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Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

And you don’t know what you’re talking about

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

You shouldn’t be providing false assurances, it isn’t a law school that top firms will be recruiting from.

Anonymous wrote:Law school admissions are no longer just GPA and LSAT. DC had a 3.9 and 174 and waitlisted at all T13. It’s more like undergrad - they want diversity of some kind.

well, to be fair, the 75th percentile at Harvard last year has a 3.99gpa and a 176 LSAT, meaning 25 percent had higher, so, yes, that means waitlist for your DD. It's not "fair" but that's the current system

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Anonymous wrote:WashU is not a very good law school...

The most financially successful lawyer I know went to WashU. It is excellent.

Same

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Anonymous wrote:Law school admissions are no longer just GPA and LSAT. DC had a 3.9 and 174 and waitlisted at all T13. It’s more like undergrad - they want diversity of some kind.

They want work experience

yes, more than 80 percent of Harvard's incoming class have taken off one or two years before applying. Many work as paralegals or get advanced degrees

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Anonymous wrote:I went to YLS and frankly, was under the impression that WashU Law was the University of Washington’s law school for way into mid career.

No common sense. Yale grad. That definitely tracks.

lol

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Yes depending where else she gets, she would obviously take a Gtown or something. However if it’s GW vs Wash U giving money (good money) I told her take the Wash.

If and only if Wash U goves money should she consider this. And you should call financial aid and ask about merit if, after the interview, she wants to attend. Wash U is tied at 16 and desperately wants to make T14. To do that, it must report stellar GPAs and/or LSATs which is where your DD comes in. Law schools will offer big bucks for stellar stats. I know of three law students at GMU/Scalia law and others at schools ranked 30 and 4O who chose those options because they were offered free or half ride (Scalia Law is another working hard to run up the rankings).. But it's a trade off. If you want clerking and biglaw you need to focus on full freight T14s. If you just want the degree then go for the $$ scholarships if offered. I'm not saying this is right, but it is the current system due to USNWR.

OP what did your daughter do after graduation? is it something with an "oomph" factor? That can make a difference. And, of course URM and First Gen will help. But, if not, then you are really lookkng at the grades and LSAT to get your DD in.

Anonymous wrote:Law school admissions are no longer just GPA and LSAT. DC had a 3.9 and 174 and waitlisted at all T13. It’s more like undergrad - they want diversity of some kind.

They want work experience

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think

+1

It is true.

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Anonymous wrote:WashU is not a very good law school...

It's #16. It's extremely well respected.

well, put it into context. It's not a T14. UVA is tied at 4 and even GMU/Scalia is at 28

There is no difference between 14 and 16. Silly.

You clearly are not in the legal field. There’s a reason why it’s called T14.

I'm "in the legal field." And I agree with PP that drawing some big distinction between 14 and 16 is silly.

Why did you snark that PP is "clearly not in the legal field" instead of saying "clearly not a lawyer"? Lol, I think we have another paralegal running their mouth up in here.

DP. whether you like it or not the T14 schools are where law firms recruit from. It's referenced in wikipedia. Go see law school rankings America and scroll down and read about T14. Considering top law schools are now $116 a year (Harvard 2024-25), a student needs to think hard about how to pay off that debt of $348, which where clerking and big law come in. Today, more and more students and their families are looking hard at tge numbers and rankings. You do not want your child to go to an expensive tier 2 law school only to incur huge and not come out if it with a high paying job.

Is this a joke, lol? Wikipedia? I don't need to "go see law school rankings America and scroll down and read about T14." I'm an attorney. Y'all are too much. "Read Wikipedia," lol. Too much.

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Anonymous wrote:Wash U Law has been relentless and successful in its efforts to buy its way up the rankings. It overall reputation still lags its ranking though.

Who are you? This is not true at all. They have been thought of as elite for 30 years.

Not their law school. It’s not even considered “elite” today.

The mommies with kids applying to law school are out in force today.

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Anonymous wrote:Law school admissions are no longer just GPA and LSAT. DC had a 3.9 and 174 and waitlisted at all T13. It’s more like undergrad - they want diversity of some kind.

People don’t appreciate this until they actually experience it

It’s comical to hear middle-aged lawyers on here saying they got into Harvard with a 3.7 and 175

No one is "on here" saying that. Get over yourself.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:WashU is not a very good law school...

It's #16. It's extremely well respected.

well, put it into context. It's not a T14. UVA is tied at 4 and even GMU/Scalia is at 28

There is no difference between 14 and 16. Silly.

You clearly are not in the legal field. There’s a reason why it’s called T14.

I'm "in the legal field." And I agree with PP that drawing some big distinction between 14 and 16 is silly.

Why did you snark that PP is "clearly not in the legal field" instead of saying "clearly not a lawyer"? Lol, I think we have another paralegal running their mouth up in here.

DP. whether you like it or not the T14 schools are where law firms recruit from. It's referenced in wikipedia. Go see law school rankings America and scroll down and read about T14. Considering top law schools are now $116 a year (Harvard 2024-25), a student needs to think hard about how to pay off that debt of $348, which where clerking and big law come in. Today, more and more students and their families are looking hard at tge numbers and rankings. You do not want your child to go to an expensive tier 2 law school only to incur huge and not come out if it with a high paying job.

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Anonymous wrote:Law school admissions are no longer just GPA and LSAT. DC had a 3.9 and 174 and waitlisted at all T13. It’s more like undergrad - they want diversity of some kind.

People don’t appreciate this until they actually experience it

It’s comical to hear middle-aged lawyers on here saying they got into Harvard with a 3.7 and 175

No one is "on here" saying that. Get over yourself.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It may be just outside T14, but WashU has a great law school that will get you great placement in any major city

I don’t think this is true.

It really doesn’t matter what you think