So you've transferred: Resume? Forum

[chitown825]

Anybody who is transferring given thought to how they will designate such on their resume? You obviously need to disclose it. I was thinking something like:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)
Transfer student from University of Florida Levin School of Law
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

[seespotrun]

Anybody who is transferring given thought to how they will designate such on their resume? You obviously need to disclose it. I was thinking something like:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)
Transfer student from University of Florida Levin School of Law
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

Under your education section, I'd go with something more along the lines of this:

GULC
J.D. candidate 2012

Uiversity of Florida Levin School of Law, 2009-2010
GPA: 3.58 - 17/103

FSU
B.S. blablabla 2009

Of course you can add all the bolds, italics and that other stylized nonsense.

[seespotrun]

Also, abbreviate Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science to J.D. and B.S. Everyone reading it knows what they stand for and you don't risk sounding like a self-important doucher.

[chitown825]

Also, abbreviate Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science to J.D. and B.S. Everyone reading it knows what they stand for and you don't risk sounding like a self-important doucher.

I wasn't asking for resume advice--I put about 5 seconds of thought into Jim Shoe's fictitious resume. I only sought your opinion on the designation of one's transfer status.

[seespotrun]

Also, abbreviate Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science to J.D. and B.S. Everyone reading it knows what they stand for and you don't risk sounding like a self-important doucher.

I wasn't asking for resume advice--I put about 5 seconds of thought into Jim Shoe's fictitious resume. I only sought your opinion on the designation of one's transfer status.

I wasn't saying that you were a self-important doucher. Just passing along some wisdom that the gods laid upon me.

[YouWish]

Anybody who is transferring given thought to how they will designate such on their resume? You obviously need to disclose it. I was thinking something like:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)
Transfer student from University of Florida Levin School of Law
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

Here's what I'm doing until I have a semester at the new school:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)

University of Florida Levin School of Law
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

[Total Litigator]

That's a bit misleading I think. It doesn't make it obvious that the GPA is from the school you transferred from (although you'd think an employer would be able to figure this out on his own)

I would reccomend something like this:

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)
Transfer student from University of Florida Levin School of Law

University of Florida Levin School of Law
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%), First year courses completed
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009



That being said, I haven't completely figured out how to do it, but your original post would a bit misleading I think

[Total Litigator]

You Wish's might be better than mine though

[UCLAtransfer]

Here's what I'm doing until I have a semester at the new school:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)

University of Florida Levin School of Law
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

Credited. Your new Career Services Office should tell you/give you an example, but it will almost certainly look like this. No need to have the word "transfer" anywhere on there- they get it.

[seespotrun]

Also, abbreviate Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science to J.D. and B.S. Everyone reading it knows what they stand for and you don't risk sounding like a self-important doucher.

I wasn't asking for resume advice--I put about 5 seconds of thought into Jim Shoe's fictitious resume. I only sought your opinion on the designation of one's transfer status.

I wasn't saying that you were a self-important doucher. Just passing along some wisdom that the gods laid upon me.

On second thought, I am now declaring that you are a self-important doucher.

[selfloathingtransfer]

Here's what I'm doing until I have a semester at the new school:

Jim Shoe

Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor, 2012 (expected)

University of Florida Levin School of Law
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010
GPA: 3.58 Class rank: 17 / 103 (top 18%)
Etc., Etc.

Florida State University
Bachelor of Science, 2009

Credited. Your new Career Services Office should tell you/give you an example, but it will almost certainly look like this. No need to have the word "transfer" anywhere on there- they get it.

I agree with this. However, re: spelling things out vs. abbreviating, the career people at the school I'm transferring from made me spell out almost everything from JD to BS to the states I was referring to, etc. I thought it was stupid, but did it anyway. I will seek counsel on this at my new school.

[Danteshek]

This is how career services told me to do it:

Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California
Juris Doctor Candidate, May 2012

SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, Los Angeles, California
Attended: August 2009 – May 2010 (1L year)
Class Rank: Top 20%; Grade Point Average: 3.433
Honor: Invited to join Law Review

WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Middletown, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts, History, May 2005

[Hinkleymustang]

Your CSO will have a policy for this. I would ask them.

[Bankhead]

CSO told me this:

NEW SCHOOL
Candidate for Juris Doctor, May 2012

OLD SCHOOL
Completed First-Year Juris Doctor Curriculum
then list your several accolades

[D.Wilde]

Harvard's sample follows this format:

New School, City, State
Candidate for J.D., Month, Year

Old School, City, State
First year, 2009-2010 (Transferred to Harvard Law School)
Honors: Invited to join the Old School Law Review
Activities:

Undergrad, City, State
B.X. in Y, Month, Year
Honors:
Activities: