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Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:27 am
by nikhilrt
Hello, I am wondering if I should transfer to UCLA Law from Wash U.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:30 am
by holydonkey
Yes
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:32 pm
by Patriot1208
For NYC? No
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:38 pm
by Lawrence
Not sure how this would help you get to NYC. Did you try to get interviews in New York through Wash U's off-campus program there?
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:42 pm
by AR75
Uhhh, or just take the simpler route. Walk up to NYC, look it square in the face, and tell it you're from WashU. Your office will be ready next monday, sir.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:44 pm
by ConLawLover
Come to Yale. We'd love to have you!! MUAHAHAHAAHA
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:03 pm
by Maven
In my opinion, UCLA would have more cache in NYC, than Wash U.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:11 pm
by gdane
Maven wrote:In my opinion, UCLA would have more cache in NYC, than Wash U.
What do you base your opinion off of? Rankings. Forget about ranking. They mean nothing in this case.
Nik, go to UCLA because you want to and because it will be better for you from a financial and social standpoint (being close to family). Do not go to UCLA because you think it will help you get a job in NYC. UCLA is a great school, but, like WUSTL, its primarily regional. In other words, going to UCLA will not give you an advantage over WUSTL when it comes to getting a job in NYC.
If youre ok with it, stay at WUSTL. Perform well and do great at OCI.
Good luck!
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:35 am
by TTH
Patriot1208 wrote:For NYC? No
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:55 am
by Blindmelon
TTH wrote:Patriot1208 wrote:For NYC? No
Ya, its prob a wash.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:32 am
by jay115
I think it's gonna be rough sailings getting a job in NYC out of either school. Why didn't you apply to transfer to BU? I know it's a little bit more of a lateral transfer than to UCLA, but at least you'd be on the same coast as your target employment area.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:32 pm
by Patriot1208
Maven wrote:In my opinion, UCLA would have more cache in NYC, than Wash U.
wrong
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:39 pm
by dbt
Unless you have LR at WashU I'd go to UCLA.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:45 pm
by legalease9
gdane5 wrote:Maven wrote:In my opinion, UCLA would have more cache in NYC, than Wash U.
What do you base your opinion off of? Rankings. Forget about ranking. They mean nothing in this case.
Nik, go to UCLA because you want to and because it will be better for you from a financial and social standpoint (being close to family). Do not go to UCLA because you think it will help you get a job in NYC. UCLA is a great school, but, like WUSTL, its primarily regional. In other words, going to UCLA will not give you an advantage over WUSTL when it comes to getting a job in NYC.
If youre ok with it, stay at WUSTL. Perform well and do great at OCI.
Good luck!
This! Stick with Wash U. The ability to transfer to UCLA means you are doing well at Wash U. With your stats you can do quite well at OCI. And UCLA is taking you far away from the East Coast.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:50 pm
by pocket herc
just how well did OP do at WashU? A transfer from WashU to UCLA is probably not particularly difficult, I'd guess about top 1/3 and perhaps even less successful students have a good shot at least, though I could be mistaken
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:52 pm
by Patriot1208
pocket herc wrote:just how well did OP do at WashU? A transfer from WashU to UCLA is probably not particularly difficult, I'd guess about top 1/3 and perhaps even less successful students have a good shot at least, though I could be mistaken
Ya, he likely would have gotten into somewhere better if he was top quarter or higher. But if he is top 25-30th percent, with nyc being the biggest highering city in the country, OP has a CHANCE at NYC biglaw.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:56 pm
by pocket herc
Eh, it is really dicey, which is not anything you don't know. I am not diminishing that sort of success at WashU at all, but unfortunately I don't think it will swing much in NYC at the moment. OP should still make every effort of course. Also, I do not see what great advantage being at UCLA as a transfer would offer unless it is a matter of regional preference.
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:58 pm
by ec2xs
pocket herc wrote:just how well did OP do at WashU? A transfer from WashU to UCLA is probably not particularly difficult, I'd guess about top 1/3 and perhaps even less successful students have a good shot at least, though I could be mistaken
I'd like to know this as well, op. Could you give us a range?
Re: Should I transfer to UCLA from Wash U (St. Louis)?
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:00 pm
by legalease9
Just out of Curiosity, did you apply to transfer to Cornell?