<p>What are people's views on the path of Georgetown SFS to a top law school? </p>
<p>Would I have a better chance coming from a political science degree at Stanford? Or is it mostly just relative to grades and LSATS?</p>
<p>Mostly LSATs and grades, IF you are talking two top schools (Stanford and GU both qualify). If it’s Stanford vs Univ of FL at Gainesville, or Penn State, they would not be considered to be on an equal footing.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was asking between Gtown and Stanford specifically. Long story, but in a situation right now where I can probably afford Gtown but would have to take out loans for Stanford, so I was seeing if people thought I would be on similar ground going to these schools.</p>
<p>If you get high LSATs and do really well at GU, then you will have a good shot at getting into a good law school. (Which begs the question: who would WANT to go to law school these days, given the limited employment prospects as compared to just two years ago?)</p>
<p>Georgetown vs. Stanford makes absolutely no difference in law school admissions. Law school is truly a numbers game and a 3.8+ GPA with a 175+ LSAT get you in anywhere you want to go (other than, of course, Yale) so long as the school is accredited (seriously, if you have the right numbers Georgetown vs. Stanford vs. San Diego State doesn’t make a difference).</p>
<p>Now, if you’re not at the top of the pile (by which, I really mean looking outside the T14), school prestige starts to play more of a role, but there’s not enough difference between Georgetown and Stanford to really have an impact. The one and only area where this might matter is if you’re applying to Georgetown or Stanford Law (schools tend to take care of their own whenever possible, and at least at Georgetown there’s a special program for juniors to apply to the law school).</p>