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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been on the admissions committee at the T14 law school where i teach. It's not ALL about GPA and test scores but that's definitely the main thing. For the most part, we will take the A student with great LSAT scores from East Outer Nowhere State over the Harvard applicant with a B+ average and lower scores. We have to: the tyranny of US news rankings more or less demands it. (Not that dinging the B Harvard kids and diversifying the class is a bad thing either). The Olympic athletes, Silver Star winners and so on will still have a good shot even with lower scores, but mostly we get to "interesting" only after we get to high grades and scores,[/quote]

Thanks for sharing. So, if it is an A student with great LSAT scores from a known program do you take them or do you still look for something extra? Like ECs or personal statement? [/quote]

yes, we are still looking for interesting ECs and personal statements and recommendations,. But all things being equal the GPA and LSAT scores matter MUCH more than the undergraduate institution. And all things being equal, the kid with top grades and LSAT scores and not super interesting essay will get in over the kid with B+ average and good but not great LSAT scores.

Dirty little secret: it is MUCH easier to get in as a transfer student b/c transfer GPAs and LSAT scores do not need to be reported for US News rankings.[/quote]

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