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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn’t matter where you go to undergrad as long as you get a 4.0, a high lsat, do all the meaningless “intern” jobs you can that fill your resume (better to stuff envelopes for a Senator than have a job in their eyes - one of the ways the rich are privileged in this process), and apply in November. [/quote]

But for most people who only got into those mediocre schools to begin with, they won't get a high LSAT. And a 4.0 GPA from Elon with a high LSAT still won't get you even into UVA law, much less Harvard. Trust me. I have a friend who boasts about her DD's 4.0 from Elon and she'll be wasting her money on a mediocre law school next year. A 3.2 from a top 30 will trump a 4.0 from an average college every time. [/quote]

This is a completely wrong take.

Your GPA matters for HLS but the name of your undergrad institution does not.  A 3.2 from a top 30 will not get you very far, much less HLS, unless you are several years out of undergrad and have a 95%ile test score or you have some kind of amazingly prestigious and relevant work experience.

And your undergrad institution has zero impact on a GRE, GMAT or LSAT score (except to the extent that competitive schools tend to rely on high SAT/ACT scores to weed out applicants, so the entering population is predisposed to have naturally good test-taking   qualities).  Good test scores can be taught and practiced - even at the 95%ile. You need to know how to study and some people will need more time and practice to get there.

Your friend with a DC at Elon may yet have the last laugh, snooty PP, if the Elon student does LSAT prep and has good recs and a relevant pitch for why X law school.

Love, 
a long time test prep tutor and parent of an HLS student[/quote

I guess I was unclear. The Elon student already applied to 8 mediocre schools and two "top" ones. Guess which ones she was rejected from.[/quote]

You haven’t stated her LSAT score. [/quote]

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