How much does the quality of your current school matter? Forum

[tls16]

I was wondering how much your current school matters. For example, if someone were to transfer from a T1 to another T1, how much leeway would they have as far as GPA/Class rank. I know if your trying to make a significant jump in the rankings you need to be top 10-15%, but would top 40% at a T1 have a good chance at another T1? Also, are they solely looking at your class rank or do they consider your GPA. Basically, would attending a school with a friendly curve give you a better chance?

[sap]

I'm not sure I understand your question. You appear to be a 1L, so presumably you're not trying to figure out where to go among a pile of bad schools based on where it'll be easiest to transfer. If you're asking whether schools which have an "easy" curve are easier to transfer into, I don't think that makes any difference.

Quality of school matters within the acceptable grade range. Between two people with similar grades, of course a school is going to pick someone who went to a better school - they are a better candidate, and there's less risk to taking that person job-statistics-wise because he or she would have been more likely to be employed out of their old school. But many schools will take the top 5% from school x 50 ranking spots below school y over school y's top 10%. Schools aren't taking transfers because they want to be kindhearted and help high-performers out. They're taking transfers because they're decently employable, reliably hard-working, and willing to pay sticker.

[tls16]

To reword my question in a clearer way, I'm basically asking if I someone is trying to transfer laterally, will a school be willing to accept a lower class rank

[KD35]

To reword my question in a clearer way, I'm basically asking if I someone is trying to transfer laterally, will a school be willing to accept a lower class rank

I am sure they would, but the real question is why you want to basically have to start over, pay sticker, and have no better job opportunities. Check out some of the sticky'd posts to see if there are any links to lateral transfer stats.

[Nebby]

[T]real question is why you want to basically have to start over, pay sticker, and have no better job opportunities.