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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who's actually worked in law school admissions, I can confidently say that for the vast majority of law schools, undergrad institution is irrelevant maybe 98 percent of the time. The only times it mattered:

- If someone has a strong LSAT but mediocre grades, we'd be more likely to accept them if the grades were from a top institution.

- If someone has great grades but a mediocre LSAT, we'd be less likely to take them if their grades were from a nonselective institution.

Otherwise, law schools care only about two things: 1) maximizing LSAT/GPA medians for the rankings; 2) ensuring that admitted students have the skills to pass the bar, which increases pass rates, which helps in the rankings. My experience was at a good but not T14 law school, but my impression is that things are more or less the same at T14s except that they are less concerned with #2 because they are admitting students with high enough stats that they don't have to be concerned about it. The only exceptions might be Yale and Stanford, which have a more holistic admissions process where great stats aren't enough.[/quote]

While law school admissions officers may not care about undergraduate school attended by an applicant for admissions purposes, the undergraduate school learning environment may result in higher LSAT scores due to a high level of academic expectations/demands and due to the high level of competition during one's undergraduate years. Competing with the best should make one perform well as well as better than if competing in a lesser academic environment.[/quote]

While freely admitting that I’m dealing with an entirely insignificant sample size, I’ve always thought that the LSAT pretty much tests how much people already think like a lawyer. [/quote]

Yes, I agree to a certain extent. Nonetheless, a sharp, well tuned mind due to high level academic competition & environment should help one to perform better on the LSAT. Of course, this does not take into account LSAT prep courses and how much effort one puts toward mastering this law school entrance exam. In short, LSAT prep is the key, but a sharp mind should absorb the material in a more efficient matter. [/quote]

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