Transferring from T4 to UF/FSU Forum

[Lawstudent121212]

I'm looking at transferring to either FSU or UF. Does anyone know a time frame a typical transfer student will be notified of a decision? As of today, my completed application is under review at UF and FSU.

Also what are my chances of getting into UF or FSU? (Just your educated guess) I'm in the top 3% of my class at a T4 school in Northern Florida, (I'm sure that gives you a good idea of where I'm at) and I received several book awards.

Lastly, is it worth it to transfer? They are offering me a very good scholarship that pretty much provides me a full ride.

Thanks for taking the time out to reply!

[lavarman84]

I'm looking at transferring to either FSU or UF. Does anyone know a time frame a typical transfer student will be notified of a decision? As of today, my completed application is under review at UF and FSU.

Also what are my chances of getting into UF or FSU? (Just your educated guess) I'm in the top 3% of my class at a T4 school in Northern Florida, (I'm sure that gives you a good idea of where I'm at) and I received several book awards.

Lastly, is it worth it to transfer? They are offering me a very good scholarship that pretty much provides me a full ride.

Thanks for taking the time out to reply!

I don't know when UF will make a decision but you stand a good shot at getting into UF if you're in the top 3% of your class. UF took 10 transfers from Florida Coastal last year.

Is it worth it to transfer? Are you well connected in the legal industry? Do you have a job locked up after you graduate? If you don't have a job on lock and significant connections, yes, you should transfer. UF's employment numbers aren't elite but you stand a much better chance at UF than you do at Coastal. Same with FSU. There's definitely a stigma that comes with a degree from Coastal.

You're just going to have to work hard and get good grades at UF.

Plus, speaking as a student of the class you'd be transferring into, there are a lot of good people and it's not cutthroat or anything.(if that makes things any easier)

EDIT: This entire post assumes you're at Coastal but applies to pretty much any of the Florida T4s.

[runinthefront]

Even If you are at Coastal with a full ride and a job lined up, you still need to transfer if you have the opportunity

[Lawstudent121212]

Thank you so much for your advice! I spoke to several professors at my current law school and all of them said that past students who have transferred have achieved the same or ranked higher in their class at UF.

I have a friend who transferred to FSU and he said FCSL was just as challenging as FSU... Not sure if that's true, but we all have to pass the same bar.

I would really appreciate if anyone else out there can shed some light on when I should expect to hear a decision from either school.

[lavarman84]

Thank you so much for your advice! I spoke to several professors at my current law school and all of them said that past students who have transferred have achieved the same or ranked higher in their class at UF.

I have a friend who transferred to FSU and he said FCSL was just as challenging as FSU... Not sure if that's true, but we all have to pass the same bar.

I would really appreciate if anyone else out there can shed some light on when I should expect to hear a decision from either school.

I think you're being misled a bit on that. The courses, themselves, might not be more challenging but your competition is going to be better. But that might be offset by the tendency of people to not try very hard as 2Ls and 3Ls whereas you have motivation to continue to work hard. But I do wish you luck! If you were top of your class there, you should do well at UF or FSU.

[Lawstudent121212]

Where did you hear the # of transfers from Coastal? Just curious. Do you know those transfer student's stats?

[lavarman84]

Where did you hear the # of transfers from Coastal? Just curious. Do you know those transfer student's stats?

I don't know the GPA of the Coastal transfers. But this site will give you the total 25/Median/75 GPAs of all the students that transferred for the 2014 year (as well as their schools):
http://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/

[pancakes3]

Where did you hear the # of transfers from Coastal? Just curious. Do you know those transfer student's stats?

I don't know the GPA of the Coastal transfers. But this site will give you the total 25/Median/75 GPAs of all the students that transferred for the 2014 year (as well as their schools):
http://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/

http://www.law.ufl.edu/wordpress/wp-con ... -34-25.pdf

10 from Coastal, 5 from Barry, 3 from Nova

[Lawstudent121212]

Just a follow-up, I was accepted into UF on Friday June 26. They received my transcripts on Tuesday and made a decision on Friday. Just an FYI for everyone who is wondering about their own status. Good Luck everyone!

[Roberrrrto]

Just a follow-up, I was accepted into UF on Friday June 26. They received my transcripts on Tuesday and made a decision on Friday. Just an FYI for everyone who is wondering about their own status. Good Luck everyone!

Congrats! I bet I know who you are.