<p>Law School - out of HLS, UVA, Gtown, YLS, Chicago, and NU law schools, an average of the past three years would show Duke sends around 20 per year to HLS, 7 per year to UVA, 6 to Gtown, 5 to YLS, 5 the Chicago, and 8 to NU per year - these aren't acceptances, these are matriculations for those 6 schools</p>
<p>So right there you have almost 50 some people going to top law schools, out of just the 6 law schools I have data for...not bad. These were just recently posted data from HLS's entire student body, YLS's entire student body, Gtown's Class of 08, UVA's class of '07, Chicago's entire student body, and NU's '08, so I'm assuming they didn't change much from year to year</p>
<p>So keep that in mind when your term paper has a sad-face on it for a grade...hehe</p>
<p>130 made 4.0? Is this combined Trinity + Pratt? It must be, because my daughter had heard only a few over 50 students had made 4.0 from the Class of '08. Someone in her class who made a 3.925 first semester ended up with a class rank in the 50s, telling him that probably around 52 students, more or less, made 4.0. He took the maximium course load for a first semester freshman of 4.5 units, I think. (or maybe he just took 4 units, I don't know) His rank indicated that there could not have been too many perfect 4.0s first semester.</p>
<p>Instead of merely worrying about top 3 law school admit %s when you are a freshman, how about enjoying life a little and remembering that professional schools (law, med, biz) don't want a bunch of 4.0s with no ECs and personality, work experience, etc. One piece of advice, worth more than a letter grade, is to get to know a few (not every) faculty members well in an area you are truly interested in, not just getting the A. At a place like Duke, recommendations from profs, even TAs, to potential employers or grad schools are invaluable and will get you noticed. Just don't brown-nose - believe me these profs can spot it :) </p>
<p>Of course Orgo is a weedout at any decent school. I would say B- is a high curve. Remember, THIS IS NOT HIGH SCHOOL!!! Get used to being happy with B+/A- and be really excited when you do get an A. There are so many other rewarding (emotionally and financially) things to do in the medical/life-sciences besides walk around with a stethiscope and memorize pharma combinations. The stress of worrying about maintaining a near 4.0 when you are 19 is probably taking years off your life. Trust me, you will have ample time make it up later or you will hit the wall at 28 wondering where your life went...</p>
<p>haha, well all the faculty at Duke have driven it into our heads that Law schools only care about numbers...I think this thread is a reflection of that for the pre-law kids</p>
<p>indy, are you an alumni, and what class/school if you are?</p>
<p>yup T'87. I have a don't ask don't tell for undergrad GPA policy with people I look at bringing into my team. I AM interested in where they went to school, and what sort of work experience they have, what people who they have worked with have to say, graduate degrees, etc. But then again, I rarely look at anyone under 30. If they want to brag about it on their resume, that's fine with me. </p>
<p>I was never pre-law so I can't say for certain that things have changed...I can say that my roommate so/jr yr was pre-law, poli sci major, roughly 3.5 (not sure what he ended up with) with nice LSATs who got into Penn law. And he had a nice rec from one of the poli sci profs. The other specious idea is that only the top L-schools are worth attending. I live in Indianapolis, and can tell you that IU law (ranked somewhere in 30s) grads do very nicely for themselves around here. </p>
<p>My kids are approaching college age (HS jr/fr), older one is pre-pre-med (this month)...seriously, he is hearing that med schools don't want a bunch of 3.9 Bio majors every year. Yes they want excellent students, but don't think you need to live in Bio-Sci or Gross Chem for 4 yrs to get into med school. But a well placed A- in Orgo or Cell Bio would be nice :)</p>
<p>lol, my mom's exact words were "I'M NOT THROWING AWAY 42,000 DOLLARS A YEAR FOR YOU NOT TO GET A 4.0!!!" Yikes. Someone give me a kick in the rear if my grades ever start to slip. Otherwise my parents are transferring my butt to UVA. :p</p>
<p>Banana, you're parents are frickin demanding! :) These are DUKE students...being top 30% is a blessing. My heart goes out to you, child. You best watch out fo' the udda youngins at Duke. Dey always be schemin' to take yo Dean's list spot, precious.</p>
<p>I'm going to be an econ/sociology double major. </p>
<p>DMC - Haha, I gotta watch out for scheming students? Watch me turn into a paranoid aluminum foil wearing freak. "What do you mean someone's already checked out that book? YOU'RE ALL TRYING TO SABOTAGE MEEEE!!!"</p>
<p>BiP, yo momma needs a serious reality check. If she really said that in all seriousness, I feel sorry for you and her. Instead of showing some pride in her S/D (?) she is setting you up for resentment all around, no matter who well you do. Did she attend a highly competitive college like Duke? Does she have ANY idea what she is saying?</p>
<p>She went to undergrad in another country. Only came here for her MBA, so it's a bit different.</p>
<p>She was serious when she said that to her darling D (:)), but only time will tell if she'll carry it out - not that I plan on testing her on purpose. My dad is a professor, but that's for grad school, so he's not that familiar with typical undergraduate grading either (his classes are graded entirely on papers and there's no curve). Basically they say they'll be happy as long as I work my hardest, but I think they have a very high standard for what "working hard" means.</p>
<p>hardest usually = A's in HS. Can't predict in college. </p>
<p>Actually might be harder to get 4.0 at UVA because many many more people and more weed-out classes going on, and student population is excellent, esp for state school...</p>