Full ride transfer to T14 Forum

[abcdefg1234567]

I got a 100% scholarship offer at a TTT in CA, but part of the requirement is that I "cannot transfer" from this school. Would accepting this offer really bind me to attending all 3 years? If I broke that contract, would I have to pay the scholarship back? The goal is to end my first year near the top and transfer to a regional T20 like UCLA or USC or (even better) to a T14...

Any thoughts/experience/help is appreciated.

-abcdefg

P.S. Transferring is just an idea and I know that its a lot harder than it seems. Please keep this thread on topic

[twenty]

While that is the most fucking stupid thing I've ever heard of, I've seen this happen with American too. Technically the "scholarship" is a loan, which gets forgiven when you graduate.

PM me your school for future reference?

[Alive97]

Admittedly I don't have experience on this, but it seems less than ideal to sign a contract saying you won't transfer with the intention to transfer.

[acr]

While that is the most fucking stupid thing I've ever heard of, I've seen this happen with American too. Technically the "scholarship" is a loan, which gets forgiven when you graduate.

PM me your school for future reference?

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[acr]

Admittedly I don't have experience on this, but it seems less than ideal to sign a contract saying you won't transfer with the intention to transfer.

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[Sprout]

The goal is to end my first year near the top and transfer to a regional T20 like UCLA or USC or (even better) to a T14...

I also do not have any personal knowledge or experience with this, but I can't tell you enough how many people I know/have talked to who had the goal of, or planned on, being at the top of the class. The fixed curve could fuck you, even at a bad school, and even if you're brilliant. There are a number of factors that make how you will end up preforming in 1L in LS highly variable.

If I were you, I would retake the LSAT, get $ to go to UCLA or USC. I wish I had done the same (retake, get $ to go to better school) but I didn't know better at the time (pre-TLS).

I definitely wouldn't sign a contract saying you won't transfer if you plan on transferring.

[BVest]

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[Chimera2016]

And this!

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[Tls2016]

I go a 100% scholarship offer at a 2nd tier school in CA, but part of the requirement is that I "cannot transfer" from this school. Would accepting this offer really bind me to attending all 3 years? If I broke that contract, would I have to pay the scholarship back? The goal is to end my first year near the top and transfer to a regional T20 like UCLA or USC or (even better) to a T14...

Any thoughts/experience/help is appreciated.

-abcdefg

P.S. Transferring is just an idea and I know that its a lot harder than it seems. Please keep this thread on topic

I know you aren't supposed to post here but don't go to a school that handcuffs students like this. They probably have some grade requirement where you will lose your "scholarship."
I'm surprised this is allowed under any ABA rule.

[Nekrowizard]

I don't really know how you can avoid paying it back. Anecdotally, I know a guy who transferred from some T? school to UCLA, and he had to pay back the entire first year. So at least for that dude, the deal was fully enforceable.

[rpupkin]

For what it's worth, it's almost never a good idea to transfer from a TT when you've got a full ride and are near the top of the class. If you have a full ride and good grades from Loyola/Pepperdine, why would you want to pay sticker at UCLA?

[Tiago Splitter]

For what it's worth, it's almost never a good idea to transfer from a TT when you've got a full ride and are near the top of the class. If you have a full ride and good grades from Loyola/Pepperdine, why would you want to pay sticker at UCLA?

I totally agree but I thought only schools like Thomas Jefferson had these kinds of usurious stipulations.

[rpupkin]

For what it's worth, it's almost never a good idea to transfer from a TT when you've got a full ride and are near the top of the class. If you have a full ride and good grades from Loyola/Pepperdine, why would you want to pay sticker at UCLA?

I totally agree but I thought only schools like Thomas Jefferson had these kinds of usurious stipulations.

I know American—which is basically at the same level as Loyola/Pepperdine—has had that stipulation for awhile. And I just assumed that "TT" meant a school ranked between 50 and 100.

[twiix]

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