Transferring into a non-T1 CA School Forum

[Anonymous User]

Hey all!

I'm looking to transfer from a T2 school outside of California to a law school within the state. I am originally from The SF Bay Area and my goal is to practice law in the silicon valley region at a mid-size or in-house (Possibly High-tech, not really aiming for IP law because I don't have a hard sciences/engineering background.)

My standing 1L year was in the top 20%, so I was only accepted into Hastings, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Loyola and USF.

I've done research on all of these schools and it seems that they all have dim employment prospects/reviews, at least in regards to my career goals. I was aiming for Santa Clara since it is exactly where I wish to practice, but some of the post-grad remarks about the school were very frightening (albeit the majority of what I read was posted prior to 2013, so I cannot confirm that the difficulties facing the school are still as major as they were several years ago). Additionally, if I attend a Bay Area school, I can save by commuting from my permanent residence.

Does anyone have any advice on which of these schools I should consider? If not these schools, are there any recommended strategies that I could consider at this point for better prospects? I have the ability to apply to other schools, but my 1L credentials will not be changing (due to certain circumstances). I feel kind of stuck and I'm not sure how to advance at this point. Would Santa Clara really be that detrimental to attend?


Thanks!

[Kermit Fingers]

UCH would probably be your best option assuming they accept you. I'm pretty sure your 1L has not concluded yet so perhaps you meant this as a hypothetical situation.

[Top20TransferHopeful]

Hey all!

I'm looking to transfer from a T2 school outside of California to a law school within the state. I am originally from The SF Bay Area and my goal is to practice law in the silicon valley region at a mid-size or in-house (Possibly High-tech, not really aiming for IP law because I don't have a hard sciences/engineering background.)

My standing 1L year was in the top 20%, so I was only accepted into Hastings, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Loyola and USF.

I've done research on all of these schools and it seems that they all have dim employment prospects/reviews, at least in regards to my career goals. I was aiming for Santa Clara since it is exactly where I wish to practice, but some of the post-grad remarks about the school were very frightening (albeit the majority of what I read was posted prior to 2013, so I cannot confirm that the difficulties facing the school are still as major as they were several years ago). Additionally, if I attend a Bay Area school, I can save by commuting from my permanent residence.

Does anyone have any advice on which of these schools I should consider? If not these schools, are there any recommended strategies that I could consider at this point for better prospects? I have the ability to apply to other schools, but my 1L credentials will not be changing (due to certain circumstances). I feel kind of stuck and I'm not sure how to advance at this point. Would Santa Clara really be that detrimental to attend?


Thanks!

Don't transfer to any non-T1 school in CA.

[mister logical]

Hey all!

I'm looking to transfer from a T2 school outside of California to a law school within the state. I am originally from The SF Bay Area and my goal is to practice law in the silicon valley region at a mid-size or in-house (Possibly High-tech, not really aiming for IP law because I don't have a hard sciences/engineering background.)

My standing 1L year was in the top 20%, so I was only accepted into Hastings, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Loyola and USF.

I've done research on all of these schools and it seems that they all have dim employment prospects/reviews, at least in regards to my career goals. I was aiming for Santa Clara since it is exactly where I wish to practice, but some of the post-grad remarks about the school were very frightening (albeit the majority of what I read was posted prior to 2013, so I cannot confirm that the difficulties facing the school are still as major as they were several years ago). Additionally, if I attend a Bay Area school, I can save by commuting from my permanent residence.

Does anyone have any advice on which of these schools I should consider? If not these schools, are there any recommended strategies that I could consider at this point for better prospects? I have the ability to apply to other schools, but my 1L credentials will not be changing (due to certain circumstances). I feel kind of stuck and I'm not sure how to advance at this point. Would Santa Clara really be that detrimental to attend?


Thanks!

Don't transfer to any non-T1 school in CA.

TCR