<p>Where would you transfer to if given the chance to choose? (assume you have an awesome gpa, great extracurricular activities and mind- blowing application essays) PS: please provide reasons as to why you chose such university like diversity, amazing environment, strong academic programs, prestige, postgraduate connections, etc.
<em>Political Science major hoping to get into law school some day.
Choices: Cornell, Georgetown, NYU, UCLA, Northwestern, U of Chicago and U of Texas at Austin. Thanks for helping me come up with a decision, you've just saved a damsel in distress. </em>?</p>
<p>I'm not sure which I would go to, but I know I'd scratch out UChiago, UT-Austin, and Georgetown, assuming I was accepted everywhere.</p>
<p>Chicago is apparently very intense. I like a good curriculum, but I don't want to be buried in work all year around. UT is a very good public school, but there's far too many kids for my tastes, and particularly the ones who are big on partying and going nuts. Georgetown's location is a drawback for me, but since you're poli sci, I doubt you'd feel the same way.</p>
<p>Ok Twenty8, you got good points there but are you implying that, supposing you got into all the schools I mentioned, you'd take NYU over Georgetown and UChicago? I would understand if you chose NYU over UTexas because they're completely in contrast but to take NYU over Georgetown I think is a bit ridiculous considering the fact that Georgetown's known for its rigorous and outstanding Political Science program. Oh well, I guess if you're comparing them by location and environment then you probably are correct: NYU's far too impeccable in terms of campus location than Georgetown. And as far as choosing NYU over UChicago, I guess you've got the right reason. I like to feel challenged academically but I don't want to die studying. Anyone else?</p>
<p>Chicago, without a question.</p>
<p>accepted to all? Chicago.</p>
<p>Personally,</p>
<p>I don't know too much about Cornell besides the fact that it's an Ivy. I think the only school I'd choose over it would be UChicago and possibly Northwestern, but I doubt it.</p>
<p>NYU:
It's in NY, and while the school may not be amazingly diverse (I'm not saying it isnt), the city is, especially where the school is located. Theres a lot to do in that area and its very close to the really cool parts of Manhattan. I've been to a lot of NYU parties, and theyre usually ok. I mean nothing more than drinking. I've also been to a couple of parties at UVa, for example, and I preferred the latter because of the campus environment. Although roaming drunk in the city is fun (and dangerous).
I don't know how their PS is, but business/film is very strong at NYU. Besides those two, I don't think it compares to most of the other schools you mentioned academically.
It's a very well known school, partly due to its grad programs.</p>
<p>UCLA: I don't know anything about UC's, but from what I see from rankings, it's a pretty amazing school. </p>
<p>Northwestern: Great school. It has a strong academic and social scene. Good rep, and is ranked quite high in a LOT of departments. If you go to the NU forum and the thread about NU vs UChicago, you can learn more about the school.</p>
<p>UChicago: One of the best academic institutions. Don't go here if you aren't willing to study your ass off. Although it may be true that the social scene is pretty dull, it has to do with your willingess to explore the college and find your own place. Basically, you have to try harder to have a good social life as opposed to other schools. I'd say it is more prestigous (internationally) than most of the schools you have mentioned. The school is geared more toward learning and preparing you for academia rather than a professional career, unlike NU. That's not to say that you won't get a good job from UChicago...quite the oppososite. </p>
<p>UT@A: Don't know.</p>
<p>My first choice is UChicago. Then NU/Cornell, UCLA, Georgetown, NYU, UT@A.</p>
<p>In order to find out about getting into law school, I suggest you look up a couple of law schools' websites and see where there students are from (I know HLS has a list that says where there students are from).</p>
<p>See which ones accept you, and then come on here and get advice.</p>
<p>gabew42: if you're trying to sound sarcastic, then it's not helping this thread. the reason why I used the word ASSUMING is because I just wanted to get an idea about which schools are likely to be a good choice for transfer students. I'm doing this to help me find an appropriate school for my standards.</p>
<p>I wasn't being sarcastic. I think you are looking at it from the wrong angle: the "find which one is up to my standards" angle. You should be looking at it the opposite way, starting with which schools have standards that you can meet. And that stands regardless of how amazing your stats may be. For instance: UCLA has many requirements that may just not work with your record and options.</p>
