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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]But I think the law schools that my kids would be interested in, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and UVA, would prefer (aside from UVA having UVA and W&M as top feeders) top undergrads. [/b] So would Tufts make a difference to Harvard vs. UVA if GPAs the same and LSAT the same?  Of note the third and fourth biggest feeders to UVA (and we are in state) are Dartmouth and Penn.  Coincidence?  They want that brand name.

But true if my other kid goes to Ivy and the second one goes to UVA, W&M, Emory, Tufts, or Wash U, it is probably incremental.  It's a closer call.  [/quote]

Well, of course.  That's what everyone wants to do if they go to law school.  You've been told the answer above.  Due to the rankings services, law school entry is entirely a numbers game.  The top law schools (T-14) get the best GPAs and the best LSATs.  Obviously you can't predict those for your child.  But you can inform them that anything other than a T-14 is money thrown away now since there aren't that many jobs upon graduation.  Also you child may incur $300K in debt.  The sadest cases are the kids who wake up second year of law school and say "hmm this is not for me" and they already have $200K in debt.  Google GPA T-14 law schools and LSAT T-14 law schools.

The advice the lawyers are giving you is sound.  You can't predict this.  The only difference you can make at this point is to choose a school that grades easily.  That's really all you can do.[/quote]

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