HYP Student Pushing Back Grad - Need Advice

Hi, I'm a rising junior (class of 2027) at HYP. I recruited this past cycle and ended up with an exploding offer at a west coast EB (LAZ/PWP/MOE), but turned it down because I had 2 MF supers. Ended up not receiving an offer from either MF and have had so much regret since. Over the last month I've moved on and and am planning on re-recruiting for SA 2027. Would appreciate advice from others who have successfully pushed grad on how to navigate the process. Specifically, am curious about having to explain it while networking, logistical issue of actually pushing back grad (and if it's needed), etc. Thanks.

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Why would you turn down those offers... you can always renege later on?? Look man, I feel bad for you but this is on you lol - not much to say other than rereachout to network with the people you talked with at said west coast firm (bridge is probably burned because you turning down the offer is a negative view in their eye that you most likely tried going with something better but failed to secure it) and others.

Good luck and next time before you get too greedy, remember that you are in a spot than 95% of candidates going through recruiting would kill for.

 

Yeah I know I messed up big time. I didn't want to renege because I had a very close connection with the EB and thought it'd look really bad if I did. 

To your point on networking, do you think it's worth it to reach out to my contacts from last cycle? I don't know how they'd perceive me pushing back grad. I was just thinking that I'd reach out to entirely new people, but I don't know how it's looked at within the industry and I don't want to 'waste' the connections I have from last cycle.

 
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