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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If going to law school, it is better to get As in undergrad.

Harvard Law seeks variety, for example, and [b]not just students from T20[/b].

Look at your child’s goals and go from there.

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While this is true, they still take the majority from T20 and top LACs.  [/quote]

Not true.  The GPA and LSAT are just about all they look at.  A few other factors but not which school.   The LSAT will indicate how well the student will do.    Anyway who wants to go to law school?  No one. [/quote]

You are an idiot.  Take a look at the admits to HYS law.  [/quote]

DP. Red herring bc most law students aren’t going to het HYS and are aiming for other T14 schools anyway. LSAT most important.[/quote]

It is not a red herring if applying from within a top undergrad environment. There are several students who get HYS every single year at kid's ivy. Dozens more who get the top 5-7 of T14. The admits to the bottom half of T14 stretches well into the 3.8x GPA range, average to above average. T5 law is common enough that everyone chases it. T14 is essentially expected. 
Random state-flagship student need not care about HYS because it is not happening, and neither is T14 unless they are one of the very top kids. The ivy kids have a completely different perspective because so many of them get in.

Back to OP, go to the best school they can get into, barring a big hook that makes it likely they will sit in the bottom 25% of said top school. [/quote]

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