Choice: Stay or Transfer?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Hi everyone, I’m facing a big choice right now.</p>

<p>I took 5 community college classes while in High School and earned a 4 on the AP test for US History. This translated to 30.5 UC Units at UC Davis. So I will nearly be a sophomore after this quarter (45 units-sophomore) currently taking 13 units. And I am planning on taking 16-18 units this quarter. I will also be studying abroad this summer in China at Beijing Normal University worth about 12 units. So in total I could have 90 units by the start of next school year which would make me eligible (since I would be in Junior standing) for year-long study abroad at Bejing University (<a href=“http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/country/china/cnselect.htm)%5B/url%5D”>http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/country/china/cnselect.htm)</a>.
-If I do this will I still be able to transfer?
-And would it be worth it?
-I could graduate in 3 years at UCDavis double majoring in Economics AND Chinese.
-And does the name of the school really matter for grad/pro school?</p>

<p>I am planning on going to Law School after undergrad and am wondering if not going to a better school like Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, or elsewhere will have a significant adverse effect on my chances of getting in there.</p>

<p>I noticed on the HLS site (<a href=“http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php[/url]”>http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/colleges.php&lt;/a&gt;) that there is only 1 person from UC Davis.</p>

<p>I also posted this in the Transfer Students Discussion forum, any responses would be great, thanks.</p>

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<p>Hey! I’m also going to be at BJNU this summer and Bei Da for the next year! And I’m on advanced standing. Wow.</p>

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<p>Cool dude! I noticed that you are trying to apply to BJNU/Bei Da directly, I think (but am not 100% sure) that it may be possible to go through the UC program, even though you go to Princeton. Check it out.</p>

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<p>-If I do this will I still be able to transfer?
-And would it be worth it?
-I could graduate in 3 years at UCDavis double majoring in Economics AND Chinese.
-And does the name of the school really matter for grad/pro school?</p>

<p>-> Highly unlikely due to a massive amount of credits. Once you have 60 credits you just cannot transfer anymore. At least this is true for the top schools where you will have to earn 2 years in residency as well as a fixed number in your major.
-> Not worth transferring now, especially because you have such a great timeline set up.
-> Sounds great to me; what an accomplishment.
-> It will NOT matter that you graduated from UCDavis as much as you really think. At the end of the day it’s all about your GPA, ECs, and for law school: LSATs. I would be worried if I went to a COMMUNITY COLLEGE, but not a four-year, so don’t let this weigh you down.</p>

<p>Good luck with finals, etc. I am also a sophomore in a situation like yours, but I am taking the plunge into transferring to a more competitive college for personal reasons. </p>

<p>I hope you make the right choice!</p>

<p>AS.</p>