Does it matter where I go for under grad

Graduate School Law School
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<p>Does it matter where I go to under grad, if I want to get into a good law school? If so how much Does it matter? </p>

<p>Right now I go to NYU, but I really don't like it here. Not because I can't hang with the school, its just that I really thought I would like NYC, but it turns out I didn't. I am thinking about transferring to a small private university in my hometown San Antonio, called St. Mary's U. Does it matter where I go to under grad, if I want to get into a good law school? If so how much Does it matter?</p>

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<p>I'm really interested as well. If you did really really well at a lesser known college and scored highly on the LSATs, would you have a good shot at the top law schools?</p>

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<p>Technically it doesn't matter if you get a 4.0 and perfect LSAT--except perhaps for HYS. </p>

<p>I know of a lawyer who was attending a top college, decided she didn't want to pay 40K+ a year, transferred to U of Oregon and got a 4.0 there, and ended up gaining admission to (and graduating from) HLS. This is anecdotal evidence, but it seems to be possible. </p>

<p>Good luck with your decision.</p>

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<p>Makes no difference where you go to undergrade so long as you post top grades and good scores.</p>

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<p>It makes a slight difference if you went to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or even Stanford for UG, but even for those four, the boost is not incredibly significant.</p>

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<p>Students from top schools have higher average LSAT scores</p>

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<p>There's an old post on this.</p>

<p>I'm testing my memory, but IIRC Harvard Law has students there from 331 undergrad schools. Analyze from there.</p>