How Many Call-Backs Have You Received?

[hooloovoo]

firms aren't just paying for flights directly?  how things have changed.

[Illini Boy]

Mine are. OCS also made that sound like that was the common arrangement. The only thing I need to handle are expenses to and from the airport and extra meals, but those are reimbursed as well, and won't be too much.

[,.,.,.;.,.,.]

V50 callback.  (Thank God)  What, if anything, should I do to prepare?  I think the interview went well because I threw nervousness to the wind and bantered.

[Matthies]

V50 callback.  (Thank God)  What, if anything, should I do to prepare?  I think the interview went well because I threw nervousness to the wind and bantered.

cool congrats...just be yourself...wait, no..be somebody else people might like 

[Naked Promise]

V50 callback.  (Thank God)  What, if anything, should I do to prepare?  I think the interview went well because I threw nervousness to the wind and bantered.

cool congrats...just be yourself...wait, no..be somebody else people might like 

lulz.

[Scentless Apprentice]

V50 callback.  (Thank God)  What, if anything, should I do to prepare?  I think the interview went well because I threw nervousness to the wind and bantered.

cool congrats...just be yourself...wait, no..be somebody else people might like 

HAHA, I did actually laugh out loud.

[dischord]

Found out my callbacks are "fake" and am now getting rejections from lower V100s.  All my interviews have been going terribly.

Seriously considering dropping out. 

['blueskies]

How can you have fake callbacks

Also, that sucks.  I'm sorry

[dischord]

Some places call back WAY more people than they're interested in.

The rumor this year is that some places are calling people back but have already decided on rejections before you even walk in the door.  The idea is to drum up interest, get people telling other students how nice their callback was, get people to reapply after doing clerkships, etc.

At least for one of my callbacks I'm pretty sure that's what they're doing.  My grades make me woefully unqualified but they know I really want to wind up in their city. 

The other CB is from a place that's doing so horribly I don't even know why they're hiring, and last year gave out 1 offer for every 5 callbacks they offered.

Given the state of public interest hiring right now I think it's fair to say at this point that my situation is hopeless.

[,.,.,.;.,.,.]

Thank you for reminding me why I switched to reading art forums like wet canvas.  (Well, that, and some XOXO jerk had it in for me.)