Penn v. Georgetown Forum

decisiontime99 · Post by **decisiontime99** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:02 pm

I'm deciding between Penn and Georgetown as a transfer. I've done the write on competition for Gtown but will not be able to compete in the one for Penn. After law school I'd like to do big law in DC or get a clerkship and then after a few years move south. Mobility is big for me and I already have a lot of ties to DC.

Any thoughts on deciding between Gtown with possible LR vs. Penn without?

biglaw99 · Post by **biglaw99** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 12:12 pm

decisiontime99 wrote:I'm deciding between Penn and Georgetown as a transfer. I've done the write on competition for Gtown but will not be able to compete in the one for Penn. After law school I'd like to do big law in DC or get a clerkship and then after a few years move south. Mobility is big for me and I already have a lot of ties to DC.

Any thoughts on deciding between Gtown with possible LR vs. Penn without?

I would go with Penn. The reason I say this is because you already have a lot of ties to DC, so why not go to the better LS?

MormonChristian · Post by **MormonChristian** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:44 pm

decisiontime99 wrote:I'm deciding between Penn and Georgetown as a transfer. I've done the write on competition for Gtown but will not be able to compete in the one for Penn. After law school I'd like to do big law in DC or get a clerkship and then after a few years move south. Mobility is big for me and I already have a lot of ties to DC.

Any thoughts on deciding between Gtown with possible LR vs. Penn without?

I chose Gtown over Penn for my transfer.

eastcoast_iub · Post by **eastcoast_iub** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:31 pm

Why would you choose GTown? This is an easy choice.

stillwater · Post by **stillwater** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:34 pm

MormonChristian wrote:
decisiontime99 wrote:I'm deciding between Penn and Georgetown as a transfer. I've done the write on competition for Gtown but will not be able to compete in the one for Penn. After law school I'd like to do big law in DC or get a clerkship and then after a few years move south. Mobility is big for me and I already have a lot of ties to DC.

Any thoughts on deciding between Gtown with possible LR vs. Penn without?

I chose Gtown over Penn for my transfer.

interesting move. without some extraordinary reason, foolish move.

shock259 · Post by **shock259** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:33 am

Penn. Gtown takes a LOT of transfers, and my impression is that not all transfers secure biglaw SAs. I think at Penn, the number is much closer to all. Also, Penn will do very well in DC. Obviously, you'll want to look more into this. Ask the admissions people and 3L transfers at the schools. Don't rely on schoolwide data: try to find data on transfers specifically.

7ED · Post by **7ED** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:29 pm

Choosing GT over Penn for a "possibility" of law review seems questionable to me.

anonymous2882 · Post by **anonymous2882** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:05 pm

Penn would have more mobility as it's a better law school and an ivy with better clerkship stats

hephaestus · Post by **hephaestus** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:10 pm

I would definitely choose Penn.

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