Top 1% Lower T2
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:36 pm
Hey y'all,
So I'm currently at a lower ranked (80s) school in the northeast, but originally from the Midwest and hope to work in D.C. post-grad (friends and family in the area). My legal research and writing professor, who is a fellow Midwesterner, suggested I transfer to a better school due to my grades and post-grad goals. My school does not have a curve, and they do not calculate class rank until the 1L year is over, but I earned straight As in my fall coursework and ended with a 4.0. (I put top 1% only because from a general consensus I'm the only student who received an A in every course last semester, obviously I don't put top 1% on my resume because it doesn't appear on the unofficial transcript).
I know that with my GPA and competitive softs I will get into Georgetown. (currently a research assistant for a director of one of my school's clinical programs, currently in an externship with a state regulatory agency, have accepted a 1L internship at the EPA for summer 2014, and worked at a nonprofit for a year in D.C. between undergrad and law school). I am applying to Georgetown for early action as a safety.
If I can earn all As again this semester, what are the possibilities of being a competitive transfer applicant at UVA, NYU, Columbia, HLS, or YLS? I went to a state school for undergrad. I can't seem to find stats on students that transfer to the top 10.
Best regards.
So I'm currently at a lower ranked (80s) school in the northeast, but originally from the Midwest and hope to work in D.C. post-grad (friends and family in the area). My legal research and writing professor, who is a fellow Midwesterner, suggested I transfer to a better school due to my grades and post-grad goals. My school does not have a curve, and they do not calculate class rank until the 1L year is over, but I earned straight As in my fall coursework and ended with a 4.0. (I put top 1% only because from a general consensus I'm the only student who received an A in every course last semester, obviously I don't put top 1% on my resume because it doesn't appear on the unofficial transcript).
I know that with my GPA and competitive softs I will get into Georgetown. (currently a research assistant for a director of one of my school's clinical programs, currently in an externship with a state regulatory agency, have accepted a 1L internship at the EPA for summer 2014, and worked at a nonprofit for a year in D.C. between undergrad and law school). I am applying to Georgetown for early action as a safety.
If I can earn all As again this semester, what are the possibilities of being a competitive transfer applicant at UVA, NYU, Columbia, HLS, or YLS? I went to a state school for undergrad. I can't seem to find stats on students that transfer to the top 10.
Best regards.