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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares? These are tiny schools with limited impact.[/quote]

Not when it comes to grad school admissions, for which the majority are planning.[/quote]

At least for law school, where you went to undergrad is of almost no importance beyond your ability to get sincere and personalized letters of recommendation. My understanding is that it’s the same for med school. And I say this as a WASP alum.

My understanding for doctoral programs is that research experience is key. As long as you go somewhere that prioritizes research experience for undergrads, then you have what you need for doctoral programs. I know less about this than law and med school. [/quote]

I believe that you are sincere but everything that you mentioned is incorrect, especially for top grad, med, law schools.[/quote]

I’m PP. I went to a T14 law school. Where you went to undergrad really does not matter. [/quote]

There is such a thing as feeders, my friend. They are alive and well, and still represent the majority of T-10 grad admissions.[/quote]

Correlation is not causation. Grades and LSAT are the best predictors of admission. Plenty of people from god awful directional universities go to T14s. Arguably HYPSM gives you a small boost. General consensus is that undergrad otherwise does not matter.[/quote]

Top law school feeders, adjusted for college size, together with the top two matriculations for each:

1	Yale University	3079	Harvard Law School	Yale Law School
2	Amherst College	685	Harvard Law School	Georgetown University Law Center
3	Harvard University	3651	Harvard Law School	Yale Law School
4	Princeton University	1918	Harvard Law School	University of Virginia School of Law
5	Stanford University	2336	UC Berkeley School of Law	Stanford Law School
6	Dartmouth College	1398	Harvard Law School	University of Virginia School of Law
7	Williams College	611	Harvard Law School	Georgetown University Law Center
8	Duke University	1889	Duke University School of Law	Harvard Law School
9	Columbia University	2241	Columbia Law School	Harvard Law School
10	Georgetown University	1805	Georgetown University Law Center	Harvard Law School
11	Swarthmore College	352	Harvard Law School	University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
12	Haverford College	295	Harvard Law School	Georgetown University Law Center
13	Brown University	1480	Harvard Law School	Georgetown University Law Center
14	Pomona College	320	UC Berkeley School of Law	Harvard Law School
15	St. John's College[/quote]

I can’t think of a single factor important to law school admissions that would correlate with attendance at these schools!!![/quote]

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