CHECK YOU [sic] [LR WRITE-ON DATES]
Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 9:45 pm
PSA to all of you folks looking to transfer:
Many T14 schools do not run seperate write-on competitions for admitted transfer students.
What does that mean?
You have to do the write-on for EVERY SCHOOL YOU'RE APPLYING TO, at the same time the natives do the write-on.
Off the topic of my head, I know this applies to UChicago and Harvard. However, I know there are other T14 schools in this list. I have other things to do aside from doing this research for people, but I wanted to give a friendly head's up.
This is one reason to be strategic with your applications. If you really don't have a good chance at Harvard (i.e., only ~top 10% at a low T1,) you may want to forgo doing their write-on (EVEN THOUGH YOU SHOULD SUCK IT UP AND PAY THE $100 TO APPLY,) in favor of focusing on, say, Columbia's, since you have a really good shot at Columbia.
Also: If you don't do the write-on for your potential schools, you're [strike]dumb[/strike] being shortsighted, even though doing multiple LR write-ons is probably the worst thing ever.
Also: Secondary is better than nothing, especially as a transfer. Indicates you can hang at least a little with the new crowd.
Also: Do the write-on for your current school. I didn't, and I regret it. Being able to list "accepted to blahblahblah law review" for your old school is apparently quite helpful for OCI.
/end PSA
-Subject line borrowed and adopted courtesy of some partner at some firm somewhere. See ATL.
Many T14 schools do not run seperate write-on competitions for admitted transfer students.
What does that mean?
You have to do the write-on for EVERY SCHOOL YOU'RE APPLYING TO, at the same time the natives do the write-on.
Off the topic of my head, I know this applies to UChicago and Harvard. However, I know there are other T14 schools in this list. I have other things to do aside from doing this research for people, but I wanted to give a friendly head's up.
This is one reason to be strategic with your applications. If you really don't have a good chance at Harvard (i.e., only ~top 10% at a low T1,) you may want to forgo doing their write-on (EVEN THOUGH YOU SHOULD SUCK IT UP AND PAY THE $100 TO APPLY,) in favor of focusing on, say, Columbia's, since you have a really good shot at Columbia.
Also: If you don't do the write-on for your potential schools, you're [strike]dumb[/strike] being shortsighted, even though doing multiple LR write-ons is probably the worst thing ever.
Also: Secondary is better than nothing, especially as a transfer. Indicates you can hang at least a little with the new crowd.
Also: Do the write-on for your current school. I didn't, and I regret it. Being able to list "accepted to blahblahblah law review" for your old school is apparently quite helpful for OCI.
/end PSA
-Subject line borrowed and adopted courtesy of some partner at some firm somewhere. See ATL.
