UCSD or UCD to Law school

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I recently got accepted as a transfer to UC Davis and UC San Diego and having a tough time choosing which one would be better for me if I want to go to one of the top law schools. </p>

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<li><p>Both UCD and UCSD are ranked similarly at around 38 in the nation but UCSD is ranked 8th for poli sci, my major, and UCD is ~23. How important is rank?</p></li>
<li><p>I figure I'd have better internship opportunities in Sacramento at UCD than down in SD. How much impact will a few summer internships have on my application? </p></li>
<li><p>UCD sounds like it'd be a little easier academically and raising my GPA sounds important as I have a bout a 3.3 and hopefully can get into the 3.5 range. With a 3.5-3.6, a 170+ LSAT, and what i'd think to be an URM (Afghan) how would my chances be at at the top 10 schools.</p></li>
<li><p>Do Law schools look at CC GPA/coursework and is it weighted or looked at differently? </p></li>
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<p>If anyone could comment or validate these it'd help me make my decision.</p>

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<li>Rank is totally unimportant for admission to law school.</li>
<li>Internships will have no impact on your admission to law school. They may help in getting some jobs though.</li>
<li>You can plug your numbers in [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]here[/url”&gt;http://www.lawschoolpredictor.com/wp-content/uploads/Law-School-Predictor-Full-Time-Programs.htm]here[/url</a>] to see how you’ll do. I don’t know if Afghani counts as URM for the purposes of law school admissions. </li>
<li>You have “3” twice. They look at all your classes insofar as they look at your total GPA. They don’t care about your coursework.</li>
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<p>That was a pretty helpful link, seems like it’s all about the LSAT and GPA is secondary</p>