Worth it? Forum

[lawclerk2012]

Another transferring thread but please offer any advice....

I attend an east coast T25-30 school that I am not happy with for both academically and personal reasons. After applying to transfer I was accepted at a school in my hometown (midwest), where I went to undergrad, and where I hope to work after school. The cost would be the same with in-state tuition but the new school is higher ranked (eight spots).

At my previous school I made the moot court team and a secondary journal. I am currently interning with a judge for the summer in the city where I was recently accepted. I asked him what he thought and he cautioned me against transferring because I would no longer be on a journal. This really concerns me.

It seems like transferring is really popular, do I have anything to worry about as far as a stigma on transfers?

Is it a big deal that I am giving up a journal? I don't have an awesome GPA so I don't feel I am losing anything in that regard...

Any help would be great!

[orangetigerorange]

Is it impossible for you to join a journal at your new school? If you haven't already, I'd contact them and see what their policy is on transfers/journals.

Either way, if the journal is the only thing holding you back from transferring somewhere better-ranked/in the area where you want to work/where you will be happier, I'd just go for it. I'd suggest sticking it out if the new school cost a lot more or something, but they're the same price, and it seems like you don't have much to lose.

[lawclerk2012]

I'm not sure about the journal. At the school I've been accepted to everyone is placed on a journal (via write on) or a moot court. So no one is left off.

Price is the same so there really is no sticking point there. I guess I've pretty much made up my mind but just wanted to see if anyone had any advice to offer.