<p>Hey guys and girls,</p>
<p>I'm currently a rising junior at a Top 50 liberal arts college and am debating whether or not it would be prudent to transfer to a within-NYC CUNY College (Baruch) for my remaining two years. To make a long story short, Baruch's low tuition is pretty appealing to me when compared to the 50K I'm paying at my current school. That being said, would transferring to a CUNY have any negative impact on my chances at getting into a T14law school? I know it's hypothetical, but all advice/help is appreciated.</p>
<p>No it will not.</p>
<p>T14 schools only look at your LSAC(GPA) and LSAT Scores. The top echelon, which you are going for do hold a slight favor in what classes/degree you have picked, but in general, this isn’t a factor as long as it isn’t something absurd like musical instruments. </p>
<p>The most important thing is your LSAC score. Keep in mind, your transfer GPA at your new college wont matter in the slightest. Nor will what undergraduate university you are coming from. (As long as it isn’t a total joke college)</p>
<p>When you submit your transcripts for the LSAC GPA, they will combine all of your scores/re-takes/anything counted towards GPA regardless and that will be your actual GPA.</p>
<p>That + your transcripts of classes + LSAT score is submitted to the colleges with your personal statement + letter of recommendation. </p>
<p>Factors like the prestige of your undergraduate university, letter of recommendation, courses you took, exc, only hold weight if you are put on a “waitlist.” </p>
<p>When they review your package, they will place you in a accepted, wait list, rejected bundle. Wait listed people are weighed vs each(Vs how many seats are available after they are finished reviewing and auto accepting) and factors like prestige of undergraduate university, job background, exc, all those factors then become an actual “factor.” However, if your are applying with a 3.8 LSAC + 178 LSAT for example, then you will be accepted regardless. (The only wait you would be wait listed is if there is something suspicious like a joke college, joke degree, exc.)</p>
<p>So to make a long story short. None Joke Degree. Good LSAC + LSAT no other factors really matter. If you have a slight issue with the above, then other factors come into weight.</p>
<p>Actually I am wrong. The correct answer is No and Yes. As stated above, if you are accepted as a first round pick, then no, it will not matter. If you are not, and wait-listed, (regardless of how strong of a candidate or what “rank” you are on the wait-list" then it does become a factor. )</p>
<p>However, as long as it is a national ranked university (it really doesn’t matter.) Regional will affect you very slightly, but in truth, the classes you took are more important. Other factors like your letter of rec. + personal statement, exc, actually hold more weight. (As stated above, as long as it isn’t a joke college like university of phoenix. Keep in mind, all T14 are different and hold more weight towards one thing then another. Some give more weight towards your GPA, while others your LSAT score.)</p>
<p>An interesting note: Most argue that this system is stupid. And the truth is, most top officials agree with it, but their hands are locked. An example, Engineering degrees are coming into the equation on a hard stick. Graduating from a top engin university with a 3.3 GPA (Is actually extremely good, and much harder than a basic degree!) however, top universities recognize this, but as I stated earlierunable to do anything.</p>
<p>It all comes down to prestige and rankings mainly dealing with their official rank. (US news college ranking is an example). The statistic number of GPA + LSAT applicants accepted into their university holds “weight” for their official ranking of a law school. It is a factor they keep in consideration. And regardless of how impressive a 3.3 GPA in aerospace engin from MIT is, they are actually losing points by accepting him over someone from a standard liberal arts college with an easy major like Psychology. (Because factors like how hard the undergrad applicants or what college they are coming from do not matter in their overall report of the statistical cumulative average of all applicants they accepted for GPA and LSAT for the school year.)</p>
<p>So in retrospect, do a basic undergrad degree you enjoy hat isnt too hard. Political Science, Psychology, exc. are great degrees. Get a good GPA, get a good LSAT, and your set for any T14 you want including Yale.</p>