<p>i am currently a first-year student at Emory University with sophomore academic standing ( entered with 39 academic credits). I decided to attend Emory because of the Emory Scholars Program and the significant merit scholarship package I received (80,000+ over 4 years) plus housing priority, registration priority, paid entertainment outings, social events, etc. This past semester, I received a 4.0 GPA taking 17 credit hours. I am very interested in attending a top law school after graduation in 2007 (i plan to graduate early). I noticed that Emory is not a top feeder school for the top law schools and I have contemplated transferring to higher ranked schools that I denied last year (such as Pomona). Is it worth transferring to ivies or top lacs to attend top law schools (specifically Columbia, UChicago, and Stanford) or is it better to stay at Emory? Is there any advantage to attending a high ranking undergrad institution when it comes to grad school or is the admissions process purely numbers based w/out regard to the selectivity of an institution? Any help or comments would be appreciated. Sorry for the ridiculously long post. thanks-cg</p>
<p>Although I have little experience with this, as long as you score high on your LSATs and are in the top of your class, you should stay where you are, b/c even if you go into a more competitive school, you won’t be as unique</p>
<p>Man, aren’t you full of questions today :)? I would recommend being at the top of your class and getting a high GPA. LSs usually, from the Yale viewbook I gather, generally admit at least one student from each college (top 50, 100 or so, I don’t remember the specific colleges). I think transferring up would only increase your competition. Don’t take my word for it though, I think others here can shed more light on this.</p>
<p>If you are happy at Emory and can maintain your GPA above the 3.8 range, do NOT transfer. You are getting a great education at a great price and the university is well regarded.</p>