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Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:10 pm
by Anonymous User
Well, I applied two days ago, and tonight got a phone call from admissions that I've been accepted to transfer to Emory. I didn't expect such a fast response. I wanted an option in case I definitely didn't get on law review, and also I just wanted to see if I'd get in.
Mercer:
top 10% (maybe I can reach top 5% by end of graduation)
Leadership roles in student orgs
95% shot at moot court and/or mock trial (I prefer moot, did well in 1L competition)
1 in 5 chance of law review, and grades are weighted in competition, so I have some advantage over lower ranked folks
Won't know about law review till mid July though.
70k cheaper for last 2 years than Emory due to scholarship
Federal level internship for 1L summer.
I want to stay in Georgia, unless I have to move. I have no special preference for employment, perhaps big law or employment/labor. I plan on interning in a large firm 2L summer and doing criminal work during the year to see how that fits. My best courses were Contracts 1 &2, Civil Procedure, and Legal Research. I want to maximize my ROI (as much as is possible of course) and get the best chance of legal employment.
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 7:49 am
by holepunch
Are you an URM?
When is your deposit due?
You should be able to renegotiate scholarship money with Mercer by leveraging the acceptance.
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:25 am
by masterdisaster
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Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:08 pm
by Anonymous User
holepunch wrote:Are you an URM?
When is your deposit due?
You should be able to renegotiate scholarship money with Mercer by leveraging the acceptance.
No.
6/23
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:42 pm
by sundontshine
Why not UGA over Emory for a fraction of the cost if you want to stay in GA and have ties?
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:48 pm
by Hutz_and_Goodman
sundontshine wrote:Why not UGA over Emory for a fraction of the cost if you want to stay in GA and have ties?
+100000000000
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:23 pm
by BamaLaw
[quote="Anonymous User"]Well, I applied two days ago, and tonight got a phone call from admissions that I've been accepted to transfer to Emory. I didn't expect such a fast response. I wanted an option in case I definitely didn't get on law review, and also I just wanted to see if I'd get in.
Mercer:
top 10% (maybe I can reach top 5% by end of graduation)
Leadership roles in student orgs
95% shot at moot court and/or mock trial (I prefer moot, did well in 1L competition)
1 in 5 chance of law review, and grades are weighted in competition, so I have some advantage over lower ranked folks
Won't know about law review till mid July though.
70k cheaper for last 2 years than Emory due to scholarship
Federal level internship for 1L summer.
I want to stay in Georgia, unless I have to move. I have no special preference for employment, perhaps big law or employment/labor. I plan on interning in a large firm 2L summer and doing criminal work during the year to see how that fits. My best courses were Contracts 1 &2, Civil Procedure, and Legal Research. I want to maximize my ROI (as much as is possible of course) and get the best chance of legal employment
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 6:33 pm
by heavoldgotjuice
Hutz_and_Goodman wrote:sundontshine wrote:Why not UGA over Emory for a fraction of the cost if you want to stay in GA and have ties?
+100000000000
Re: Now what do I do? Mercer Top 10% Transfer to Emory?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:32 pm
by holepunch
BamaLaw wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Well, I applied two days ago, and tonight got a phone call from admissions that I've been accepted to transfer to Emory. I didn't expect such a fast response. I wanted an option in case I definitely didn't get on law review, and also I just wanted to see if I'd get in.
Mercer:
top 10% (maybe I can reach top 5% by end of graduation)
Leadership roles in student orgs
95% shot at moot court and/or mock trial (I prefer moot, did well in 1L competition)
1 in 5 chance of law review, and grades are weighted in competition, so I have some advantage over lower ranked folks
Won't know about law review till mid July though.
70k cheaper for last 2 years than Emory due to scholarship
Federal level internship for 1L summer.
I want to stay in Georgia, unless I have to move. I have no special preference for employment, perhaps big law or employment/labor. I plan on interning in a large firm 2L summer and doing criminal work during the year to see how that fits. My best courses were Contracts 1 &2, Civil Procedure, and Legal Research. I want to maximize my ROI (as much as is possible of course) and get the best chance of legal employment.
Sweet baby jesus you are now a bigger hero to me than Ironman and Optimus Prime combined. How did you land a federal internship at Mercer???
If it was a judicial internship and I had to guess, I would say it was for a Bankruptcy or Magistrate Judge.