<p>@karry9001:</p>
<p>When you state, “My main reason for my choices is that they all have good law schools, and it might be easier to transfer to a law school that’s in a university I got my bachelor’s in,” you indicate that an individual “transfers” from one of a university’s undergraduate programs to its law school. That is entirely untrue. Regardless of what institution you attend at the bachelor’s level, you will necessarily have to apply for law school admission. This is a separate and extensive process, which is quite similar to application for and admission to undergraduate school. With this said, some – but certainly not all – law schools may have a slight preference for candidates who have received their baccalaureate degree from the same university.</p>
<p>I suspect the foregoing is what you intended to convey, but you did not do so because your vocabulary and grammar were imprecise. Further, in this very brief CC thread, this is likely the second time your inexact language has created confusion:
- “Binding EA” Is not ED
- “To transfer” is not to apply</p>
<p>karry9001, I am NOT trying to be difficult or to demean you in any manner. However – and this is truly important and the very reason I am devoting considerable time to this reply – there is probably no profession where absolutely clear communications, exact language, precise definitions, and exhaustive vocabulary are more important than the law.</p>
<p>In addition and significantly, at universities with the stature of Chicago, Duke and Georgetown, such errors will not be overlooked. For example, in application essays, they would almost certainly be fatal. You should thoroughly understand that undergraduate admissions offices at those (and at peer) institutions will annual deny tens-of-thousands of applicants with outstanding GPAs and standardized test results . . . just like yours. Therefore, when you write something that is unclear, ambiguous, poorly worded, and/or inarticulate, you are providing Admissions Officers/Committees with a good reason to reject your application. Please believe me, I offer this criticism ONLY to assist you. EVERYTHING you submit (not just the formal application and its associated materials) to every university you may wish to attend should be utterly flawless. </p>