How much does undergrad influence Law school admissions?

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<p>This has been weighing on me heavily and I need advice.</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore undergrad at Georgia Southern University. I have amazing friends and a great social life, not to mention I love the school. But I want to go to law school and I'll do whatever it takes even if that means transferring so that my application looks better. I'm very sad about it because I don't want to leave Georgia Southern but I might need to. With that being said, does where I graduate from matter THAT much to law schools or am I over thinking it? I've heard people say that a 3.0 from UGA looks better than a 4.0 from Ga Southern, but I don't know how much truth that statement really holds.</p>

<p>If transferring IS the best thing for me to do, I'm wondering if I should go to UGA or Ga Tech. I'm a business major, by the way. I know that the Terry College of Business is great and Ga Tech is amazing for any major. I worry about tech though because I know I have the academic means to be accepted but I'm not sure if I could last there.</p>

<p>Someone please help This has been the only thing on my mind for months and I need answers.</p>

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<p>No true. The 2 key factors are GPA/LSAT scores, it does not matter what school it is coming from. IF you have a 4.0/175 from Harvard or Clown College, you will get admitted into several top law schools.</p>

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<p>The only time, in legal admissions, where a lower GPA from a more prestigious college will beat out a higher GPA from a directional is for the MBA component of a JD/MBA; for the JD itself it’s a non-factor, except maybe at Yale.</p>

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<p>I don’t know how much the undergrad school name matters for law school admissions, but I do know that the intangible aspects of education at a more prominent school can have an impact in that at a higher-ranking school, the expectations and “know-how” of the faculty and classmates are more tuned to getting students into top-tier law schools (and top-tier jobs, etc.). E.g., at Yale, the faculty and staff are used to getting students into Stanford Law School and know how to manage the process; at Less-Prestigious U., they’re not.</p>