Will Transferring Hurt Hopes?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am currently at a solid undergrad school for business, ranked in the top 30 for business (even though I hate simply determining the value of a school by a number). However, things have not been so smooth. My family and I will be paying around 40k a year, something I dont want to do nor burden my parents with. Also, I have found myself becoming increasingly unhappy here.
Recently I began thinking of transferring to another school, one that is much more affordable (20k less per year), and I have lots of friends going there so I know I will be happier there. But this school is ranked much lower than my current one.</p>

<p>My long time goal has been to attend a top law/business grad school. So my question is, will transferring to another school with less prestige significantly hurt my chances of getting into a top grad school, even if I were to get a solid GPA and LSAT/GMAT score?</p>

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<p>I also thought that your chances of getting into a top business school depended more on your work experience and GMAT scores. Of course the school you attend could have an impact on what kind of job you can get.</p>

<p>As for grad school I don't think your choice of school would matter significantly. There are always people even from podunk state schools who get into top grad schools.</p>

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<p>I go to a very solid national university but I had to take a year-long leave of absence to help fix some financial issues at the time during sophmore year. The school I spent sophmore year at was far from the level of my current school but I don't think it will hurt me. I did very well during sophmore year and had an earnest reason to go there that will be fully explained. Just do well wherever you go and you will be fine.</p>