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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know HLS grads who went to Harvard undergrad. And I know HLS grads who went to undergrad at TCU and UK (as in, the University of Kentucky) and SCU. Oh, and Lake Forest College, though he was old (and kind of a jerk TBH).

There is a continuum. If your undergrad is in the top 100 ish, or is your state flagship, you are in good shape as far as undergrad institution. You don't need a top 30. You do need a high GPA.[/quote]

If someone theoretically had a perfect GPA & LSAT and was at an undergrad ranked #300, I’m sure they’d have good law school options. [/quote]

But not Harvard. And major would matter, too. A dance major from App State with a 4.0 is not going to Harvard Law.[/quote]

Yes they are if they have a 179 LSAT. [/quote]

[b]No really, it’s not that simple. This is one of the big lies repeated on this board.  They have a chance, yes.  But stop telling people that a high lsat is all you need. Maybe this was true 20 or 40 years ago but it is absolutely not the case now. [/b]

I know a dual math and history major with a 4.0 in each degree, stellar recs, internships, ECs, leadership positions, and awards with a 175 who didn’t break top 10.

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Law school admissions post-2008 are way less competitive than they used to be.[/quote]

This is completely wrong. Just google the blog by Mike Spivey, the biggest law school admissions counselor. Two  years ago was one of the toughest ever, last year and this year only slightly less so.

A 175 LSAT is the new 170. Everyone has a 3.9 GPA thanks to grade inflation during Covid.

And 2008 has little to do with anything. 25-year-olds applying to law school this year were 10 years old in 2008. Most of them didn’t have mortgages back then

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But there has been an overall drop in law school applications since the 08 financial meltdown.  Of course, top law school admissions are still hypercompetitive, but lower tier law schools are fighting for survival.  I heard an ABA approved law school in MN went bankrupt, the first ABA approved law school ever to go bankrupt. Others will follow.  There was an article a few days ago saying that the legal profession is not attractive to Gen Z.  Even those who went to Big Law and making bit $$$ (those are Ivys and top tier grads, many are law review editors and summa/magma/cum laudes), a majority of them don’t even want to make partner.  They want to go in house, govt, public interest, or even out of law practice.  Don’t laugh at it.  Pretty soon we won’t have enough lawyers. [/quote]

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