“…transfers are viewed as a ready source of cash by schools and therefore have to pay full tuition”
Right, but his argument was if you start at the better school you’d be paying the full freight for three years. Whereas by going free ride then transferring you only pay it for two years, but get the same degree. Which was the suggested path.
From what you said, I guess it could help, without much diminishing initial job prospects too much, in those cases where the firms do recruit at the 1L school anyway. Assuming they recruit at the 1L firm for the same jobs, and not “lower” ones.
Like maybe (Fordham, T10-T14) to (T1-T6)? I don’t know how many in that group give free rides, but they give half rides at least.(child just got offered one … :-j )
But then again, since they do recruit at your 1L anyway, and you did well enough there to transfer to T1-T6, then arguably you could get to the same initial job if you stay put, and continue to save the money?
But again, the problem is there is no guarantee you would really wind up being top of the class at that 1L. In which case you “are” where you initially matricuated, for good.
Not much of a “strategy”