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What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Sat May 28, 2011 9:39 pm

I'm asking for a friend. Assume 10th to 15th percentile.

Is this adequate for Tier 1? Top 30? Anyone have any idea?

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by lovelaw27 » Sat May 28, 2011 10:13 pm

Once you fall outside top 10% at T4 transfer prospects get really unpredictable. They could get t2 maybe t1. Someone transferred to ASU (t1) last year and they were only top 23% from a T4.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by Cavalier » Sat May 28, 2011 10:42 pm

A cup of coffee if you have a dollar.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by NarwhalPunter » Sat May 28, 2011 10:55 pm

Doesn't that put him somewhere around #280 or something like that?

That's a lot of transfer apps ahead of him. I'd hit the state schools in the middle of nowhere that the hordes are overlooking.

Edit: Rank guesstimate is assuming he is part time.
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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by dpk711 » Sat May 28, 2011 11:08 pm

Cavalier wrote:A cup of coffee if you have a dollar.
Wouldn't it be for free though because he would work as a barista?

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Sun May 29, 2011 1:48 am

Cavalier wrote:A cup of coffee if you have a dollar.
I phrased this thread title deliberately to attract good one-liners as well as serious responses.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Sun May 29, 2011 1:48 am

lovelaw27 wrote:Once you fall outside top 10% at T4 transfer prospects get really unpredictable. They could get t2 maybe t1. Someone transferred to ASU (t1) last year and they were only top 23% from a T4.
No chance of him joining me at ND?

Edit: I know we have a couple kids from St. Louis U, which is like T3/T4 (right?). I don't know what their rank is, b/c they seem kind of cool I can't think of a cool way to ask something like that IRL.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by stratocophic » Sun May 29, 2011 1:59 am

Season tickets for right field seats in cooley law school Stadium, home of the Lansing Lugnuts. Top 10% gets 3rd base dugout, top 5% gets box seats. Valedictorian gets a plaque near the concourse adorned with his/her lifetime GPA and career (interview) strikeouts.



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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by lovelaw27 » Sun May 29, 2011 12:16 pm

flcath wrote:
lovelaw27 wrote:Once you fall outside top 10% at T4 transfer prospects get really unpredictable. They could get t2 maybe t1. Someone transferred to ASU (t1) last year and they were only top 23% from a T4.
No chance of him joining me at ND?

Edit: I know we have a couple kids from St. Louis U, which is like T3/T4 (right?). I don't know what their rank is, b/c they seem kind of cool I can't think of a cool way to ask something like that IRL.

According to ND “Admission into Notre Dame Law School as a transfer student is selective and is based upon your prelaw qualifications and academic record at the law school from which transfer is requested.”
There is a chance at ND if they had ok prelaw qualifications, but decided to go to Cooley for a scholarship. In other words if this person doesn’t have decent prelaw qualifications they probably have no chance of getting into ND.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by stratocophic » Sun May 29, 2011 12:35 pm

flcath wrote:
lovelaw27 wrote:Once you fall outside top 10% at T4 transfer prospects get really unpredictable. They could get t2 maybe t1. Someone transferred to ASU (t1) last year and they were only top 23% from a T4.
No chance of him joining me at ND?

Edit: I know we have a couple kids from St. Louis U, which is like T3/T4 (right?). I don't know what their rank is, b/c they seem kind of cool I can't think of a cool way to ask something like that IRL.
Just notied the 2nd part of this. SLU's a T3 (was lower T2 just 2 years ago) and well-respected in St. Louis. Kind of a far cry from Cooley (as in not a TTT, just a regional T3).

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Sun May 29, 2011 3:07 pm

lovelaw27 wrote:According to ND “Admission into Notre Dame Law School as a transfer student is selective and is based upon your prelaw qualifications and academic record at the law school from which transfer is requested.”
There is a chance at ND if they had ok prelaw qualifications, but decided to go to Cooley for a scholarship. In other words if this person doesn’t have decent prelaw qualifications they probably have no chance of getting into ND.
Yeah I kinda assumed that every school that says that (and they all do) is flame. The kid has a flat-2.0 LSAC GPA in a crappy major from our mediocre staTTTe undergrad.
stratocophic wrote:SLU's a T3 (was lower T2 just 2 years ago) and well-respected in St. Louis. Kind of a far cry from Cooley (as in not a TTT, just a regional T3).
Oh. Yeah I wasn't talking shit, I just don't really follow the rankings after about 50.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by stratocophic » Sun May 29, 2011 7:30 pm

flcath wrote:
lovelaw27 wrote:According to ND “Admission into Notre Dame Law School as a transfer student is selective and is based upon your prelaw qualifications and academic record at the law school from which transfer is requested.”
There is a chance at ND if they had ok prelaw qualifications, but decided to go to Cooley for a scholarship. In other words if this person doesn’t have decent prelaw qualifications they probably have no chance of getting into ND.
Yeah I kinda assumed that every school that says that (and they all do) is flame. The kid has a flat-2.0 LSAC GPA in a crappy major from our mediocre staTTTe undergrad.
stratocophic wrote:SLU's a T3 (was lower T2 just 2 years ago) and well-respected in St. Louis. Kind of a far cry from Cooley (as in not a TTT, just a regional T3).
Oh. Yeah I wasn't talking shit, I just don't really follow the rankings after about 50.
Yeah, I figured. I just like to try and keep them distinct from the TTT's in the TLS hive mind when I can.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by Mox » Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:49 pm

