<p>Well, jonri, the 10 was a figure of speech, not an exactitude. </p>
<p>I trust you realize my point is that you have to do very well at Yale to get into that group and that thus puts you in competition with a highly gifted, highly motivated group. The point is not that there are excellent lawyers from other schools. That should not be an issue in anyone’s mind; this is America, not pre-war Britain. My point was simply that it can be much easier to do extremely well at another school. </p>
<p>When I went, I doubt the number who applied was much more than 40. Of course the law school class is somewhat larger now, but I think there’s that much more interest in law school among undergrads. The $$$ in the profession have changed incredibly over the years. As I’m sure you know, used to be that going to work at a big firm paid roughly what a teacher makes. People follow money and thus Wall Street and law (and consulting) draw so much attention.</p>