<p>Hey all! </p>
<p>Okay, so I am a freshman in college, and I have already transferred once. I spent my first semester at Purdue, but decided the school was not for me. I have a 3.47 from my semester here.</p>
<p>I transferred to USD (university of San Diego) for my second semester, and I love the school. I anticipate having about 3.7 from my semester here. However, my family's financial situation has very drastically changed. </p>
<p>My family can no longer afford my tuition here, and I honestly can not afford a tuition in many places right now. It is a huge change for me and my family, but due to the way financial need is calculated, I won't be able to receive help. </p>
<p>This is the background, now for the question. I had about a 2050 SAT (I don't remember exactly), and I am doing well at my school. I want to go on to law school and I am not sure how much undergraduate school ranking matters. </p>
<p>The Kings College in New York has offered me what comes out to being almost full tuition. I am temped to take it, but I do not want to mess up my chances of getting into a good law school. I can't transfer to a state school because California state schools only accept upper division transfers. If I stay at USD I will have to take out about 35,000-40,000 a year. If I go to Kings I will have to take out 2000-5000 a year. </p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>Law school entrance is almost entirely tied to your grades and LSAT. You could have discovered this with a quick search using the button up above.</p>
<p>In general terms, law school admissions is more dependent on your GPA and your LSAT than on anything else. Yes, a degree from one of the very top public or private colleges/universities might help a bit, but you aren’t in a position right now to either be admitted or to pay for one of those. You can’t borrow the money you need for USD without a co-signer. Kings is offering you a very good deal. You should accept it, go there, and spend every spare second studying so that you can get the GPA you would need for law school admissions.</p>
<p>Yes it does matter where you go to undergrad, i know law admissions counselors and advisors and the honest ones will tell you that undergrad institutions are RANKED i know this for a FACT.</p>
<p>That said, you should have stood at Purdue, but getting out of USD for Kings is fine. 1) USD is not highly regarded and 2) it’s ridiculously overpriced.</p>
<p>Even though USD is ranked 94th and Kings in “unranked” according to US News?</p>
<p>Every single year people who graduate from institutions that aren’t ranked get into law school. Do not base your decision on USNWR rankings alone. </p>
<p>If you don’t go to Kings this fall, what will you do? Will you work? Will you enlist in a military service? Will you join a religious order? Will you re-enroll at Pudue?</p>
<p>It is OK to turn down the offer from Kings. However, if you do that you need to have a solid Plan B.</p>
<p>One more option: commute from you home to the closest community college and graduate from there with an associate’s degree. Then transfer to a four-year school that CC has an articulation agreement with.</p>