<p>Do Reedies have difficulty getting into law school, given the rigor of Reed's curriculum? (assuming that rigor translates to a potentially lower GPA)</p>
<p>I couldn't uncover statistics...</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>According to this link, [REED</a> COLLEGE LIFE AFTER REED](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/success.html]REED”>Life After Reed - Institutional Research - Reed College) , the occupational distribution of Reed alumni is 4% Law, and the law schools most frequently attended by Reed alums are among the most selective: Harvard, Yale, Stanford, NYU, Columbia, NorthwesternU, Cornell, UChicago, UDub, UCBerkeley, UCLA, and others. </p>
<p>For med school admissions, on the other hand, Reed’s Office of Institutional Research shows 2003-2010 acceptance rates of 71%-83% by science GPA and MCAT score: [REED</a> COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE](<a href=“http://web.reed.edu/ir/medschool.html]REED”>Medical School Acceptance Rate - Institutional Research - Reed College)</p>
<p>Kindest regards,</p>
<p>HAguitarND
Reed College class of 2015</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply! </p>
<p>I realize that Reedies go on to excellent law schools, but I’m wondering about the overall percentage accepted…</p>
<p>Thanks for asking the question, mariomaniac. As I am considering both law school and med school after Reed, I completely agree that it would be helpful to see the same sort of info on law school admission rates as is available for med school admissions. Looking at the occupational distribution of alumni, it’s not as though there is a vast difference between the number of Reedies choosing careers in law (4%) and those choosing careers in medicine* (5%). Beyond admission rates, I’m especially curious to know what are the corresponding GPA minimums and the ‘cut point’ for LSAT scores of Reedies accepted to law schools, similar to the data given about science GPAs and MCAT scores of Reedies accepted to med schools. Perhaps a phone call or email to the Office of Institutional Research could shed more light on this?</p>
<p>*just to muddy the water a bit more, the distribution actually lists it as “Health Care,” which may include fields not requiring med school?</p>
<p>Great points.</p>
<p>Good to know I’m not the only class of 2015 pre-professional Reedie 
(I’m an admitted EDer) </p>
<p>And yeah, “health care” includes nursing, physical therapy, etc…This is pure speculation, but I doubt there are too many Reedies with an interest in something outside of med school, though. I’d venture to say that the majority of individuals under the “health care” heading are physicians. Who knows, though. </p>
<p>Hmmm. I’ll email them. You can email them. One of us should email them. Let’s satisfy our curiosity.</p>