4.0+ at MVP; worth trying to transfer to HLS? Forum

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:25 pm

1) Are my chances solid enough that it's not a dumb move to approach professors for recs?

2) Also, for someone interested in private practice for the longterm, I understand that my job prospects won't change much for right after law school, but is the prestige boost ten years down the line worth it, or is LR or Latin Honors at MVP going to get me to the same place career-wise, assuming I stick it out in big law (or go to a boutique)? I'm interested in NY/CHI primarily and am afraid hotshot bankers want HYS on their lawyer's wall.

Excuse my ignorance if this is a completely self-defeating idea.

bryanjbay12 · Post by **bryanjbay12** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:31 pm

0L here, but I would think the answer to your question would depend on what your scholarship is like at Michigan currently.

user has been warned for posting in the Transfers forum as a 0L

objctnyrhnr · Post by **objctnyrhnr** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:35 pm

I wanna hear more about what your secret is. You clearly figured out the law school exam thing pretty quick. I havent ever met anybody with those kinds of grades. Most people I know can only land an A once...maybe twice, and then like an A- and a b+ or something.

thewaves · Post by **thewaves** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:39 pm

Just wanted to say congrats, future SCOTUS clerk.

Nelson · Post by **Nelson** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:41 am

There is no upside to this transfer. What you give up in law review and connections at your current school isn't made up for by having Harvard on your diploma.

CanadianWolf · Post by **CanadianWolf** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:52 am

Depends upon your reasons for wanting to transfer. A Stanford, Yale and/or Harvard acceptance might lead to a better scholarship offer from your current law school; if the school's counteroffer to a H,Y, and/or S acceptance isn't enough, then ask for a position as a law prof. while completing your degree.

juzam_djinn · Post by **juzam_djinn** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:11 pm

t-14orbust · Post by **t-14orbust** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:24 pm

objctnyrhnr wrote:I wanna hear more about what your secret is. You clearly figured out the law school exam thing pretty quick. I havent ever met anybody with those kinds of grades. Most people I know can only land an A once...maybe twice, and then like an A- and a b+ or something.

lol please please PM me, anon

anyriotgirl · Post by **anyriotgirl** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:25 pm

t-14orbust wrote:
objctnyrhnr wrote:I wanna hear more about what your secret is. You clearly figured out the law school exam thing pretty quick. I havent ever met anybody with those kinds of grades. Most people I know can only land an A once...maybe twice, and then like an A- and a b+ or something.
lol please please PM me, anon

yes, please stay at M so I can hire you to teach me your ways.

objctnyrhnr · Post by **objctnyrhnr** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:52 pm

yes pm me also if you feel so inclined.

Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:15 am

objctnyrhnr wrote:I wanna hear more about what your secret is. You clearly figured out the law school exam thing pretty quick. I havent ever met anybody with those kinds of grades. Most people I know can only land an A once...maybe twice, and then like an A- and a b+ or something.

It's called doing your work.

OP: Transfer to HLS. It's not really that difficult of a decision since you'd be an almost auto-admit.

northwood · Post by **northwood** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:35 am

Do you have a scholarship at MVP? Does your school offer scholarships to people that do very well ( or offer other incentives to them)? IF your goal is NY/ CHI, I would think that your grades will allow you to reach either destination, especially if you are at M.

I would ask the registrar if what the scholarship options are for students at the top of the class after 1L before going to get LORs. If they don't have any- then, I would strongly suggest talking to a professor about your goals and see what they say. If you don't have a substantial scholarship- then you have less to worry about, and can talk to professors that you already have a good rapport with.

But i would take some time and figure out your goals and your costs, and weigh what you give up to what you may obtain from transerring. Add the costs and see if it makes sense to you.

