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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]

Right! Over 25% of the last several years of Harvard, Duke, Yale, others have over a 3.9 on a 4.0(no bump for A+). Even the average 3.7-3.8 kids from these schools go to T14. For students who are influenced by the peer group, it is easier to be average to above at an elite undergraduate program than have to be at the very top of a typical public or non-T30 private. [/quote]

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