273: Transferring Law Schools (w/Tiffany Lo)

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking with guest Tiffany Lo, one of our writers who transferred law schools after her 1L year. She is going to share her experience of the transfer process, including communicating with professors, fitting in at the new school, and the impact of transferring on job opportunities.

In this episode we discuss:

• An overview of Tiffany's background
• The nuts and bolts of the transfer process
• Approaching your professors for recommendations
• What factors to consider before deciding to transfer
• How difficult is it to fit in as a transfer student?
• Does transferring impact job opportunities?
• Study tips for 1L students 
• The balance between law school and a personal life

Resources:

• Law School Toolbox blog (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/blog/)
• Tiffany Lo blog posts (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/author/tiffanylo/)
• Podcast Episode 122: How to Transfer Law Schools (with Mihal Ansik) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-122-transfer-law-schools-mihal-ansik/)
• Podcast Episode 234: How Will Transferring Law School Impact the Job Search? (w/Sadie Jones) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-234-how-will-transferring-law-schools-impact-the-job-search-w-sadie-jones/)
• Transferring Law Schools: Three Things You Need to Know (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/transferring-law-schools-three-things-you-need-to-know/)
• Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire: Transfer Students in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire-transfer-students-in-law-school/)
• Ahead of the Curve: So You Want to Transfer Law Schools… (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/ahead-of-the-curve-so-you-want-to-transfer-law-schools/)
• Transferring Law Schools: Why I Jumped Ship (Part 1) (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/10/transferring-law-schools-jumped-ship/)
• Transferring Law Schools: Why I Jumped Ship (Part 2) (https://thegirlsguidetolawschool.com/11/transferring-law-schools-jumped-ship-2/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-273-transferring-law-schools-w-tiffany-lo/)

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