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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]

15 schools had a 170 median for this year's incoming 1L class
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oxg1daKToiMystD7rGrbpnHNO-JXdc2ugQMrR0YR7aQ/edit#gid=0

There is a lot of evidence that moving the test entirely online last year (and eliminating a section) resulted in a spike of high scores so maybe they will go back down a bit.

As others have said, GPA and LSAT is almost everything - applicants with a 4.0 at a state school are more advantaged than those with a 3.75 at a "prestige" school. Because GPA and LSAT are the only metrics that matter for US News rankings

The one exception to this rule is Yale, where applicants need to have something else special on top of LSAT and GPA - YLS accepted only 16 students direct from undergrad last year.[/quote]

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