| School's Transfer Info. Page | LOR's Req'd. | Letter Of Good Standing* | LSDAS Report | Law School Transcript | Other Info. |
| Boalt | 2 faculty | X | Copy of the applicant's LSDAS report with transcripts attached (prefer via LSDAS) which Boalt will request from Law Services | A law school transcript that includes final spring term grades sent directly to Boalt Hall | "Boalt usually receives more than 200 applications for the 30 to 40 places available in the second-year class for transfer students, and those accepted are usually in at least the top 5 to 10 percent of their classes.Include: application form (The LSAC electronic application is not accepted), a personal statement." |
| Columbia | 2 faculty | X | LSDAS Report | "The Office of Admissions typically receives approximately 400 transfer applications each year and we anticipate that 45-60 students will enroll in the Law School's transfer program each year. Most successful transfer students are in the top 5-10% of their law school class and transfer admission is indeed based on the entire applicant profile. Your first-year law school performance is paramount; however, the Admissions Committee does consider all other information in your file, such as your undergraduate and any other grahduate transcripts, LSAT performance, letters of recommendation and a statement regarding why you are seeking transfer." | |
| Duke | 2 faculty | X | Report from LSAC (school will request material from LSAC shortly after receipt of your application) | Official transcripts reflecting ALL law school courses completed | Resume Personal statement Final semester numerical class rank from current law school. (If your institution does not rank students numerically, we must receive documentation directly from them so indicating.) |
| Emory | 2 | X | LSAT scores. You may have the FIRST page of your LSDAS report sent by your previous law school. | An official transcript of all course work undertaken and completed, including law school and undergraduate school. | "Tfr. applicants will be considered after completing their first year if they rank in the upper half of their class. Two letters of recommendation. Please mail this information directly to Emory University School of Law. " |
| Georgetown | 1 faculty | All applicants must register with LSDAS. The Law Center will not accept copies of LSDAS reports from the applicant's current law school. Once an applicant registers with LSDAS and submits an application (either through LSAC or the Georgetown on-line system) the Admissions Office will automatically request a copy of the applicant's LSDAS report. | Current law school transcript (through Summer term for Spring entry or through Spring term for Fall entry). | GULC JD Transfer Certification Form. Personal statement which should include the reasons for requesting the transfer. Applicants may send all supplementary materials (including letter(s) of recommendation, transcripts, Transfer Certification Form, etc.) either through LSDAS or directly to the Georgetown Law Admissions Office. The Law Center will begin accepting applications for Spring 2007 Transfer on September 25, 2006 and will begin accepting applications for Fall 2007 Transfer on February1, 2007. | |
| George Washington | 0 | X | A record of LSAT scores (a copy from the applicant's law school is sufficient) | A transcript of the applicant's law school record sent directly from the school to the Law School Admissions Office | An official undergraduate transcript |
| Michigan | 1 faculty | X | LSDAS - Note: If you applied to Michigan within the last two years, your LSDAS report will be on file in our office, and you do not need to have an additional copy sent. | A full, official transcript of your first-year grades should be sent directly by the records office of your current law school. | |
| Minnesota | 1 faculty | X | register with LSDAS | official transcript showing grades earned in the first year of law study | A statement of the circumstances that draw the applicant to Minnesota also will be considered. |
| NYU | 0 | X | Applicants are not required to submit a recommendation, but may do so if they wish. Applicants should submit a one-page personal statement on a subject of their choice." | ||
| Penn | 2 | X | "Completed application form, application fee, personal statement(s), LSDAS report,academic transcripts from all institutions attended, and two letters of recommendation)" | ||
| SantaClara | 0 | X | A copy of the applicant's LSDAS report | Official transcripts from any other law schools attended; | An official transcript from the applicant's undergraduate degree-granting school. |
| UCDavis | 1 faculty | X | LSAT score - registration with the LSDAS is required. | Transcripts of all law school work. | "At least one letter of recommendation from a law professor. An official transcript from the school where you earned your undergraduate degree stating the date the degree was conferred. Personal statement." |
| UC Hastings | 2 faculty | X | An updated LSDAS report that includes two current letters of recommendation (UC Hastings will request this directly from Law Services). | Official transcript of all law school work, complete through Spring. This must be sent directly from current law school to UC Hastings. | "Personal Statement describing background, academic history, professional experience, and personal accomplishments as well as reasons for transferring to UC Hastings. Two letters of recommendation from law school faculty submitted through LSDAS. Letter of good standing from current law school mailed directly to UC Hastings." |
| USC | 0? | X | We will request a copy ofyour current LSDAS Report directly fromLSAC. If you do not re-subscribe to LSDAS, we will not consider your application. | Full final grades from all law school courses | "Must be top 20%. Personal Statement: Applicants should inform the Admissions Committee of any special or personal circumstances which the applicant deems relevant to his or her decision to seek transferto the USC Law. Letter of Good Standing should also include your class ranking. Lastly, the letter must confirm ALL of this information, unless the transcript carries an unequivocal certification of the information." |
| Virginia | 1 faculty | X | School will request LSDAS report from LSAC | an official transcript of all work taken during your first year of lawschool | "We anticipate that only applicants who rank near the top of their law school class at the end of their first-year will be successful. Persons who rank low in their first-year class should not apply. If you applied as afirst-year student in 2004-2005: To apply for transfer admission, you will need to add the following materials to theapplication for admission submitted last year: 1) a new application for admission, including a statement of your reasons for wishing to transfer, and the application fee" |
| Vanderbilt | 2 (1 law faculty) | X | Register with LSDAS and have your report sent to Vanderbilt. | "Official law school transcript showing grades for all first-year courses. Provide your rank-in-class at the end of the first year" | Personal statement |
| WUSTL | 0 | X | We will order an official copy of your LSDAS report, so please make sure you have an updated file at LSAC and have paid for a copy. | Unofficial including class rank | You may send in Letters of Recommendation, a personal statement and/or resume, but none of these items are required. |