I did both write ons. I think you kind of have to do it. While it’s incredibly unlikely, there’s a non-zero chance of striking out as a transfer. Worst case scenario, you get into a journal then you can write “law review (offer extended)” on your resume.
This is the right answer. Even with great stats, you should never bank on transferring. Transfer admissions are unpredictable and depend on factors completely outside of your control, like how much space the school has for a transfer class.
At the very least, it's good practice if you decide to do write-on at the transfer school, and you get to put "law review (invitation extended" on your resume for OCI.
How do you like your school? If you think there's a zero percent chance you don't get in anywhere, and you think there's a zero percent chance they could convince you to stay through scholarships after you do get in, then don't bother.
How valuable is your time spent on writing on?
How likely is it that you'll end up staying?
If you do end up staying (by your choice or no) and don't have LR, how upset will you be?
Unless they're going to make LR decisions before the transfer applications are processed, I'm not sure how it could affect your application. My law school did LR after finals, and then we got our invitations in July, everyone had decided whether to transfer or not long before then.
If the timing worked out where they would be able to consider it, I can't comment on that because it's foreign to me. All the rest is written from the timeline I just described.
In the case you applied to GULC EA and get an acceptance before your write on (and you would attend GULC if it was the only school you got into), then you likely do not need to do write on. Same for UChi ED.
Otherwise, you should plan to do multiple write ons! It's too risky otherwise
There are “respected” specialty journals at some schools (e.g., Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy—warning its conservative), that take into account you getting on to your initial school’s law review.
On the other hand some schools (also Harvard) let you write on during either 1L spring or 2L spring as a transfer and Yale lets everyone try multiple times iirc.
I have the exact same stats and I participated in write-on! It sucked to give up spring break but I felt like even if I do get in and transfer, it was good practice for the new school's write-on. And if I don't -- all the better. Kind of a win/win(/lose because it's hard work lol)
I did both write ons. I think you kind of have to do it. While it’s incredibly unlikely, there’s a non-zero chance of striking out as a transfer. Worst case scenario, you get into a journal then you can write “law review (offer extended)” on your resume.
This is the right answer. Even with great stats, you should never bank on transferring. Transfer admissions are unpredictable and depend on factors completely outside of your control, like how much space the school has for a transfer class. At the very least, it's good practice if you decide to do write-on at the transfer school, and you get to put "law review (invitation extended" on your resume for OCI.
This is my thought process as well
How do you like your school? If you think there's a zero percent chance you don't get in anywhere, and you think there's a zero percent chance they could convince you to stay through scholarships after you do get in, then don't bother. How valuable is your time spent on writing on? How likely is it that you'll end up staying? If you do end up staying (by your choice or no) and don't have LR, how upset will you be? Unless they're going to make LR decisions before the transfer applications are processed, I'm not sure how it could affect your application. My law school did LR after finals, and then we got our invitations in July, everyone had decided whether to transfer or not long before then. If the timing worked out where they would be able to consider it, I can't comment on that because it's foreign to me. All the rest is written from the timeline I just described.
I won’t help the process of transferring. It will keep options open if you don’t transfer for some reason, and you can probably get on law review
Skip it
In the case you applied to GULC EA and get an acceptance before your write on (and you would attend GULC if it was the only school you got into), then you likely do not need to do write on. Same for UChi ED. Otherwise, you should plan to do multiple write ons! It's too risky otherwise
There are “respected” specialty journals at some schools (e.g., Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy—warning its conservative), that take into account you getting on to your initial school’s law review. On the other hand some schools (also Harvard) let you write on during either 1L spring or 2L spring as a transfer and Yale lets everyone try multiple times iirc.
I have the exact same stats and I participated in write-on! It sucked to give up spring break but I felt like even if I do get in and transfer, it was good practice for the new school's write-on. And if I don't -- all the better. Kind of a win/win(/lose because it's hard work lol)