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[quote=Anonymous]I went to UC Berkeley and after that, an Ivy League law school (and graduated not too long ago).  I have a close co-worker who went to an Ivy League for undergrad and law school and also worked for several years in the admissions office of Yale actually reviewing applications. I can tell you unequivocally that you take two children who are otherwise the same - i.e., test scores, grades, extracurriculars, race, etc. - one of them is at Edison and one is at TJ, the kid at Edison will have a better chance of being accepted.  Admissions offices absolutely take account of the context in which the student was educated (realizing that not everyone is afforded the same opportunities with where they were placed in life) and a kid who performs well in a lesser regarded high school will be viewed as someone who achieved despite being in tougher circumstances, while the kid who performs well in a better regarded high school will be viewed as not having to have worked as hard to achieve.

Now, law school admissions, on the other hand, are completely different.  There, great weight is given to how prestigious the undergrad school was that you attended. [/quote]

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