Do law schools discriminate against former Community College students?

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<p>Do they?</p>

<p>I know that whenever you finish your 2 years from a Community College, you then transfer to a university.But what if you decide that you want to get into law school after you finish your 2 years at a university, being that you first went to a community college?Does that hurt your chance of getting accepted?Have lawyers ever enrolled in CC before they went into a university?</p>

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<p>Law schools don't discriminate. Some law schools are hungry for students. The top law schools are quite choosy. Some law FIRMS may be choosy based not only on where someone went to law school, but also on where the law student studied as an undergraduate--I have seen law firm employment ads that specified "the successful candidate for this position will have an Ivy League undergraduate degree."</p>

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<p>Have there ever been lawyers and physicians who started off at a community college?</p>

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<p>There was a lengthy thread about this some time ago. Try the search function.</p>

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<p>I certainly hope they do not discriminate against former community college kids. and Jonri's correct- there was a thread about this some time ago that had this discussion (don't get me started).</p>

<pre><code>important points from it- GPA and LSAT score are going to count the most towards admission. If you can get 3.5 GPA and above 165 LSAT, you will most probably get into a top 30 school (or thereabouts) assuming everything else in your application is ok. LSAT score really does seem to be the most important factor for law school admission.
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<p>keep your GPA consistent at your 4 year college (or better) than your community college grades. A 3.8 at a community college, may not impress admission officer that much if your GPA is 3.2 at your 4 year institution. </p>

<p>and you may want to apply a year after you graduate. This way law schools will factor in 2 full years of your GPA from the 4 year institution. If you apply directly from UG, the law school will use your grades from community college
(2 years) and your junior year only from the 4 year college.<br>
You may get better results or get into a higher ranked law school if the decision is made based on at least 2 year GPA from a 4 year university.</p>