<p>Will UChicago prepare me well for law school at top universities? I heard Chicago has grade deflation and that law schools care mostly for high GPAs... what do you guys think? Is it hard to score Bs and As?</p>
<p>UChicago is ideal for law school. The education itself is outstanding preparation for law school (and, I would argue, also pretty useful in honing logical argument and good reading skill that are quite handy on the LSAT). The grade deflation isn't that big of an issue for law school. GPA (and LSAT score) do pretty much tell you which law schools are an option. The GPA ranges for even the Top 10 law schools are probably lower than you think. Having a 3.5 or 3.6 at Chicago is not easy, but it's not insane, either. Getting 3.8 and up is pretty tough, but if you are applying to law school where 3.7 isn't enough to pretty much guarantee admission with a decent LSAT (and Chicago students tends to score much better than decent), then you'll need more than just LSAT and GPA anyway.</p>
<p>So the grading isn't going to be a problem for admission (i.e. if you have a GPA that's too low at Chicago, you'd probably have a less-than-perfect GPA at an easier grading school, and law schools get a grade distribution for each school). And, if you end up with a very nice GPA, then it's probably stronger on your application than a good GPA from an easier-grading school.</p>
<p>So Chicago isn't really an impediment to law school admission, and it's probably a pretty big asset once you're there (with the quarter system and the intensity of most classes, Chicago grads probably have fewer adjustments to make as they start the intense study in the first year of law school).</p>