Author: Clarissa Palmer (LAW '17)

Klein Hall

Four Things To Consider When Transferring Law Schools

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Transferring law schools in your second year can be a tough transition. When I transferred from Brooklyn Law School to Temple Law in the fall of 2015, I knew I was in for a challenge. The following are things that I experienced when transferring and ways that I have combatted them. You’ll lose social connections Transfers start out at a social disadvantage. We miss out on the connections our new classmates made in their first year, which are crucial connections for law school and beyond. I had to work extra hard to find a study group and professors who could mentor me and write recommendations on my behalf. (It was a condition at Brooklyn Law School that if I transferred, I could not contact my first-year professors for recommendations.) My biggest fear with transferring was that I was going to be a loner. This fear quickly dissipated as I met a couple of students who welcomed me and invested time in getting me acquainted with my new surroundings. They made me feel more comfortable, which …

Boston, Philadelphia, and New York

Picking an East Coast City for Law School

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Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. If you want to go to law school and start your legal career on the east coast, chances are you’re considering these three major US cities. Each of these urban hubs has their hidden gems and rich histories along with their misconceptions. I’ve had the pleasure of living in all three cities – here’s my take on each one. Boston Boston is my hometown. Like New York City, Boston proper is a city made up of smaller towns. You may think Boston is an uppity, prestigious city because of our association with Cambridge, a tourist-heavy neighborhood directly outside Boston proper that is home to MIT, Harvard, and Massachusetts’s wealthiest families. However, this is furthest from the truth. I grew up in Dorchester, an area of Boston proper filled with immigrants from the Caribbean. My parents emigrated here from Trinidad and Tobago. On the outskirts of Dorchester, you also have many Irish immigrants. The Boston I know is diverse, with hardworking immigrant families trying to achieve the American Dream. Boston is …