best college to go to to get into a top law school

<p>I am intersted in transferring to a college with a major in history and then going onto law school haveing pre law of course in this college. I was just wondering if anyone new of a good college to go to where alot of students to go top law schools like the top 14 thanks very much.</p>

<p>Anywhere is good as long as you get good grades. Go to a school that fits you best and get the best grades possible.</p>

<p>Harvard works.</p>

<p>In all seriousness, the list of top feeder universities for T14 law schools is roughly equal to the list of universities in the top 25 US News rankings.</p>

<p>It doesn't matter. GPA + LSAT is what gets you in, not UG school. Just so happens however that most of the people who score extremely high on the LSAT are also able to get into top 25 UG's, hence the strong correlation.</p>

<p>Harvard or Yale</p>

<p>It's a proven fact that more students get into the top law schools from these two than any other. Now whether or not this has to do with the students being smarter there or if the prestige plays into it is unknown.</p>

<p>Your career prospects in almost any field is going to be the best at Harvard, closely followed by YSPM etc.</p>

<p>Also: those who say that prestige doesn't matter at all are flat out wrong, I've read interviews from Adcoms who say that the academic institution plays into admissions. It may be a very small part but it is a significant one.</p>

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I've read interviews from Adcoms who say that the academic institution plays into admissions. It may be a very small part but it is a significant one.

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<p>It doesn't play a significant part. One only has to look at the LSAT's and GPA's of admitted students to realize this. The only reason yale/harvard place many more people at the top schools is bcuz the people at yale/harvard tend to be the best test takers....and can subsequently score those 175+ that 99.5% of the test taking population cannot.</p>

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It doesn't play a significant part. One only has to look at the LSAT's and GPA's of admitted students to realize this. The only reason yale/harvard place many more people at the top schools is bcuz the people at yale/harvard tend to be the best test takers....and can subsequently score those 175+ that 99.5% of the test taking population cannot.

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Exactly. You don't need to go Harvard to get into a top law school. I know someone who went to University of Maryland and got into Yale Law School.</p>

<p>Grades and LSAT's are more important than a school's reputation (not to say that Maryland isn't an excellent school).</p>

<p>Sure the school plays a bit of a role, to say it doesn't is crazy. BUT IT IS VERY SMALL. A student from a no name school against a harvard student with the same grades and same LSAT the student from harvard will probably be choosen. Take the same student with a 3.9 against the harvard student with a 3.6 and the student from the no name school will be choosen unless the LSATs are just horrible.</p>

<p>It does play a significant role, if you don't think so then prove it.</p>

<p>At schools lake Yale and Harvard there are more 175 3.9 gpas than there are seats and when you have two students with the same stats where one is from a TTT and the other is from Harvard the Harvard alum is going to get picked almost every time.</p>

<p>Also, if it solely has to do with the overall quality of students being better at Ivy league schools then why don't schools that have similar in quality of students but without the prestigious Ivy League name given the same representation at YLS?</p>

<p>It is NOT solely a numbers game, numbers are probably one of the biggest factors in an applicants admissions but it is certainly not the only one.</p>

<p>Certain schools have track records for sending a significant percentage of students to specific law schools. If you have one in mind, there may be an advantage to going to a specific undergrad. However, if you just want T14, any good school coupled with a good GPA and LSAT will do. Harvard is the best for placement overall.</p>

<p>I was looking at Columbia law or Harvard maybe New York University but not Yale yes it is the best but they get 16,000 applications for only 800 spots. Thats crazy.</p>

<p>Harvard College has the best representation at both HLS and YLS, by percentage. That said, it's impractical to go through life with the philosophy that you must go to Harvard, Columbia, or NYU law as these are the best and most competitive in the nation. Just go to the best school that you can where you'll also be happy and study hard. There are a lot of people with the same mindset (I'm one of them) but you have to realize that your happiness and education is most important and that getting into T6 law schools is a huge and quite rare accomplishment. </p>

