<p>Ok, I am currently a junior-transfer at the University of Michigan...and I really do not like it here for a variety of reasons. I transferred here this fall from UConn, and I thought I would like it here and that it could help me get into a law school. </p>
<p>So now I'm planning on transferring again (I know its not good to transfer so much) and I was accepted for the winter semester at NYU. I have always wanted to go to NYU because its in the city and its close to home (I live in Ct). If I accept NYU, I would loose 16 credits and instead of graduating Spring 2008 I would have to Winter 2008.</p>
<p>I was planning on starting law school Fall 2008, but if I go to NYU I would have to wait a year. </p>
<p>My question is, does anyone think that I should go and stay the extra semester at NYU, and if I choose NYU would it really help me get into a top law school granted I get a good LSAT score (my practice tests have been around 165) and keep up my gpa (3.5). </p>
<p>OR should I go back to UConn, which if I do I would graduate on time, and won't have to deal with the stress of transferring again. </p>
<p>Also I have researched the top law scools and I always see like 1 student from UConn but like 20-30 from UMich and NYU. So prestige does matter right??</p>
<p>Will it matter if you graduate from Mich, NYU or UConn? Not reall as long as you bring a strong GPA and stong scores. You may have more of an edge coming from Mich's undergrad to UMich law than you would coming from NYU undergrad to NYU law (but to be brutally honest the stats that you state is going to be kind of low for admittance into either school).</p>
<p>The one down side i see when it comes to all of these transfers (when you apply to law school you will have 3 if you either go back to UConn or to NYU) is that you could be viewed as indecisive, having a lack of maturity, or not being able to "roll with the punches".</p>
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The one down side i see when it comes to all of these transfers (when you apply to law school you will have 3 if you either go back to UConn or to NYU) is that you could be viewed as indecisive, having a lack of maturity, or not being able to "roll with the punches".
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<p>Seconded. I was thinking of transferring to UChicago or Rice, which would have been my second transfer; everyone I spoke to who was involved in law school admissions recommended against it.</p>
<p>I have a similar question. I am a Sophomore in a top 20 school (in the high teens) and am considering transferring as a Junior to a school ranked in the low 50s due to its great programs in Journalism and Political Science, and its location.</p>
<p>I am doing well at my current school, but really want to make the change to improve my general happiness, and to be able to study what I want to and have internship opportunities that I do not have at my current school. </p>
<p>In addition to being unsure about whether it is wise to "transfer down" so much, I was wondering what effect it may have for law school admissions. I am planning to go abroad second semester junior year (therefore taking the LSAT in Dec. 07), and thus will only be at my new school for 1.5 years.</p>
<p>Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>