<p>I am a foreigner so I'm not to familiar with America's education system. When people refer to a law school, do they mean schools like Harvard, Yale, etc? What is the difference between a law school and a university? Do you have to go to a college first to get into law school? Please reply!</p>
<p>You have to go to college first (and get an undergraduate degree) before you can get into law school. A university usually has many different "schools" that focus on different areas of academia, like a "letters and sciences" school (for undergraduates), engineering school, film/art/music/theatre school, architecture school, law school, medical school, business school, etc. Professional schools like law schools are only open to college graduates. </p>
<p>Harvard and Yale have law schools. However, they are Universities, which means they also have a "school" where undergraduates study, as well as graduate schools and professional schools (medicine, law, business MBA, etc.)</p>