Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though... Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only available to the creator of each thread. The anonymous posting feature is intended to permit the solicitation of anonymous advice regarding the transfer application process, chances of being accepted, etc. Unacceptable uses include: testing the feature, questions which are clearly fake or hypothetical in nature, harassing other users, etc. Posters should also read and understand the announcements posted at the top of the Transfers forum prior to using the anonymous feature.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only available to the creator of each thread. The anonymous posting feature is intended to permit the solicitation of anonymous advice regarding the transfer application process, chances of being accepted, etc. Unacceptable uses include: testing the feature, questions which are clearly fake or hypothetical in nature, harassing other users, etc. Posters should also read and understand the announcements posted at the top of the Transfers forum prior to using the anonymous feature.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
-
- Posts: 27
- Joined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:26 pm
Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
Assuming arguendo that a transfer is possible, do I give up my great progress and little debt at Temple for an ivy league degree, better prospects for big law, and more than twice the debt? Corporate big law in PA/DE/NJ is the goal, and I'm not afraid to to take out a big mortgage on my law degree to get there. Penn's upper-level courses/clinicals (plus Wharton access) clearly trump Temple's, which are solid but mostly in the evenings and no business journal to try to write-on. But if a top rank and the standard corporate law curriculum at Temple could get me there, is it worth the transfer? I have friends in other grad programs at Penn, so it would be nice to share an alma mater with them one day, but that's not a big deal.
-
- Posts: 461
- Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:28 pm
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
.
Last edited by xyzzzzzzzz on Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Posts: 233
- Joined: Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:32 pm
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
If I were in your position, I'd stay at Temple.
- 98234872348
- Posts: 1534
- Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:25 pm
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
I think this depends on how Temple students in your position did at OCI last year. If top students were striking out, it might be worth it to transfer to Penn. If students were getting 2L SAs at big firms, staying might be advisable.
- Cosmo Kramer
- Posts: 141
- Joined: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 am
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
If you're doing well enough to transfer to Penn you're doing well enough to get biglaw at temple. How badly do you want your resume to say "Penn Law"?
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login
- RonSantoRules
- Posts: 65
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:27 pm
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
If you want to stay in the PA/DE/NJ area, no. For the Philly area law schools, I would only transfer to Penn from the top of the class at Nova/Widener/Drexel/Rutgers.
- jp0094
- Posts: 121
- Joined: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:21 pm
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
I'm in a similar position as the OP, but I'll be stuck paying sticker @ Temple barring some scholarship opportunity that magically appears. So I'm thinking transfer might be worth it... but idk
- Cosmo Kramer
- Posts: 141
- Joined: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:11 am
Re: Temple -> Penn? Gonna stay in PA/DE/NJ for good though...
jp0094 wrote:I'm in a similar position as the OP, but I'll be stuck paying sticker @ Temple barring some scholarship opportunity that magically appears. So I'm thinking transfer might be worth it... but idk
Depends on the difference in cost (in-state?) and your goals