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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is currently a 1L and had an “easier” STEM undergraduate degree but was still required to take classes like OCHEM/Anatomy/Genetics etc.  She’s not an URM either.

She punched above her weight in terms of where she was accepted and ultimately decided to attend. Law Schools love STEM majors.  Her GPA was slightly below median and her LSAT was slightly below as well (only took LSAT 1 time), but well above the 25th percentile. According to LSD, she’s a unicorn given that everyone else around her stat wise was WL. There is something in the law school admissions process called the right angle of death. If you are slightly below medians for both LSAT and GPA you are generally not accepted.

At her law school, there are very few STEM undergrad majors. Almost all her friends graduated Cum Laude + with majors like policy related majors, English, Business, or other language (Chinese/Spanish).

While I do agree that law schools look at GPA and LSAT first they also want a diverse class so thru will take people from different schools and majors. It’s a soft plus.

From a selling perspective, law schools love to boast about their high LSAT/ GPA. So as long as few people choose STEM undergrad majors plus law school path, there will definitely be an advantage for STEM majors as law schools know they are more marketable.

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