Continue at USC or go to UNC-Chapel hill (almost free)

College Search & Selection
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<p>continuing at USC will cost another 25k, in addition to my 6k+ in loans already. I want law/grad school of some kind. I transferred into USC, and am not loving the school, major, nor the west coast...</p>

<p>Chapel hill for the next 2 years will be 4k, and is better for east coast job placement/has a more interesting major. However, i will miss some friends at USC....</p>

<p>on paper it seems like an easy choice, but i have been to 2 schools before USC, and am thinking that this will make me look uncommited to law school....however, i have heard that many law schools really REALLY only care about lsat/gpa. will a 3.8 gpa and great LSAT override any notions of my undergrad swapping considering i have highly logical reasons?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>If you’re not happy at USC AND will save ~21k by attending UNC, I don’t see why not transfer. UNC is an amazing school as well and you’ll be in less loans (if any since 4k is a very low price to pay for college!!) </p>

<p>If anything, you could explain at the law school interview that your goal was to save money as you didn’t want to leave college with piles and piles of loans, which is an understandable and common concern for students.</p>

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<p>its not that im not happy, its just that im kind of …“meh”. im just extremely underwhelmed by the school’s class selection and size in general. i have no desire to live on the west coast , and since USC does not really have regional reach into new england/dc, UNC would be better for employment opportunities right?</p>

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<p>USC is a massive school with a TON of alumni connections all over the country! I wouldn’t say that they don’t reach in the NE/DC area at all.
<a href=“http://alumni.usc.edu/USCAA-AnnualReport-2011-12-WEB.pdf[/url]”>http://alumni.usc.edu/USCAA-AnnualReport-2011-12-WEB.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>UNC would just be the better choice financially. You mentioned law school, which is just more debt piling.</p>

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<p>Transferring so many schools may look pretty bad for law school admissions. You’re going to law school so why do you care about regional reach? You should worry more about your law school selection. I know plenty of people who went to a west coast undergrad school then went to law school in NE/DC and they turned out just fine.</p>

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<p>Where is that $20k+ going to come from? Not to mention the travel expenses several times each year. You can keep up with your pals on Facebook.</p>

<p>If you have the numbers for law school admission, no one will object to a “better academic fit” or a “minimizing expenses” argument. And if they would, you don’t want to study at that place anyway.</p>

<p>Do not twist your life up into knots based on a “maybe”. Keep your own self sane, and you will find your own best opportunities.</p>

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<p>I’d go ahead and transfer. Saving $20,000 a year sounds like a good idea to me, especially if you aren’t happy at USC.</p>

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<p>Go with UNC.</p>

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<p>objective data shows that t14 law schools are highly unlikely to turndown candidates with stats above their 75 percentile…however, how important are reccomendations, and will i be able to secure 2 fantastic reccs. at UNC ?</p>

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<p>Why should it be harder to get the recs at A than at B? What would YOU be doing differently there?</p>

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<p>good points…</p>

<p>the main concern now is that if i stay at USC i could study abroad…UNC, no garuntee i could</p>

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<p>Pick up the phone. Call the study abroad office at UNC, and ask what their experience has been with junior transfers in your major. Study abroad might not fit into the regular school year, but if the calendar has a January or May term, what about then? And what about next summer? Or, since it would be so cheap, what about adding on a semester so that you have time for that?</p>

<p>You also need to put some thought to your purpose for a study abroad. If it is just “gee I could spend a semester hanging out in X” well then it may not be necessary at all. If it is more like “I’m a Russian major and I really need to go live there so I can perfect my language skills” that is a whole different thing.</p>

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<p>Is this a real question? Move from a college you don’t like costing you $21K more to a less expensive top public U??</p>

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<p>the downside is that i will have been to 4 different colleges during undergrad…</p>

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<p>^ in that case, what makes you think you will like UNC any better than the previous 4, aside being cheaper?</p>

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<p>even if i dont, i wont be drowning in debt while i dont really like it like i am at usc…is that good enoguh reason for one last transfer?</p>

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<p>I think I read another thread on this, where you’d mentioned that you only have one year left at USC, but two if you transfer. If so, that’s a consideration also. A big one.</p>

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<p>at usc its 1.5 more years, but graduation in 2015. unc 2 years… unc will save me at least 20k</p>

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<p>One semester extra of classes, and 20k extra in your pocket - or at least not spent. And, you have indicated that the new place has a better major. I think you should go for it. </p>

<p>USC is your 3rd institution, UNC would be your 4th. Frankly, I don’t see a problem with 4 vs 3. I really don’t. Especially since you believe that you will have a better major at UNC and you will save a boatload of money. Think of it this way: 3 universities and no car, or 4 universities plus a car. That is about the difference.</p>

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<p>^^On the other hand, with his having been at four colleges already, brojan’s college career might manifest a ‘flighty’ nature, and perhaps med schools might look down upon this. This might come forth in an interview, with questions as to why so many u’s. If financial questions are the reason, then they’ll probably understand.</p>