Law School Transfer!!! Forum

[toribiom]

I currently go to Hofstra Law School.

I finished the fall semester with the following grades for a final GPA of 3.08:

Legal Writing: B
Contracts: B+
Torts: B+
Civil Procedure: B+
Criminal Law: C+

I do have good softs but I am a traditional student with only two years work experience. I am planning on trying for journal and moot court. I really want to transfer out to a school in DC where I eventually want to practice.

Do I have any shot at schools like GULC, American and GW? Where should I apply that I will have a good chance of getting in?

[chadwick218]

I currently go to Hofstra Law School.

I finished the fall semester with the following grades for a final GPA of 3.08:

Legal Writing: B
Contracts: B+
Torts: B+
Civil Procedure: B+
Criminal Law: C+

I do have good softs but I am a traditional student with only two years work experience. I am planning on trying for journal and moot court. I really want to transfer out to a school in DC where I eventually want to practice.

Do I have any shot at schools like GULC, American and GW? Where should I apply that I will have a good chance of getting in?

Do you know the cutoff for the top 10% fall? Assuming even a B- curve, GULC and GW still seem to be out of the question.

[toribiom]

No, I've spoken to academic success but they say that ranks and anything pertaining to it won't be out till after spring semester grades.

Do you think a transfer to another T1 school would be ascertainable?

[traehekat]

You are probably going to need to be around top 5% to transfer to GULC, top 5-10% for GW, top 10-15% for American and most other T1 schools.

If you haven't seen Arrow's thread on transferring, check it out.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 22&t=82937