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Hey guys I just finished my 2l year at GW as a transfer student. For those of you considering the school feel free to ask away.

stats? where else did you apply/get in?

how did you fare at oci?

I transferred from a school that was ranked 55-65. After my 1L year I was ranked right around top 25%.
I applied right before the deadline and heard back with 2-3 days.
At OCI I 15+ screening interviews and three callbacks (IP background) but struck out. I am now working in the biotech industry.
My grades so far this year have been much improved, GW only does percentage ranges but I know that I just missed the cut-off for top15%.

GW xfer as well- I'll answer questions via PM.

im super concerned about COL, if I end up in DC. how are you finding the housing situation for students there? have you needed to rely on any private lending or have you found the COL limits provided by the school adequate?

specialblend35 wrote:im super concerned about COL, if I end up in DC. how are you finding the housing situation for students there? have you needed to rely on any private lending or have you found the COL limits provided by the school adequate?

This.

specialblend35 wrote:im super concerned about COL, if I end up in DC. how are you finding the housing situation for students there? have you needed to rely on any private lending or have you found the COL limits provided by the school adequate?

As a transfer, you're taking the full debt-load. It's likely that you'll end up paying around $120k over two years. For some, the added advantage of snagging a biglaw gig is worth the extra cost, especially for those paying at or near full price at their transferor school. Ultimately, transferring to a non-T6 must be a carefully-calculated decision. By no means should deciding to transfer to a school like GW be easy. Look through my poast history for explanations about the factors that go into transferring. HTH.

what was your undergrad in?

When did they start giving out acceptances...what kind of deposits were due and how soon after acceptance? Thanks for doing this.

hurldes wrote:what was your undergrad in?

PM me for this.

maf70 wrote:When did they start giving out acceptances...what kind of deposits were due and how soon after acceptance? Thanks for doing this.

IIRC, acceptances start at least as early as the first week of July. I can't remember the deposit amount, but it wasn't insignificant (duh).

hurldes wrote:what was your undergrad in?

BioChem

Know anyone who transferred into the PT program? Does PT have less openings?

SpencerPratt wrote:Know anyone who transferred into the PT program? Does PT have less openings?

Not specifically I dont, but GW makes it very easy to transfer between programs.

I meant transferring from one PT program into GW's. I'm ~Top 25% in the PT program at a school in the 40's-50's and was wondering how competitive transferring into GW's PT program would be.

My cousin is a graduate of GW and a partner at a DC firm. Would this give a transfer app a bump?

any idea how other transfer students faired at OCI?

were you happy with amount of opportunities you got from GW?

Did you try to write on to the law review? Not sure if they do that at GW.

I did not (long story) but I have two friends who were successful writing on.

Any other GW students want to chime in on OCI? bloodbath?