Undergrad matters to those that have spent money and effort to go to or send their children to top schools and they love to tell everyone how much it matters. For everyone else, not so much.

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

You clearly didn't go there or you would know what is wrong with your post. There are only 147 undergrad institutions given there. The entering class of Harvard Law is 560. The remaining 413 come predominantly from only from the Ivies + Stanford with Harvard undergrads making up about 30% of the entire class (in my year). So if you really want to go there you go to Harvard undergrad, then Yale, Stanford, etc. The leftover 147 are the valedictorians or token reps to fill in the rest of the class.

Peers matter.

Someone on the other thread said undergrad matters when applying to top programs like law schools. I posted this to show that it doesn’t. They claimed most - if not all - students came from top undergrad schools. This is clearly not the case.

People constantly make the statement here that ranking matters for undergrad when you’re trying to get into a top grad program. It’s simply not true.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

Undergrad matters. Sorry.

Apparently not to Harvard.

not to tech companies either. experience and internships matter

-tech hiring manager

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't use law school as a measurement of this. They never cared about where you went to undergrad, you're admitted based on your LSAT score and undergrad GPA.

+1000
Biglaw partner here.

Anonymous wrote:Law school has always been about GPA and LSATs. We all know this. I’m not sure what your point is.

For some professions and for some paths undergrad does matter.

OP expounded on her point in the post. It was a good point.

Anonymous wrote:Law school has always been about GPA and LSATs. We all know this. I’m not sure what your point is.

For some professions and for some paths undergrad does matter.

It mainly matters in terms of perceived social strata.

I wouldn't use law school as a measurement of this. They never cared about where you went to undergrad, you're admitted based on your LSAT score and undergrad GPA.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

Undergrad matters. Sorry.

It really does not, sorry. Look where Goldman is recruiting. No longer the usual 15 or so schools. Test optional has accelerated this trend.

Goldman is very much still recruiting at the usual 15 or so. Even then, they aren't where finance students are aiming.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

Undergrad matters. Sorry.

It really does not, sorry. Look where Goldman is recruiting. No longer the usual 15 or so schools. Test optional has accelerated this trend.

Law school has always been about GPA and LSATs. We all know this. I’m not sure what your point is.

For some professions and for some paths undergrad does matter.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

Undergrad matters. Sorry.

Apparently not to Harvard.

Anonymous wrote:A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.

Undergrad matters. Sorry.

A spinoff of sorts from the chasing merit thread.

https://hls.harvard.edu/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/jdapplicants/hls-profile-and-facts/undergraduate-institutions/

Look at all the schools that are represented in Harvard’s L1 class for 23-24.

You don’t need a highly ranked school to get into an excellent grad program. This isn’t 80% of the class from T50’s. These schools are all over the board in ranking.