3.77/Top 5% at T2. Should I transfer and what would my odds be? Forum

[Anonymous User]

3.77 GPA at a school between 50-75, just made the cutoff for Top 5%.

Goals are big law litigation and possibly clerking. Employment numbers indicate that I can get the first of those things if I stay, but likely not the second.

I'm inclined towards staying put since I love my school, but would love input on whether transferring would give me that much of a boost. How high could I reasonably transfer if I maintain this GPA?

I'd be able to pay for school w/o debt in either scenario.

[crazywafflez]

Just stay put. If you are in the Top 5-10% at like SMU or something, you're fine. Local judge will probs take you (these are competitive regardless of school, so don't count on it in general). You'll probs clinch BL.

Do you have a scholarship? The only reason I'd xfer is if I had 0 money and my school wasn't willing to raise it; and if that's the case, show them your acceptance in Georgetown or w/e and get money.

To answer your question though, I'd think you'd be competitive for most of the T14- it's a crapshoot though, so I'd apply widely.

I'd say you'd safely get into Emory type schools, but no reason to xfer if you are at a SMU/Tulane/Wake kind of school to go to Emory, unless you are just sold on Atlanta.

[Anonymous User]

Just stay put. If you are in the Top 5-10% at like SMU or something, you're fine. Local judge will probs take you (these are competitive regardless of school, so don't count on it in general). You'll probs clinch BL.

Do you have a scholarship? The only reason I'd xfer is if I had 0 money and my school wasn't willing to raise it; and if that's the case, show them your acceptance in Georgetown or w/e and get money.

To answer your question though, I'd think you'd be competitive for most of the T14- it's a crapshoot though, so I'd apply widely.

I'd say you'd safely get into Emory type schools, but no reason to xfer if you are at a SMU/Tulane/Wake kind of school to go to Emory, unless you are just sold on Atlanta.

This was helpful for affirming my lean, thank you. I have in-state plus a scholly that puts my annual tuition at ~$20k/yr and that's probably not worth giving up. Maybe I'll apply to CCN + Penn and Northwestern and see if the option of that big a jump would change my thinking, but odds are I'll be more than comfortable staying put.