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New school doesn't rank...

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:47 pm

The school i'm transferring to doesn't include transfer students in class rank even after they've taken classes and gotten grades at the new school. Does this help, hurt, or not affect me at all? They do award graduation honors, if applicable.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Pneumonia » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:08 pm

Help for what? OCI is right now. Are you wondering for clerkship purposes?
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by NoDayButToday » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:17 pm

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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:59 pm

Yes I'm wondering for clerkship purposes and other positions that don't really hire until 3L.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by BVest » Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:43 pm

NoDayButToday wrote:I'm really curious which school this is....
Out the school.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Pneumonia » Thu Jul 23, 2015 10:58 pm

It seems intuitive to me that schools that "rank" wouldn't rank transfers. Is that wrong?
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:03 pm

Pneumonia wrote:It seems intuitive to me that schools that "rank" wouldn't rank transfers. Is that wrong?
Usually transfers get factored in after 2L, it's just that their 1L grades don't count.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:04 pm

Yeah I mean the curve for upper level classes is different so ranking transfers seems inherently unfair. Regardless, I want to know if not being able to include class rank on my resume will hurt me in the future.

P.S. I'm not outing the school.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Mr.F » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:12 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Yeah I mean the curve for upper level classes is different so ranking transfers seems inherently unfair. Regardless, I want to know if not being able to include class rank on my resume will hurt me in the future.

P.S. I'm not outing the school.

Will you at least tell us if it is a T14 or not? Many people here are transferring to those schools, so your anonymity will be protected.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:20 pm

It's not.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by BVest » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:34 pm

It shouldn't hurt. If you're putting up numbers worthy of a clerkship, it should be fairly apparent to the judge anyway. And for 3L hiring, they'll either have an idea of what people from your school put up or they'll not be as terribly concerned by rank as they are by what you bring to the position.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:38 pm

Thank you BVest, that's all I wanted to know.
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Re: New school doesn't rank...

Post by Lawskoolnurd » Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:49 am

Gotta be GW.
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