<p>Well, Aries, perhaps I didn't "get" your posts. If I didn't, I suspect others didn't either. </p>
<p>Lets look at what you said in one post:</p>
<p>"Also - I'll say it a million times - as a high school student, forget HLS and Yale. Seriously. The chances of getting in are absolutely miniscule. I know someone who chose between Columbia, NYU, Penn, Chicago, etc - and flat-out rejected at HLS, and didn't even bother applying to Yale. Think multiple majors, excellent schools, great grades, and Fulbright or Rhodes scholarship for your typical HLS/Yale L.S. admit."</p>
<p>Here's reality:</p>
<p>While most YLS/HLS students went to "excellent schools," some went to not-especially-elite undergrad schools. To confirm this, see: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.yale.edu/bulletin/html/law/students.html</a> and</p>
<p>There are 32 Rhodes Scholars a year, and not all of them go to law school. I don't know the number of Fulbrights, but (a) except for the UK Fulbrights, it's possible for a good, but not outstanding student to get one-- certainly, you do not have to be Phi Beta Kappa to do so-- and (b) lots of Fulbrights do not want to go to law school. </p>
<p>There are about 560 or so HLS 1Ls and 189 Yale 1Ls. Even these schools don't have 100% yields, so at least 1,000 people get admitted. The "typical" student accepted is neither a Rhodes or Fulbright Scholar. Oh, there are Rhodes and Fulbright scholars in the class, but most assuredly, the MAJORITY of students at both law schools were neither. </p>
<p>Hey, I'm not saying that it's easy to get in; it isn't. However, I don't see any reason to tell high school students to "forget it." There are at least 1,000 people a year who get into one of these schools...so why not one of our high school posters? </p>
<p>I am trying to say to high school kids to dream big--but be yourself. Get the best grades you can, the highest LSAT you can, but DO WHAT YOU ENJOY, not what you think will look good on a resume.</p>