/day isn't even that tough of a schedule. You could get them all done by lunch while still leaving 20 minutes in between (if your schedule lined up perfectly).

ymmv · Post by **ymmv** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:17 pm

FPT-33 wrote:Definitely cancel some. Screeners are a grueling 20 minutes and you should never do more than one or maybe two a day.

OMG FORTY MINUTES OF GRUEL IN ONE DAY.

lawhopeful10 · Post by **lawhopeful10** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:22 pm

Yea I echo what everyone else said here. I have maybe 16-17 screeners with really only about 12 of them being larger firms that I like. I am stressing hard here trying to hustle up more screeners because I am scared about striking out. Until you have an offer in hand you should take as many interviews as possible.

TheThriller · Post by **TheThriller** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:33 pm

Nice edit OP:

I'm sure you didn't mean to "brag" just like you must be a "great person to talk to in real life"

soj · Post by **soj** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:36 am

lol 15 is not too many. 60 is too many, maybe (but probably not). 15 is too few.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:07 am

I had 23 screeners, more than almost anyone I knew except the resident computer science prodigy. Did them all, got just 1 CB and no offers. Consider yourself warned, OP.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 2:20 am

47 screeners; still don't think I have enough

Danger Zone · Post by **Danger Zone** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:34 am

I did 22 screeners and only got one offer, so 14 is nothing.

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:48 am

18 screeners 1 CB no offers at OCI

Got 9 more CBs outside of OCI and 4 offers and ended up canceling/withdrawing from 2 places

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