Comments on: A Transfer Timeline

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:03:15 +0000

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, albeit in an unconstructive manner. Of course, you should be studying and outlining during spring break. But, if you’ve been keeping up and maintaining a consistent effort throughout the semester as I’ve emphasized time and again, you shouldn’t have to work overtime during that week. Thus, when you have a little bit of down time, spring break actually is a good time to start thinking about your statement. I never said that your personal statement is more important than your grades. However, it IS important and should not be treated as an afterthought.

Certainly, everyone has a different experience and a different approach. Mine was highly successful, which is why I have shared it. I hope you’ve had an equally good experience.

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Transferring Law Schools: FAQs | The Law School Transplant — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:47:21 +0000

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:52:30 +0000

Hi Rob- that is amazing that you were able to follow your dream- I will be starting law school at Touro – T4. I hope to have an amazing year- but in an ideal world, I would love to transfer to a school like Rutgers, NY Law, Brooklyn or even Fordham. I am already anticipating- which is okay to do, but I should just take a deep breath and relax, right? I am definitly going to follow your timeline- I have been doing light reading throughout the summer- including a book entitled “How to Ace the Law School Exam”. I have what may be the silliest question of them all- if I study, which I love doing- and create great outlines, get to know my professors, etc… do you think I can get all A’s this first year? I am just scared to death that depending on how the professor wants his students to write, I may not do well. How will I know?! In undergrad (Rutgers), I majored in Political Science- and with that type of major, I needed to know what each professor wanted of us. It was so easy to stay after class and talk to the professor- ask for help, etc… but I feel like law school won’t be the same? The professor won’t have time to talk to one of his law school students who is simply asking “How can I ace this class?” Please tell me I am wrong!!!

By: Transfer brah

Transfer brah — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:43:40 +0000

Writing your personal statement during Spring Break is about the worst advice I ever read. You should be studying during Spring Break… your PS won’t mean crap if you don’t get the grades. Moreover, the PS is the icing on the cake and it is not dispositive of whether or not you will get into your transfer school. Thus, the only focus you should have during your second semester are grades, grades, and grades. Of course, if you did well 1st semester, and you are dead set on transferring, you should have immediately approached at least one professor and asked for an LOR. I asked for my second LOR from a professor I had 2nd semester in early April.

Anyway, I did not even think about my personal statement till the day after my last final. Why? Because your personal statement doesn’t mean squat without the grades. I had a month and a half to write a 3 page personal statement, which is more than enough time.

By: sona

sona — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:36:30 +0000

many thanks dea
i owe u

By: Law School Transplant

Law School Transplant — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:24:16 +0000

I have to say, my first year study group was fantastic, and this is coming from someone who had always been a lone wolf. My group was highly disciplined and stayed on-task during our sessions. The group was particularly effective in keeping me disciplined, especially when it came to taking practice exams prior to the real thing. I think the key is picking a group that is most beneficial to you as a student, rather than having a group pick you and letting them drag you down.

By: Law School Transplant

Law School Transplant — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:14:58 +0000

Congrats, Rob! Sounds like transferring was the right decision for you.

I frequently waver on whether or not it was a good decision for me, and actually just wrote a follow-up in that vein: http://lawschooltransplant.com/?p=263.

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To Transfer, or Not to Transfer? | The Law School Transplant — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:07:48 +0000

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By: Law School Transplant

Law School Transplant — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:32:25 +0000

First-year grades and class rank are the primary factors in determining transfer admittance, in my experience. I transferred from a school that was a low Tier 2/high Tier 3, and got accepted to two schools in the top 25 (one of which was in the top 15).

Different schools also accept a different number of transfers each year. Some schools take 12-15 students each year while others only accept transfers to compensate for attrition (the school I ended up attending usually admits 4-6 transfer students a year, if any).

I’m working on a follow-up post about the pros and cons of transferring, and things to consider if you do transfer, so keep an eye out for that.

Good luck to you!

By: Robert Pearson

Robert Pearson — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:52:43 +0000

See post below.