Let's Talk 9th Circuit! Forum

[Anonymous User]

thoughts on new nominee?

[Anonymous User]

Any insight on what percentage of H's from Y/S one would need to be competitive for a feeder like Fletcher? Everything in this thread says top 5% but no idea how that actually translates to H's / prizes. On a side note, if one had 100% H's / a singular P but no class prizes, are they competitive? Or are prizes basically a requisite to rank that high in the first place?

[Anonymous User]

I was told by a former clerk 1-2 Ps max, any more than that and he basically does not look at your application.

[Anonymous User]

Any insight on what percentage of H's from Y/S one would need to be competitive for a feeder like Fletcher? Everything in this thread says top 5% but no idea how that actually translates to H's / prizes. On a side note, if one had 100% H's / a singular P but no class prizes, are they competitive? Or are prizes basically a requisite to rank that high in the first place?

It varies widely. For Fletcher in particular, as he has gotten older, he has relaxed his grade requirements (and also fed less). So I don't know what it would have been when he fed more. But today you would not need to be top 5%.

[pizzacat]

Any insight on what percentage of H's from Y/S one would need to be competitive for a feeder like Fletcher? Everything in this thread says top 5% but no idea how that actually translates to H's / prizes. On a side note, if one had 100% H's / a singular P but no class prizes, are they competitive? Or are prizes basically a requisite to rank that high in the first place?

It varies widely. For Fletcher in particular, as he has gotten older, he has relaxed his grade requirements (and also fed less). So I don't know what it would have been when he fed more. But today you would not need to be top 5%.

Thanks. Any insight on what top 5% at S looks like?

[Anonymous User]

Any insight on what percentage of H's from Y/S one would need to be competitive for a feeder like Fletcher? Everything in this thread says top 5% but no idea how that actually translates to H's / prizes. On a side note, if one had 100% H's / a singular P but no class prizes, are they competitive? Or are prizes basically a requisite to rank that high in the first place?

It varies widely. For Fletcher in particular, as he has gotten older, he has relaxed his grade requirements (and also fed less). So I don't know what it would have been when he fed more. But today you would not need to be top 5%.

Thanks. Any insight on what top 5% at S looks like?

I don't know much about Fletcher's hiring specifically, but I do know that at S, top 5% will usually mean more prizes than Ps -- and typically, it will mean quite a few more prizes than Ps. It depends on the year, of course, but to be in the top 5% you need to be in the top ~9 students in a given class. And in most years there are at least 2-4 students walking around with 10+ prizes and no more than 1 or 2 Ps. The students just below that level round out the top 5%

[pizzacat]

Makes sense. So for those who have 1-2 P's by the time clerkship hiring rolls around but also maybe "only" 1-2 class prizes (so just a bunch of H's across the board), what's the highest you think they could realistically go for? I assume competitive for 2nd/9th and most/all non-feeders but what about something like CADC? Like at what point would you say it becomes sort of a "requirement" that a student doesn't just have only 1-2 P's but also more than 1-2 class prizes?