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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do law schools prefer low rigor 4.0 over high rigor 3.5 GPA?

Assume same LSAT and whatever else.

Is it because gaming USNWR metrics is more important than academic rigor? [/quote]

Because it is about form over substance.  4.0 looks good and they have proven that they can max out in a low rigor environment.

While competition in law school can be cutthroat and the material to be covered voluminous it does not require math or science or other technical knowledge to understand. Rather you just need to read a lot of material quickly and retain what you read.

So the 4.0 history or political science major as demonstrated the reading and retention skills needed and a high LSAT score demonstrates the ability to make the necessary logical connections.

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Maxing out in a low rigor environment without hard STEM is not so tough and does not establish that you can max out in law school. Law school is not like a history or political science degree, at least not a good law school. It's not simply a test of what you retained from the reading, at least it didn't use to be. Retaining info is step 1 but wouldn't be enough to ace an exam.[/quote]

Correct from a poli sci major who then went to a T14 law school. Law school was hard! Either the earlier poster is not a lawyer or didn't get a very good legal education. [/quote]

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