<p>I know that legacy can sometimes be an important factor when it comes to undergraduate admissions... but what about law school admissions? Does it matter at all if your father/mother/grandparent/etc. went to the law school to which you are applying? Also, what if you have a relative who just attended the school, and not the law school? Does that make any difference at all?</p>
<p>Thanks! ;)</p>
<p>Father/mother/sibling can sometimes matter some, I think. Legacies are only for the law school, however.</p>
<p>Not that anyone's capable of a definitive answer, but I'm a legacy at a t10 ls. Between that and applying ED, how much of a boost would this provide? Anything significant?</p>
<p>Conventional wisdom is that absent these factors, you have to be above 75th on both to feel safe. Below 25th on both and you really have to be spectacular.</p>
<p>If you're in between those ranges on both, however, schools start to evaluate "soft factors" a little bit.</p>
<p>My hypothesis: Here is where I think legacy would kick in, and I suppose ED too. It's not so much a boost in LSAT points so much as it is a replacement for leading your school's canned foods drive.</p>
<p>(Of course, other combinations exist, which I am ignoring.)</p>