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it'sjustme wrote:As the title says, this question may be a bit preliminary, but is it actually possible your undergraduate institution could hurt you in your application process?

Let me explain a bit - currently I'm enrolled at a very small, private school in Western New York, hardly known nationally, and not incredibly difficult to gain admission to. Obviously I have law school aspirations (thus why I'm asking), and would like to know a bit more while I still have time to make a switch, as I'm currently entering my fourth semester at this school. To be honest, I love the school I'm at now - the atmosphere, the student body, the professors, the accessibility, etc. - so it would be a tough decision to go elsewhere.

Again, a bit preliminary, but any advice I receive would mean quite a lot to me.

Thank you for reading!

NoleinNY wrote:

it'sjustme wrote:As the title says, this question may be a bit preliminary, but is it actually possible your undergraduate institution could hurt you in your application process?

Let me explain a bit - currently I'm enrolled at a very small, private school in Western New York, hardly known nationally, and not incredibly difficult to gain admission to. Obviously I have law school aspirations (thus why I'm asking), and would like to know a bit more while I still have time to make a switch, as I'm currently entering my fourth semester at this school. To be honest, I love the school I'm at now - the atmosphere, the student body, the professors, the accessibility, etc. - so it would be a tough decision to go elsewhere.

Again, a bit preliminary, but any advice I receive would mean quite a lot to me.

Thank you for reading!

Hobart?

The consensus seems to be that your school doesn't matter too much unless it's HYP... Maybe a shady online school might be given a double take...

it'sjustme wrote:

NoleinNY wrote:

it'sjustme wrote:As the title says, this question may be a bit preliminary, but is it actually possible your undergraduate institution could hurt you in your application process?

Let me explain a bit - currently I'm enrolled at a very small, private school in Western New York, hardly known nationally, and not incredibly difficult to gain admission to. Obviously I have law school aspirations (thus why I'm asking), and would like to know a bit more while I still have time to make a switch, as I'm currently entering my fourth semester at this school. To be honest, I love the school I'm at now - the atmosphere, the student body, the professors, the accessibility, etc. - so it would be a tough decision to go elsewhere.

Again, a bit preliminary, but any advice I receive would mean quite a lot to me.

Thank you for reading!

Hobart?

The consensus seems to be that your school doesn't matter too much unless it's HYP... Maybe a shady online school might be given a double take...

Hilbert, actually.

The school is a perfect fit for me - reasonable tuition, Jesuit institution (not huge on religion, I enjoy the tight-knit atmosphere that comes with it, for the most part), very close to home, etc. - so, like I said, it'd be a real disappointment if I'd be "forced" into a switch, so to speak.

traehekat wrote:If you are happy where you are then don't transfer. Your undergraduate institution means next to zero in the application process. Schools like Yale, Harvard, and Princeton may be given a incredibly tiny bump for some schools. That's about it.

Enjoy college, keep your GPA up, and you will be fine.

it'sjustme wrote:As the title says, this question may be a bit preliminary, but is it actually possible your undergraduate institution could hurt you in your application process?

NU_Jet55 wrote:

it'sjustme wrote:As the title says, this question may be a bit preliminary, but is it actually possible your undergraduate institution could hurt you in your application process?

I believe the word you're looking for is "premature."