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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister got into basically all the best law schools (Harvard, Stanford).  She went to a state school, had good grades, did student government and debate, nailed her LSAT (over 170), and worked legal and government internships during the summers.

You can 100% go to a state school and get into a top law school.[/quote]

The process has changed a lot. A 170 is no longer “ nailing it” and it is difficult to get a clerkship or good job out  of a state law school unless its UVA or UCLA.[/quote]

DP but I guess you didn’t ace the reading comprehension portion of the LSAT like PP’s sister probably did. She didn’t go to a state law school, she went to a state undergrad and got into Harvard and Stanford Law.

Agree that these days you need more than a 170 for those admission results, but then everyone test preps now and the LSAT is a very beatable test if you are adept at the areas it tests. Meaning if you could score a 170 a decade ago, you can probably boost that to a 175 or higher with additional prep, especially if you are willing to retake, which many people do now.

And you can absolutely get clerkships out of a state law school, btw. But you will need to be top of your class. That’s a major advantage to going to a top law school is that even the vast middle of the class at a school like Harvard or Stanford can score things like federal clerkships. And even the bottom of the class can get jobs at major law firms. But if you go to a state school that isn’t UVA, UMich, Berkeley… you need to do very well in school, land excellent summer jobs, and know how to network. You also often have to accept some regional limitations.[/quote]

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