r/LawSchoolTransfer

Adding as data point for future applicants.

Just did my orientation for law school. I attended St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami which was my last option in regards to schools ( didn't want to retake thr LSAT). The school is to my current knowledge ranked fairly low and apparently predatory (not exactly sure what that means). I know that if I want to attempt transferring to a higher rank school I need to do really well in my first year. But what about things like summer internships and extracurricular, should I just ignore them and completely focus on my grades?

hi all! I’m an incoming 1L to a T70 school, I got a really good scholarship (applied in March so not full tuition, unfortunately) but I’m taking about a $20k loan out this year.

I went to an ivy for undergrad, and I have this terrible sense of dread of starting at a state school, I would be content with graduating from said school, but I can’t help but feel that I owe myself more.

im interested in attempting to transfer, but I’m afraid that this would alert my current school & if it results that I have to pay an extraordinary amount or whatnot for the schools I’m interested in transferring to, I’d rather stick to the state school.

I’m interested in transferring to Michigan or Northwestern. Will my school know I’m attempting to transfer, does it leave a bad taste in their mouth? Can I undo the transfer? does anyone have any input?

thank you!

I turned down Berkeley to stay at my T40. I have a good scholarship and a 2L internship at a V10 firm.

Still, I can't help that I got too scared of the debt and mostly the isolation/fear of starting over. Am I a coward? Did I make a mistake?

Keep it brutally honest.

Option 1: stay at respectable school in a different state than you want to practice in, remain in orgs, and work part time with firm you worked for this past summer, but do not want to practice in this state.

Option 2: transfer to school tied for #1 in state where you want to practice, school is pretty well connected throughout the state. Also allowing me to attempt LR write on / participate in OCI.

Want to either clerk or work at respectable midsize in state I would transfer in to.

T-25 to T-35 transfer.

Does anyone have advice on the waitlist, it’s about to be mid August and I still haven’t heard.

The only two schools I’m waiting on are NU-Q & Gtown. 😭

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They are both bar-admitted and employed.

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I worked hard this past year, and thankfully I’m able to transfer to a higher ranked school. Even though I literally didn’t do anything besides study, I tried really hard not to be a gunner during class, and I was genuinely nice to people and made some great friends in my old school.

Would it be weird to have a send off dinner? It’s not like I’m going to invite my whole class, but I also don’t want to rub it in people’s faces.

Even though I feel like everyone I call my friends at school will be happy for me, there was definitely a really awkward period when people were getting their internships/big law offers, and I want to be mindful of the reputation I’m leaving behind!

Hi. Just decided to transfer from a T150 to a T30 ish school. For context, I was top 10-15% at my previous school. The question is, how well do transfer students actually do in their new schools? Should I expect a significant drop in my class rankings? TIA.

Edit: Thanks for the comments. I already have my 2L BL secured so I'm not really shooting for high grades tbh. I know I wouldn't be able to maintain the same (or even similar) class rankings but was just genuinely curious on how other transfer students do in general.

My school declared financial exigency and fired 40% of the staff 2 weeks ago (conveniently after the transfer application deadline). My friends in student gov said things will get rough quickly and my certificate program might get cut.

I am going into 2L, and I’m reading that most schools require you to study there for 2 years to get your JD.

Has anyone ever transferred Spring of 2L, or fall of 3L? Is that even possible?

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I think it's time to officially throw in the towel and withdraw

I’m curious because in undergrad I’d say it’s pretty widespread but I’ve never really thought about it for a professional degree. Is it common to transfer or is it highly unusual. This comes from someone who transferred in their undergrad.

I’m currently at cooley law i‘m ranked top 5% of my class with a 40% merit scholarship

i got accepted to Chicago Kent with 60k for the next two years

uic law in Chicago accepted me but didn’t offer a scholarship

i’m going to ask both for scholarship increase (because I’m worried about the cap that will affect me - I don’t have savings or family to help cover the rest)

I have no idea what to doooo (I know cooley has a bad rep but it doesn’t seem that bad attending there this past year)

I am transferring out of Penn State Dickinson law and got accepted to Brooklyn law School and St. John’s but I’m having a tough time deciding. I want to live and work in Manhattan and will be living there through school so the commute to St. John’s would be over an hour (vs. ~40 min to Brooklyn). Any input is appreciated! (Scholarship offers to both that are around the same)

Hi all!

I’m hoping to transfer after this year, and was wondering if any of you got a scholarship (substantial or not) from your new school that surprised you? I’m aware that usually you just pay sticker. The schools I’m currently interested in say that there is limited scholarships available, but they are also under the loan cap at COA. For reference, I’ll be at a tier 3 school this year (no scholarships, even though I was above 75ths and in state), and looking at a few tier 2 schools as targets. If anyone knows of any schools that give more than you’d expect I’d be happy to hear it!

Thank you!

Good luck to you as well! Safe travels!