I was just outside the top 5% at Cooley and I transferred to a Top 25. Your friend should be able to get into at least a tier 2. Transferring is a very fickle process, especially when your coming out of Cooley. Thus, I would advise him to apply to at least 10 schools. Other than the school I attend I was accepted into a top 30 and another tier 1. However, I got dinged at a few tier 2's.

Make sure your buddy researches what schools tend to take in a lot of Cooley transfers and what schools rarely do. Also, where does your buddy want to practice? I might be able to suggest some schools in his region that he would have a decent shot at getting into.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by dabbadon8 » Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:53 pm

flcath wrote:I'm asking for a friend. Assume 10th to 15th percentile.

Is this adequate for Tier 1? Top 30? Anyone have any idea?
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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:26 am

Mox wrote:I was just outside the top 5% at Cooley and I transferred to a Top 25. Your friend should be able to get into at least a tier 2. Transferring is a very fickle process, especially when your coming out of Cooley. Thus, I would advise him to apply to at least 10 schools. Other than the school I attend I was accepted into a top 30 and another tier 1. However, I got dinged at a few tier 2's.

Make sure your buddy researches what schools tend to take in a lot of Cooley transfers and what schools rarely do. Also, where does your buddy want to practice? I might be able to suggest some schools in his region that he would have a decent shot at getting into.
He's looking at Florida, and will be applying to FSU and (I certainly hope) UF as well.

He also has some odd C&F issues...

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by ndirish2010 » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:21 pm

Living in Lansing for just four days, I have begun to realize how much of a joke Cooley is. Though I may catch a game one of these nights at cooley law school Stadium.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by flcath » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:05 pm

ndirish2010 wrote:Living in Lansing for just four days, I have begun to realize how much of a joke Cooley is. Though I may catch a game one of these nights at Cooley Law School Stadium.
I saw that when I was up there too. Wtf, right?

Given all you hear about them on the blogosphere, I was surprised when I met a couple of them and they seemed normal (i.e., not drooling retards). Even my buddy describes his classmates as potheads and dumb slackers.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by Baylan » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:10 pm

ndirish2010 wrote:Living in Lansing for just four days, I have begun to realize how much of a joke Cooley is. Though I may catch a game one of these nights at Cooley Law School Stadium.
I am working in Lansing. My immediate supervisor is a Cooley grad. I find this interesting.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by Mox » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:07 am

flcath wrote:
Mox wrote:I was just outside the top 5% at Cooley and I transferred to a Top 25. Your friend should be able to get into at least a tier 2. Transferring is a very fickle process, especially when your coming out of Cooley. Thus, I would advise him to apply to at least 10 schools. Other than the school I attend I was accepted into a top 30 and another tier 1. However, I got dinged at a few tier 2's.

Make sure your buddy researches what schools tend to take in a lot of Cooley transfers and what schools rarely do. Also, where does your buddy want to practice? I might be able to suggest some schools in his region that he would have a decent shot at getting into.
He's looking at Florida, and will be applying to FSU and (I certainly hope) UF as well.

He also has some odd C&F issues...
I got into FSU, so did 2 people in my section. I know their rank wasn't as high as mine. Your buddy should have a good chance at getting in there. I got dinged at UF, though. He should probably apply to Stetson as a back up. Also, tell him to shoot out some apps to some mid-level tier 1's that take in a lot of transfers ( W & L comes to mind), you never know.

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Re: What does top 15% at Cooley get you?

Post by stuckinparadise » Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:45 pm

Mox wrote:
flcath wrote:
Mox wrote:I was just outside the top 5% at Cooley and I transferred to a Top 25. Your friend should be able to get into at least a tier 2. Transferring is a very fickle process, especially when your coming out of Cooley. Thus, I would advise him to apply to at least 10 schools. Other than the school I attend I was accepted into a top 30 and another tier 1. However, I got dinged at a few tier 2's.

Make sure your buddy researches what schools tend to take in a lot of Cooley transfers and what schools rarely do. Also, where does your buddy want to practice? I might be able to suggest some schools in his region that he would have a decent shot at getting into.
He's looking at Florida, and will be applying to FSU and (I certainly hope) UF as well.

He also has some odd C&F issues...
I got into FSU, so did 2 people in my section. I know their rank wasn't as high as mine. Your buddy should have a good chance at getting in there. I got dinged at UF, though. He should probably apply to Stetson as a back up. Also, tell him to shoot out some apps to some mid-level tier 1's that take in a lot of transfers ( W & L comes to mind), you never know.
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