How do you get into a top law school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To everyone saying LSAT > GPA >":

If your undergraduate GPA is rubbish, is there some scheme to go to do a one year graduate program? I know a handful of people who've picked up a seemingly random master's degree, then went to top 14 law schools. Is the undergraduate GPA not used if you have a master's? As in, you only use the most recent degree's GPA, i.e. master's program?

No, only college grades earned before the first bachelors degree are counted toward the GPA used for admissions (and counted toward the law school’s median).

Agree. DH had meh UG grades, but crushed a one-year master's program. Got into a T20 law school - lucky - but really wanted a T14. Whenever he ends up in a convo with a college studen about law school admissions, he tells them nothing but your undergrad gpa and lsat matter so focus, focus, focus.

[Anonymous]

Law schools are largely number driven. If they accept too many kids with lower LSAT/GPAs over kids with higher LSAT/GPAs, they risk dropping in rankings. Undergraduate school may be more of a tie breaker, but the "feeders" are more likely the schools that have kids applying to law school with high LSAT/GPAs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Law schools are largely number driven. If they accept too many kids with lower LSAT/GPAs over kids with higher LSAT/GPAs, they risk dropping in rankings. Undergraduate school may be more of a tie breaker, but the "feeders" are more likely the schools that have kids applying to law school with high LSAT/GPAs.

Then of what real use are the rankings? That just discourages students interested law school from pursuing more challenging courses and majors as undergrads. I don't really want the layer I hire to do that.

[Anonymous]

Lawyer*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Law schools are largely number driven. If they accept too many kids with lower LSAT/GPAs over kids with higher LSAT/GPAs, they risk dropping in rankings. Undergraduate school may be more of a tie breaker, but the "feeders" are more likely the schools that have kids applying to law school with high LSAT/GPAs.

Then of what real use are the rankings? That just discourages students interested law school from pursuing more challenging courses and majors as undergrads. I don't really want the layer I hire to do that.

All of the rankings tend to have perverse outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yup, GPA and LSAT. Go to the best law school you are accepted into if you want to get a job.

This! Or if you get into lower tier school make sure you are on Law Review.