<p>gabew24: um, ok. so you weren't being sarcastic then? my fault. i get so defensive sometimes that i tend to immediately interpret falsely what others say. haha guilty here! well anyways, yeah i get what you're saying but it's just that i really want to know which schools transfer students usually aim for. that way, i'll have an idea of the schools i'll apply to and so that i can plan ahead what required courses to take. i hope you could give this thread a piece of your thought apart from the fact that you think i have the wrong perspective for school searching.</p>
<p>I can only say that UCLA has a large proportion of transfers, but that it is geared towards California residents.</p>
<ol>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Gtown/NWestern</li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>U Chicago</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UT- Austin</li>
</ol>
<p>That's the way I see it if you are thinking Law School</p>
<p>You might also want to consier the relative 'easiness' of a college. UChicago is known for being very demanding, as is Cornell. You should research about grade deflation and whatnot too to see which might you be able to get a higher GPA. I don't think law schools consider grade inflation/deflation too much (it probably depends on the school), but I don't know, since I have no intention of going to law school yet.</p>
<p>poly sci all that matters is gpa and lsat so prestige of education is your best decision. From those choices id go with ucla,georgetown, northwestern, or uni of chicago, or cornell...the most presigous being the last 3...the rest r great but not as prestigious as the ones mentioned, i wouldnt touch austin unless ur a texan</p>
<p>ok. so due to popular opinion, i'll scratch utexas-austin off my list of potential universities. it seems to me as if a clear pattern tends to appear: cornell, uchicago and northwestern are the ones usually given best consideration by the people in this thread. but um, i thought uchicago's ridiculously demanding when it comes to work load? yikes. i'm afraid i won't have a social life if ever i choose to go there; but yeah, it is a school of academic prestige. and cornell, i'd love to go there! it's location is in new york (known for the millions of things you can do there), it's an ivy league school and academic rigor is outstanding but my sister goes there so boo-hoo. she'll be thinking i'm a copycat (yes, i value pride). haha northwestern is an awesome school, too. but i was thinking more of it being a good university in the natural science field and not in political science. is there truth to this? as for the others, i'll take ucla out of my list because i'm not from cali and i've got a very slim chance of getting in as an out of state transfer, so i think i'll let it go. nyu i think is an excellent school but i think it's only known for its business school and i'm assuming political science majors aren't part of that business school (duh?). but the thing is, nyu has one of the best law schools and i think that if i can make a good name for myself as an undergrad then their law school will see a great potential in me (does this make sense?). and georgetown, i mean "the" georgetown in "the" washington dc? i thought it's an obvious choice for aspiring lawyers since washington dc has in it the very essence of politics, am i right? any thoughts on this?</p>
<p>...you shouldnt change your mind about colleges based on a couple of posts by random people on the internet. As great as CC is, do more research about a college before scratching it off your list.</p>
<p>And Cornell is in New York state, not city. I have a feeling your mixing them up.</p>
<p>Cornell is in Ithaca it's a suburb (nothing compared to NYU's social life). Cornell is a 4 hour drive to New York City, it's colder and its a nice little college town. Cornell is a good school, I would def. include it in your list.</p>
<p>jacknjill: i'm not at all confused about cornell's location. all i'm saying is that cornell is in new york state and the bottom line is it's just a drive away from the good social spots. so yeah. um, i already did a research on ucla and i don't think they consider accepting out of staters that much. besides, if they do accept out of staters it's still not going to be worth it because most scholarships and grants favor cali residents. boo that!</p>
<p>UChicago is ridiculously demanding - but UChicago students still have fun - check out Scav Hunt ;)</p>
<p>NW Is a good school, but not that great of a PS school.</p>
<p>Cornell is actually just as far away from NYC as Georgetown is. If you're studying Poli Sci, being in DC is a huge plus-- internship opportunities for one. All of those schools have really great reputations. And yes, grade deflation can hurt your chances of getting into law school.</p>
<p>I'd actually go to Georgetown or Northwestern. Chicago has no social life.</p>