What is your floor? Forum

[A'nold]

Since I am pretty much at the top of my t3, I think it would take at least Vandy, UCLA, or USC at the bare minimum for me to transfer. While my school is extremely limited geographically, I think LR and a good clerking job with a Federal Magistrate, District, etc. Judge or w/ the state supreme court would make it worthwhile to stay here. Also, while the school is very regional, it is at least near the area I hope to live in in the future.

I would maybe consider Notre Dame or Emory, but I think I'd have to be around the top 10% to consider those schools (i.e., I'd have to slip grade-wise to go there because I think being at the very top here > transfering to those schools).

Also, if I do slip out of the top 10% or anything lower than top 5%, I think I would consider transfering to a University of Minnesota or some other regionally strong school b/c I'd likely be out of the running for good local firm jobs in this state and there is no way I'm going to try to write on to the LR here.

[Lawl Shcool]

Interesting topic I have actually thought a lot about. For me its the debt issue, with 1L plus UG im at approx 50g total debt, so it is a question of what schools is it worth it to graduate with 160K+ debt?

With that in mind, for me UCLA would be the floor with 1 exception: tOSU since I still quality for in-state and could swing graduating with around 110-120k debt. Otherwise staying here and taking more money and trying to minimize debt as much as possible is my plan.

[PDaddy]

What's my floor? It's parquet, I think.

[chitown825]

I wouldn't go below USC/UCLA with the exception of mayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyybe UIUC at in-state tuition. Maybe.

[patrickd139]

What's my floor? It's parquet, I think.

Interesting. My floor is floor fifteen.

[kings84_wr]

I think if my grades stay the same, Berkeley.

If they drop then probably GULC or maybe UCLA

[A'nold]

I think if my grades stay the same, Berkeley.

If they drop then probably GULC or maybe UCLA

I think that is smart but would probably call Mich or Penn as my floor if I was in your situation.

[stinger35]

USC/UCLA - I think 90% of us are in the same boat with the same exact mindset

[A'nold]

USC/UCLA - I think 90% of us are in the same boat with the same exact mindset

Yeah, it appears so. Is anyone skipping USC b/c it is so hard to get in as a transfer?

[Journeybound]

How many schools are you guys planning on applying to? I was going to try and cap it at five. I'm going to be mostly sending out apps to reach schools (CCN and Berkley), with GULC as my safety (If I can even call it that...). If those don't work out, I will be happy at the top of my class here.

[A'nold]

How many schools are you guys planning on applying to? I was going to try and cap it at five. I'm going to be mostly sending out apps to reach schools (CCN and Berkley), with GULC as my safety (If I can even call it that...). If those don't work out, I will be happy at the top of my class here.

I will probs apply to:

Mich.
UVA
Duke
Cornell
GULC
Vandy
Northwestern

MAYBE:
UCLA/USC

[Lawl Shcool]

Assuming my grades stay the same I plan on applying to:

Harvard (just to prevent the what if later, expecting an instant rejection)
Columbia
NYU
Chi (ED)
Boalt
Mich
U Penn
GULC (EA)
UCLA
tOSU

[Journeybound]

Wow. You guys are applying to most of the T14. Is the idea that transfer cycles are so unpredictable that its best to cast a wide net?

[OneKnight]

My floor is wood

[kings84_wr]

The more I think about it, the more I realize this depends so much on Spring grades. I think if I stay the same I will apply to GULC (already did), Chicago, HYS, and Berkeley and I think thats it. If I didn't get into one of those then I think id be fine staying here.

[apper123]

T14 or bust.

Seriously. Doesn't make sense for me to go anywhere else.

[Bankhead]

T14, one that I like (HYSCCN, Northwestern, GULC or Penn). Otherwise, I'm fine staying -- LR or not.

[Lawl Shcool]

Ya we all seem to be on the same page. I fear that I will be seen as a "prestige whore" for only applying to the very top schools but it doesn't make economic sense to go anywhere else and give up (relatively) low debt and LR. Also, I really like my current school so staying would be perfectly fine.

For me the best part is being able to think I have a shot at t14 schools, after having entering numbers that wouldn't have gotten me into a single t1 (3.2 / 156). I won't be terribly upset if I get shut out of all of them but I will be a little shocked. I would think after looking at the Yahoo group I would get accepted somewhere being #1, even at a tier 4.

[stinger35]

Columbia
NYU
Chicago ED
Virginia
Duke
Michigan
Cornell
Northwestern
GULC EA

Depending on GULC, then USC, UCLA (maybe even Vandy)

Gonna be expensive.

[xferAlt]

GULC EA
UT
SMU
UH

Factors: ~5% of mid T2. Texas resident (so in-state tuition). Texas (specifically Dallas) market sought. AF GLP program, so must have an AFROTC branch on/near campus.

[A'nold]

GULC EA
UT
SMU
UH

Factors: ~5% of mid T2. Texas resident (so in-state tuition). Texas (specifically Dallas) market sought. AF GLP program, so must have an AFROTC branch on/near campus.

I don't get the whole SMU/UH thing compared to being top 5% at another t2. Also, couldn't you have gotten in on the first try at those schools?

[A'nold]

Here's a question:

Would it make any sense to transfer to like Emory, UMinn., Notre Dame, Davis, UW-Seattle, Hastings, etc. for any kind of future gain? Is there ANY way to be a transfer and get something out of OCI at these schools? I highly doubt it but just wondering what the lowest school I could transfer to and still have a shot at an OCI job would be.

[Bankhead]

I think highly doubtful you'd get something at OCI from one of those schools. Even at T14, only 50-50 odds.

[A'nold]

I think highly doubtful you'd get something at OCI from one of those schools. Even at T14, only 50-50 odds.

Yeah, totally agree. Then I wonder what the long term significance of a degree from one of these schools vs. my t3 would be, even in like government jobs. Hmmm......hopefully I get into GULC EA!

[A'nold]

Doubt I will end up xferring, but my list would be something like:

HYS
Chi/Mich


I'd shoot for Columbia or NYU, but there is absolutely no way I'd live in NYC.

No Berkeley or Penn?