Stay at Georgetown or Transfer to Columbia/Uchicago?

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<p>To calcruzer:
You are right. However, though my post title is a bit misleading, I never actually asked which decision would be the best strictly in terms of acceptance into my target law schools. I would have to agree with you that strictly in terms of my law school placement into the top three law schools, it will probably be best to for me to stay at Georgetown. Even if we assume Chicago and Columbia might put me in a better position to attend the law schools i desire, there’s no need for me to take a chance and erase what I have so far at Georgetown. What I attempted to find out through this post, was the depth of the possibilities that Fu could give me in terms of law school placement, so I can correctly weigh the advantages Georgetown has (law school placement, grades, etc) and the advantages that Columbia has (nyc, friends, money, prestige, curriculum, etc).</p>

<p>Although law school may be my primary goal, it is not my only goal in college. I want to learn. I found that Georgetown was significantly less rigorous and challenging than my high school (TJHSST), especially in the maths and sciences, which are my strengths. While you could argue, and correctly do so, that I could challenge myself in academics by reaching outside the regularly assigned material in the classroom at Georgetown, we can both agree that attending a more challenging institution such as columbia would also help. </p>

<p>You are totally correct in your assessment that I am suffering from the “grass is greener” syndrome. But I think I deserve the right to “suffer” from this symdrome. After all, I received a 4.0, which gave me more confidence that I can do well in any college. Of course, having the confidence to do so and reality are two different matters, and I hope collegeconfidential users can help me picture a better sense of reality in this issue.</p>

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<p>There are a number of considerations here. </p>

<p>First, as was said above, law schools are VERY numbers oriented. They use the GPA and LSAT in some combination.</p>

<p>Secondly, you LOSE your 4.0 at the new school that you transferred to! Be aware of this. Frankly, if I were you, I would contact Georgetown and tell them you were offered 25K from Columbia and ask them to match it. If they even come close, I wouldn’t transfer. </p>

<p>Assuming that Georgetown doens’t offer you money to stay, you will have a tough decision knowing what I posted above. Even still, Georgetown is a tough school. If you did that well there, you will probably do well at Columbia too. It will be very sad to lose the 4.0 though.</p>

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<p>If the OP decided to transfer the LSAC would request transcripts from all colleges attended and would see his 4.0 at Georgetown. At Columbia/Chicago he’d just start out with a clean slate, which is essentially the same thing.</p>

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<p>yeah i think they’ll consider his old grades. Probably even average them or recalculate his G.P.A. with all grades earned at both schools.</p>

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<p>Yes, they will see his Georgetown transcript. However, they will NOTaverage or recalculate his GPA. His GPA will be that shown on his Columbia Transcript without consideration to the 4.0 at Georgetown.</p>

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<p>really taxguy? what’s your source? I guess then it would be like not considering your freshman year which seems unfair to other applicants.</p>

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<p>Taxguy - that is incorrect. Check LSAT’s website. </p>

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<p>The cumulative LSDAS GPA is the most important as this is what colleges will refer to when deciding whether or not to admit you. You will also show a “degree granting GPA” which is your GPA from the school you graduated from, but in the end the overall LSDAS GPA is most important.</p>