Question about Transfering Forum

[Troianii]

I have a question about transferring - how does transferring up, that is transferring to a school with better prospects, affect your job prospects?

So background for why I'm asking this - I've read a bit about students transferring up - there has been a lot of sour news lately about George Washington (#22) "poaching" students from much lower ranked American. Essentially, GW just accepted students who did very well in 1L at American, and of course charged them sticker. :/ But I've heard that most of your job prospects after law school are tied all around 1L - so can transferring actually hurt you in that regard?

What are the less obvious pro's and con's of transferring?

[deepseapartners]

The less obvious pros and cons are less obvious because transferring is a very personal decision. For example, a lot of people who transfer do so to either go to a market they would prefer to work in, or escape a market/environment they despise at the moment.

It might make more sense to say, if you are thinking about transferring, why you would like to transfer, from where-to-where, and your basis for believing it's a good idea.

[lymenheimer]

It's the OCI and the name on your resume. If you transfer, and timing works out, you get to participate in new school's OCI. And if you don't have a job by graduation, you get new school's name on your degree. These are mentioned numerous times here.