<p>My point is that it is easier to get into Yale Law from Yale College than it is from an unknown college, particularly if you do not fall into a favored group (legacy, URM, etc.) or have some “story,” e.g. served as a Navy Seal or won several Emmies or were a union organizer for about 10 years. It seems that you are arguing the contrary…and I disagree with you. </p>
<p>Whether you have to do “very well” at Yale UG to get into YLS depends upon how you define “very well.” I assure you that there are a LOT of Yale College grads at Yale Law who were not elected to PBK, and thus were not in the top10% or so. There are some who graduated cum laude, which means that they were in the top 30% of the class, but not the top 15%. If you define being in the 15%-30% range as doing “very well,” then your statement is true. If you don’t, it isn’t.</p>
<p>There are certainly lots of students at Yale Law from relatively unknown colleges. However, last time I checked, a small group of colleges, especially Harvard and Yale, accounted for a very substantial proportion of the student body.</p>
<p>PS: This is the most recent breakdown of the colleges represented at Yale Law School I could find. (It seems to include candidates for degrees other than the JD as well as first, second, and third year J.D. candidates). The fact that 88 were grads of Yale College suggests to me that it is NOT more difficult to get into YLS than it is from some college in North Dakota, as you have stated. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html[/url]”>http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html</a></p>