Holy lord. How long did this take to do?

wow! thanks for the list!

one question. i've heard from various sources that's it's impossible to transfer from third tier school to a first tier one. is that true? (like from mcgeorge to ucla?)

If anyone reading is thinking of transferring to Nebraska (UNL), feel free to drop me an e-mail with any questions you might have (justin@jradin.com).

hi jca-

i've been reading your blog for about a year now, and i've got a non-transfer question. I thought you'd be a good person to get some advice on this. I transferred to your old law school from another law school, and found that my grades sucked last semester. any advice on how to de-code exams, and prep the "right" way? i did great at my old law school... but for some reason, i'm not getting it here...

any help would be much appreciated. feel free to email my personal account.

thanks!

One other thing I'd like to point out. Loyola just announced it's annual Law Review write-on competition, which gives transfer students a choice: try out the summer BEFORE you enter as a transfer student, or the summer after your first year here. If you try out now, your grades are not factored in, which may be an advantage.

If your interested in Law Review at the school you're changing to, it may be worthwhile to check their policy.

Word of caution: Loyola doesn't allow you more than one shot at law review. Miss out, and you're done. I don't know the policies of other schools, but it may be wise to think things through for your best advantage.

Sweet Jesus. That's amazing.

This woman is my hero :-)

I've already selected which schools I'm applying to transfer to, but I find it oddly comforting to see a list of schools (I love lists) that take transfers (even if some are rather stingy in the number they accept). Gives me hope that it really can happen! Thanks JCA!!!

As to the person who asked about transferring from a Tier III to a Tier I - I think it can happen. I'm in California and have pretty much talked to every last person I could about transferring law schools. I've found everything - folks who went from Tier 4s to Tier 2's, Tier 2's to Tier 3's, Lower Tier 1 to high Tier 1, etc. I hate the ranking stuff - but alas - it's a language we all understand. Anyway - I say give it a shot. I think a McGeorge to UCLA transfer could happen (especially since UCLA has a transfer-friendly policy!)

Good Luck!

Great work Sue! Thanks for the info.

My son is wanting to Transfer from a top tier law school pitt,he hate the cold and just hates the snow.How hard will it be to tranfer to a different school in the southern states?

Actually, I have found out transferring is fairly easy if your class rank is good. I attended one of the worst ranked law schools in the country, within the fourth tier. I have already been accepted to a couple top twenty schools. The school your coming from does not even matter to some top law schools. The main thing they look at is your class rank. If you are in the top 5 percent you have a legitimate chance of being accepted anywhere.