<p>I live in WA state and currently go to the University of Washington in Seattle after transferring there from a local community college.</p>
<p>My first quarter here has been pretty scary in regards to grades: 2.8 so far in one class, 3.2 in the other, and I just dropped one class yesterday because I knew that I would have not gotten over a 2.0.</p>
<p>My GPA from my CC was a 3.6. </p>
<p>If I would transfer after this quarter and go to another public school in my state, would it matter to Law schools where I went to school (because UW is more 'prestigious') or would it be more important that I get a solid GPA?</p>
<p>Because I know for sure that I would get better grades at the other public school in my state. I visited some of my friends there and sat in on classes and it's just been completely different and 'easier' for me. Which is a good thing.</p>
<p>The other reason why I'm asking - I'm one of those people that major in Political Science and I want to double major in Econ because of job security reasons and because I want to have a Plan B if I don't get into Law school.</p>
<p>Now - for the other public school in my state - they already accepted me for Econ. My own university wants me to finish up the prerequisites first to get into the major and they also want me to have a certain cumulative GPA to be considered. However, my cumulative GPA right now would not be good enough to get into Econ at my university. </p>
<p>So - do Law schools care more about 'prestige' or grades?</p>
<p>Grades. We go to the same school and you’re talking about the program that I’m in. But are you completely sold on law school?</p>
<p>I was going to go to WSU and do the BS in Econ with the Graduate Prep Option with a vesting 5th year program that would have net me a MA in Applied Economics. Part of me wants to apply to WSU’s MA in App Econ after graduating from UW.</p>
<p>Instead, I’m going to double in Math and Econ at UW and consider what to do from there. MS in Finance, MA in Econ, Ph.D in Econ, Law school.</p>
<p>WSU is a good school. They’ve got a President in Elson Floyd who is building new buildings everywhere and they have a great community over there. If you think you would do better out on the Palouse in the middle of nowhere (surrounded by Wheat fields), then go over there. I mean if you want to get into a cheap law school maybe you can get an apartment in Moscow, Idaho and establish residence in Idaho and go to University of Idaho law school and then be a lawyer.</p>
<p>But let’s be real, if you were to transfer to WSU you wouldn’t be able to do it until next August, so why not just buckle down, camp out in Odegaard and get the best grades that you can? It’s not too late. Don’t fret unduly.</p>
<p>They care far more about grades, but you’d need a good reason for transferring in at out of UW when application time rolls around. Additionally, you’re already going to be at a bit of a disadvantage since you’d only have two years of 4-year-college grades. I wholeheartedly back Xavi’s recommendation that you stick it out at UW and give it your best shot (even if your aspirations for law school becomes a thing of the past).</p>