any T4 to low T1 transfer stories

[bobbykurva]

Hi everyone -  I guess the is the start of your rags to riches story - law school edition.

LSAT was a nightmare for me - took it twice - got a 147 first time around, scored a 149 second time around. Someone must have been smiling on me one day, becuase I was accepted to a T4 in Massachusetts last fall.

I'm currently enrolled in the PT program, and mid-term grades have been released. I scored a 90 in CivPro, 92 in Contracts, 93 in LRW and 94 in Torts. I would have chalked it up to luck if it weren't for the consistency in my grades. 

Here is my question - assuming I can keep up my level of performance, what do people think my chances are in transferring to UCONN Law (#50 ranking) next fall?

[PSUDSL08]

Hi everyone -  I guess the is the start of your rags to riches story - law school edition.

LSAT was a nightmare for me - took it twice - got a 147 first time around, scored a 149 second time around. Someone must have been smiling on me one day, becuase I was accepted to a T4 in Massachusetts last fall.

I'm currently enrolled in the PT program, and mid-term grades have been released. I scored a 90 in CivPro, 92 in Contracts, 93 in LRW and 94 in Torts. I would have chalked it up to luck if it weren't for the consistency in my grades. 

Here is my question - assuming I can keep up my level of performance, what do people think my chances are in transferring to UCONN Law (#50 ranking) next fall?

GPA/rank?

[rutherford]

I was at a very low T4 and was accepted as a transfer to a couple of T2's and one high T1, where I'm enrolled currently. I had around a 3.5 and some relevant work experience after my first year. If you keep up your grades, it's definitely possible.

[bobbykurva]

GPA/rank?
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My school doesn't rank until after the 1st year, however we have a 2.7 median/mean. At this point I have a 3.78 GPA, which I'm pretty sure puts me in the top 10%, maybe top 5%.

[Runner-up]

I hate to raise this issue, but what exactly is a "low" T4. From the look the U.S. News & World Report it seems to me that the T4 schools are literally ranked according to the alphabet. Am I wrong?

[xferlawstudent]

I got into UCONN from T4 with Top 20%, but decided to go to another T1 (USNEWS 40's)

[Blunderbuss]

Isn't it the case that some T4s have particularly bad reputation, such as Cooley or New England. 

[bobbykurva]

I got into UCONN from T4 with Top 20%, but decided to go to another T1 (USNEWS 40's)

Do you mind what T4 you came from and what your class rank was?

[bobbykurva]

Isn't it the case that some T4s have particularly bad reputation, such as Cooley or New England. 

All T4's are purely regional schools. Cooley is in a league all its own if you ask me, especially if you follow their "rankings". Students coming from New England probably have a difficult time as well, considering they're up against BC, BU and Suffolk in the Boston market.

[Blunderbuss]

Isn't it the case that some T4s have particularly bad reputation, such as Cooley or New England. 

All T4's are purely regional schools. Cooley is in a league all its own if you ask me, especially if you follow their "rankings". Students coming from New England probably have a difficult time as well, considering they're up against BC, BU and Suffolk in the Boston market.

You forget a big one, Harvard.