[blindlaw] Transferring after 1L

[Cody J. Davis]

Michal,

I would recommend waiting until after your first semester before you even consider transferring. 

I was placed on the waitlist of a top-tier law school, but chose to remove myself from the waitlist and spend my first year at my second choice, an unranked school that no one knows about. 

Now, having finished my first year, You couldn't pay me anything short of full tuition to get me to transfer.

My advice, worry about transfer questions in January. For now, just focus on your first semester.

Cody J. Davis
JD/MPA Candidate, 2018
Campbell University school of Law
North Carolina State University

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> On Jul 21, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> 
> 
> As most of you know, I plan to enroll at the University of Illinois College
> of Law this fall.  However, while Illinois Law is a great school, it is not
> my first choice.  Consequently, if I cannot get off the UCLA, USC,
> Northwestern, or University of Chicago waiting list, I am seriously
> considering transferring after my first year if accepted to one of these
> schools.  That being said, while most law schools welcome transfer
> applicants, I was advised that it may not necessarily be in my best interest
> to take advantage of this option despite the largely universal first-year
> curriculum, because of factors like class rank and minor differences across
> schools in their 1L programs.  I was further told that it is not normal for
> JD students to transfer.  What do you all think about this?  As always, any
> feedback is appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
> Best,
> 
> 
> 
> Michal
> 
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