Note: if you have a large scholarship, then i would strongly advocate for you to stay

Ohiobumpkin · Post by **Ohiobumpkin** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 10:03 am

You're probably at least top 3% of your class, if not number one. With a 4.0 from MVP, you are pretty much guaranteed almost any firm you want. Secondly, if you keep it up, I think you could easily snag really nice clerkships (think Second, Ninth, and Seventh Circuits). Congratulations on doing so well in law school!

jumpin munkey · Post by **jumpin munkey** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 6:05 pm

You must transfer. Consider this girl. Had she not transferred from Stanford to Yale she would be doing doc review today.

http://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm ... emID=10733

transferror · Post by **transferror** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:22 pm

I agree that you should speak with admissions about scholarship first. If they shoot you down, just straight up tell your professors you need LORs for a transfer so that you can negotiate scholly. Make it clear to them that you have no intention of leaving. I'm sure they have had students in the past that have had to play this game too. They'll understand.

Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 9:00 pm

jumpin munkey wrote:You must transfer. Consider this girl. Had she not transferred from Stanford to Yale she would be doing doc review today.

http://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm ... emID=10733

That's one of the oddest transfers I've ever seen.

7ED · Post by **7ED** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:19 am

That girl transferred to join her fiance who was attending Yale. The strangest transfer would have to be this 3L here at HLS who transferred from Stanford to be... a few hours closer to her boyfriend in Europe?

jumpin munkey · Post by **jumpin munkey** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:47 pm

Yeah as 7ED says, there actually seems to be an easy explanation for that one. Here's her then-fiancé, whom I think we can safely assume is somewhat bitter that he didn't get SCOTUS while his transferee fiancée did.

http://www.khhte.com/attorneys-Benjamin-Taibleson.html

patrickd139 · Post by **patrickd139** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:33 pm

CounselorNebby wrote:
jumpin munkey wrote:You must transfer. Consider this girl. Had she not transferred from Stanford to Yale she would be doing doc review today.

http://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm ... emID=10733
That's one of the oddest transfers I've ever seen.

Either way, hard to criticize the methods of a Kavanaugh-Scalia alum doe.

wiz · Post by **wiz** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:51 pm

patrickd139 wrote:
CounselorNebby wrote:
jumpin munkey wrote:You must transfer. Consider this girl. Had she not transferred from Stanford to Yale she would be doing doc review today.

http://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm ... emID=10733
That's one of the oddest transfers I've ever seen.
Either way, hard to criticize the methods of a Kavanaugh-Scalia alum doe.

Agreed. And she probs just really wanted to get back to Yale after doing undergrad there.

t-14orbust · Post by **t-14orbust** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 4:52 pm

wiz wrote:
patrickd139 wrote:
CounselorNebby wrote:
jumpin munkey wrote:You must transfer. Consider this girl. Had she not transferred from Stanford to Yale she would be doing doc review today.

http://www.kirkland.com/sitecontent.cfm ... emID=10733
That's one of the oddest transfers I've ever seen.
Either way, hard to criticize the methods of a Kavanaugh-Scalia alum doe.
Agreed. And she probs just really wanted to get back to Yale after doing undergrad there.

this is why: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/fashi ... .html?_r=0

real life fairy tale if I ever dun seent one

wiz · Post by **wiz** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:01 pm

Wow, great article <3

OP, transfer to HLS if you have a gf/bf like that waiting for you in Cambridge.

transferror · Post by **transferror** » Wed Mar 12, 2014 11:13 pm

this is why: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/fashi ... .html?_r=0

wtf am I doing with my life.....

Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:27 am

transferror wrote:
this is why: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/fashi ... .html?_r=0
wtf am I doing with my life.....

It's your fault. Your parents weren't rich.

t-14orbust · Post by **t-14orbust** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 11:10 am

CounselorNebby wrote:
transferror wrote:
this is why: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/fashi ... .html?_r=0
wtf am I doing with my life.....
It's your fault. Your parents weren't rich.

That's how I rationalized my epic failures in life relative to this mount everest trekking, aurora borealis proposing, stanford transferring, YLS EICing, SCOTUS Clerking, power couple.

Maybe my kids can do some cool shit like this one day

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