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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Yale Law School and I'd say that Yale and Harvard undergrads, specifically, had an outsized presence. Less so beyond that, but the class was still 3/4th people from very, very good schools. The other 25% were valedictorians of random schools or had some other star factor (e.g., Olympic medalist(s); disabled purple heart winner with a 175 LSAT score; first ever Black student body present at white Southern school; celebrity child genius; best selling author... all real examples at YLS at the same time as me).[/quote]

+ 1 with a similar experience at a different top 5 law school. Outsized presence from name brand schools, with a smattering of students from no name schools who I assume were at the very top of their class. And only 1 from each no name school as opposed to bunches from the top schools.

I always love how people assume upfront that their kid can go to a lesser ranked school and end up tippy top with credentials to get into a top law school. How could you possible know this upfront?[/quote]

Agreed. If you go to a lower school, there is a lot more pressure to be top of the class. One can assume that it will happen, but if there are a few bad grades for whatever reason, it is a big problem. Make a few bad grades at Yale or Harvard and it is less of an issue.[/quote]

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