Should I transfer?
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:24 pm
Hello,
Welcome all, I am new to the site so please bear with me if this is the incorrect forum to this question! I am asking anyone if they have advice on whether I should transfer law schools. I have heard both sides so often that I just do not know which is the better option and would love to hear some recommendations or stories from other people who have transferred schools as a 2L! I am currently at Syracuse University, which I know is not a great school and currently ranks in the 80's. I chose this school unfortunately because I had some family in the area and it was the best decision for me at the time. I finished my 1L year with a 3.8 GPA and am just waiting on my final rankings to come in (we just got our final grade, so, unfortunately, the school has limited my options to schools whose deadlines are not June 15th) but I assume that I will be in the top 5% or at least the top 7% of my class. This would grade me onto LR as well. My official list of schools that I am applying on transferring too after my rankings are published is NYU, Columbia, Cornell, and UCLA. I currently have a half ride scholarship to Syracuse but assume that they would offer me a full ride to stay once final 1L rankings come in (hopefully). If I got into one of these schools, do you think the massive student loans and change of environment would be worth it? I should also mention that I am conflicted about what I want to do but working Big Law in a major city has always been a huge interest of mine.
Thank you guys and for quick reference:
Current School: Syracuse University (Ranked 88th)
Current GPA: 3.8 (assumed top 5%)
Current Scholarship: $35,000 (Half price) but should increase with final rankings to hopefully a full ride
Applying Schools: NYU, Cornell, UCLA, and Columbia
Welcome all, I am new to the site so please bear with me if this is the incorrect forum to this question! I am asking anyone if they have advice on whether I should transfer law schools. I have heard both sides so often that I just do not know which is the better option and would love to hear some recommendations or stories from other people who have transferred schools as a 2L! I am currently at Syracuse University, which I know is not a great school and currently ranks in the 80's. I chose this school unfortunately because I had some family in the area and it was the best decision for me at the time. I finished my 1L year with a 3.8 GPA and am just waiting on my final rankings to come in (we just got our final grade, so, unfortunately, the school has limited my options to schools whose deadlines are not June 15th) but I assume that I will be in the top 5% or at least the top 7% of my class. This would grade me onto LR as well. My official list of schools that I am applying on transferring too after my rankings are published is NYU, Columbia, Cornell, and UCLA. I currently have a half ride scholarship to Syracuse but assume that they would offer me a full ride to stay once final 1L rankings come in (hopefully). If I got into one of these schools, do you think the massive student loans and change of environment would be worth it? I should also mention that I am conflicted about what I want to do but working Big Law in a major city has always been a huge interest of mine.
Thank you guys and for quick reference:
Current School: Syracuse University (Ranked 88th)
Current GPA: 3.8 (assumed top 5%)
Current Scholarship: $35,000 (Half price) but should increase with final rankings to hopefully a full ride
Applying Schools: NYU, Cornell, UCLA, and Columbia