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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, not all schools are equal.

A top honors degree from third rate undergrad may not get you into prestigious graduate school, especially if their programs suck in your field of interest.[/quote]
There's a lot to be said for being the big fish in a small pond.  I ended up at a third rate undergrad for financial reasons and had no problem getting into a top grad school and top law school.  Leaving undergrad I had tons of awards, glowing recommendations, and perfect grades.  I don't know that my application would have been as stellar from a more competitive school.[/quote]

How many other kids from your undergrad were at your top law school with you?  How many of your law school classmates graduated from the undergrad of your law school?[/quote]
My undergrad was an engineering school with a super harsh curve and that didn't have a pre-law program so almost zero grads go on to law school.  It just isn't in the sphere of what students considered pursuing.  A good number, especially those from the honors program, do go on to a solid STEM graduate program, and a few to top programs.

Law schools have lots of students from no name undergrads as they accept based on test scores and GPA, not undergrad prestige.  Many law schools, including mine, deprioritize their own undergrads so we didn't have a lot who had gone to the same undergrad at all.[/quote]

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