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[quote=Anonymous]      Of course the law school counts more, but I don't agree the undergrad isn't important.  Law school is a numbers game, yes, and that high LSAT with the high GPA is important, but I believe there is a waiting.  I think the 4.00 kid from Md with a good, not great, LSAT will not do as well as the 4.0 kid from Princeton with the same LSAT.  While we all know people from small LACs who got into HLS or YLS, keep in mind those are usually only one person from each of those schools.   By contrast, I understand that HLS used to reserve something like 25% of its slots for Harvard undergrads -- probably less today, but you get the point.

Then there are other factors.  I attended a state flagship school for undergrad in another part of the country.  Very few of my classmates moved out of the state.  Had I stayed there, I would have had a good network of local contacts that eventually would help with a legal practice.  Odds are much better if you go to a top 20 university or LAC that you will make friends with more future movers and shakers if you want a national legal practice in DC, NY, etc.  If you plan to work for the government, public interest, etc. it doesn't matter as much, but even in government the contacts from undergrad can help. [/quote]

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