<p>this has been bothering me lately: assuming i got my bachelors degree from NYU, does it necessarily apply that i will have (in some sense) a good chance of getting into NYUs law school? i hope my question makes clear sense, i dont know how to put it into words. im just so baffled by this thought, i feel like deciding where to transfer to (im a college freshman) after my undergrad will also play a significant role as to what law school ill end up going to.</p>
<p>From what I've heard, NYU undergrads are not given any special priority when applying to the law school. In fact, it may even hurt their chances...I don't know if this is documented and I would love to see statistics to support this, because I face the same problem and it's very disheartening.</p>
<p>Generally, some law schools might give a "tip" to their own undergrads. Some even have 3-3 set-ups, where you spend 3 years in undergrad, 3 years in law school, and get both degrees in 6 years (not seven). </p>
<p>NYU, however, is the classic exception. NYU undergrad is pretty good - but it is NOT Ivy level. NYU Law, however, has a fantastic reputation - ranked higher than Penn and Cornell. The quality of the law school is much, much better than the undergrad - very unusual. Therefore, there's no reason for the admissions people at NYU Law to give a tip to their own undergrads - they draw from a higher caliber of student (generally). You would have to really stand out at the undergrad level to be viable for the law school.</p>
<p>Where you go for undergrad isn't going to matter.</p>
<p>You have to look at each law school separately; some may give priority to their own undergrads, some may do the reverse.</p>
<p>Most law schools will have students from their own schools. Like the Dean of Law at U of I said: "We accept more students from U of I than anywhere else, but ... we also reject more students from U of I than anywhere else." Something to think about. People are naturally going to apply to the graduate school of their undergrad (if that is a rational choice) so of course many of the schools will probably have the same statistic citing some odd anomalies like NYU undergrad vs law school reps.</p>
<p>Being an NYU grad won't make any difference for NYU law. NYU law is in a completely different league.</p>