I’m currently attending WSU with a major in writing and rhetorics. I’ve had thedream for a while now to attend Yale Law ever since I talked to one of my friends who is an undergrad at Yale.
I’m wondering that if I have a high gpa and score highly on the LSATS, as well as possibly interning at a law firm, will me attending a less than prestigious state college hurt my chances for admission in the long run (I attended WSU due to financial restraints and accessibility).
GPA and LSAT and internships will help you a lot. If you are within the range of Yale admits a state college undergrad will not hurt. You will have the same chance of admission as undergrads from prestige schools, which is to say very small.
Law school applications have been trending down for years. Undergraduate school is not as important as grades and LSAT. However, the law school you attend may matter; prospects will be better for top graduates of top law schools.
Alright. I love the college I’m at with the faculty and class sizes being very helpful, and the financial aspect keeps me from going broke before the major law school spending.
I’ve looked over some of the practice LSAT questions and it honestly doesn’t look too bad, and obviously the grades will be there. I haven’t gotten the internship worked out though.
Yale is probably the most difficult law school in terms of admissions. It pretty much has the highest prestige, and it’s tiny. GPA and LSAT alone are unlikely to get you admitted. To get into Yale, you really have to bring something special intellectually to the table. An advanced degree helps, but really immersing yourself in something as an undergraduate and excelling at it also works.
(The joke about Yale Law School is that which college you went to for your BA may not matter, but which college at Oxford or Cambridge you had your fellowship in might.)