<p>FWIW, I did look into law school representation when I was considering where to transfer, though only AFTER I'd picked schools based on fit. I realized that the school I'm transferring to (Wesleyan) has a (comparatively) very high percentage of students going to Yale Law School, which is definitely beneficial to me, but that was only a perk and not the determining factor. First find schools based on fit (and prestige) and if you get into a bunch of them and can't decide, law placement can be a factor, albeit a tiny one.</p>

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It does play a significant role, if you don't think so then prove it.</p>

<p>At schools lake Yale and Harvard there are more 175 3.9 gpas than there are seats and when you have two students with the same stats where one is from a TTT and the other is from Harvard the Harvard alum is going to get picked almost every time.</p>

<p>Also, if it solely has to do with the overall quality of students being better at Ivy league schools then why don't schools that have similar in quality of students but without the prestigious Ivy League name given the same representation at YLS?</p>

<p>It is NOT solely a numbers game, numbers are probably one of the biggest factors in an applicants admissions but it is certainly not the only one.

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<p>Can you prove it does? The fact of the matter is that most of the people with those 3.9's and 175's probably come from ivy league schools because, numbers show, only .5% of test takers score 175+. I also wonder if the Harvard alum will get picked every time, because law schools like to have diversity and having a class full of HYP people isn't diversity. </p>

<p>Also, you say that schools that are similar in quality don't send as many people as ivy league schools? What schools are we talking about here? Chicago? MIT? Stanford? I can assure you that schools such as Stanford are probably just as equally represented as the ivies. Other schools, such as MIT, wont be as well represented because the people that go to these schools don't go into law. YLS, class of 09, has students from 81 diff undergrads, this would hardly be the case if school prestige played such a huge role. Those who claim such a thing have never seriously looked into law school admissions. Go to a board catered to LS applicants and LS students and ask the same question....you'll be told it has an almost minute role in your admissions.</p>

<p>college confidential is the wrong place to be for professional schools. most of the information you get here is usually false. if you want more accurate information for law school go to a law students forum which im sure you will find on google. I do not bother asking questions about dental school on here because there are forums specifically for pre-dents and dental students just like there are forums for med students. that is where you will get your most accurate information. This post will be meaningless comments about prestige-whores vs. non prestige-whores. That is the only thing these threads turn into.</p>

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this would hardly be the case if school prestige played such a huge role.

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<p>Worth noting though is that the majority of those schools (especially those less prestigious) only send 1 or 2 students to the very best law schools. Of course it can be done. Go to a decent school, get a good GPA, score well on the LSAT, and you might get in anywhere. One should not point to law school placement charts and say that because Harvard has the most undergrads going on to HLS that it is a necessity. Correlation doesn't imply causation. But for whatever reason, the very top schools are heavily represented at the top law schools. Why does Harvard send hundreds to HLS and UT sends 30? Certainly those 30 from UT aren't some sort of anomaly: they were good students that attended a lesser, cheaper school. You're going to find the smartest kids at Harvard, Yale, etc. and that will be shown in law school representation.</p>

<p>What you will find at the top schools that you may not find elsewhere - grade inflation, excellent pre-professional societies, more personal recommendations, etc. - can give you an edge.</p>

<p>burgler09,</p>

<p>Most of the forums, including this one, require a filter in order to get the important info. Nonetheless, there are plenty of t14 students and grads here to help out.</p>

<p>As far as getting into a top law school goes, there is no "best college." Go to the best school you can get into and excel. LACs do very well at getting their grads into top grad schools, as do top 25 research universities.</p>

<p>As brand said, of course certain schools send more people to yale/harvard/stanford law schools. Why does harvard send hundreds to harvard law school when UT only sends 30? Probably because the students at harvard are, on a whole, much smarter, and can score higher LSATs. Added to this is the self-selection factor and it begins to explain why UG plays almost no role in deciding admission.</p>