<p>Hello everyone, </p>
<p>Right now, I currently attend Oakland University here in Michigan. I have a 3.9 after my first semester as a freshman, (kinda ridiculous to get a 4.0 here. You need to get a 98% or higher) but I feel like the prestige of my school isn't up to par for law schools. (I'm actually going to really try for U of M's law school) </p>
<p>My question is, to have a better shot at umich law or any other law school, should I try to transfer into U of M Ann Arbor? Or even um-d or um-f? All I have is a 3.9 and a ton of off-campus work experience this year. Would they look at my high school stats?</p>
<p>If it would be wise to transfer, how should I go about doing so? (ECs, classes, etc.) </p>
<p>I'm so un-knowledgeable about this. Thank you so much for your help.</p>
<p>Well the two big admission factors into law school are GPA & LSAT so assuming you could keep your high GPA once you transfer to UMich i think you would be a great candidate but classes are tougher here i think you would be fine at OU if you can handle another 3 years or UMich all depends on what you want to do skys limit if you keep your GPA up and knockout the LSAT people from non-target schools get into T-14’s</p>
<p>I think it’s a better chance in that UM allows its undergrads to apply without even taking the LSAT if they have a GPA of 3.8 or so. The LSAT really sucks, so you may want to take advantage, but it’s rare to get in UM undergrad after only 1 semester. You’d also have to really work for the 3.8 here. </p>
<p>I think you would get in after 2 more semesters if you keep the grades up.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Thank you. But I also heard that sometimes UM deflects applicants from their own school as to not look so biased. So with that theory, would it be better to stay at OU even though it’s not as prestigious as some schools? I kind of just settled on OU because they gave me a full ride. I now regret not looking into other schools, especially since your undergraduate institution’s prestige can help make or break your law school app.</p>
<p>@steellord321 Just to clarify, that program was discontinued in mid 2011. Since then, all prospective students were required to submit LSAT scores.</p>
<p>@HarvestMoon i think it all depends if you feel you can maintain the high GPA at Michigan i think you would have a good shot either way as long as you maintain the GPA plus it wouldn’t hurt to try transferring see if your accepted then make a decision the transfer rate has been steadily declining for Fall transfers</p>