<p>Hi.In the future i plan to become a lawyer.I have done some research on colleges and I found out that not all Ivy Leagues are better than usual colleges or universities.And i have a very important question that bothered me for a really long time:)Lets say that I get accepted into NYU(wich has number 5 best law program in the whole nation)and I get accepted into Cornell(wich is number 12).So wich one should i go to?NYU because it has number 5 best law program or Cornell because its Ivy League?Plus after wich college my salary will be higher?(i heard that if a person graduates from any ivy league,his salary will be 100k+).Well at least first lawyer's salary.So please help me.Ty</p>
<p>The quality of a university's law school is not a good metric for its quality as an undergraduate school. On the other hand, Ivy League status doesn't in and of itself mean anything either. In other words: both of the ways you are thinking about this are pretty useless.</p>
<p>Law school admissions is based on your undergraduate GPA and your LSAT score. Everything else is much less important.</p>
<p>Young lawyers who enter high-paying law firms usually make more than $100,000 a year, but such jobs are very selective. The five Ivy League universities which have law schools tend to place pretty well into such firms, but so do several other schools.</p>
<p>Pick a college that will help you grow: academically, personally, socially, etc. Pick something that will be an adventure. Major in something interesting. Learn a lot while you're there. That's all that matters.</p>
<p>Blue.I've asked for a reason.From what i heard college rank plays a huge role in what kind of education you'll get and what kind of starting salary you will have.And a lot of people tell me to make a college of my heart-choice,but my heart tells me to apply wherever i will recieve better education as a lawyer</p>
<p>You don't receive any education as a lawyer during your undergraduate years. You receive an education as a lawyer when you go to law school, and the excellence of your law school DOES matter.</p>
<p>Undergrad rank does not play a particularly prominent role in law school admissions.</p>
<p>So its basically 4 years of regular college subjects and then 2 years in actual law school right?And what will the law schools look at after i finish my 4 years of regular college program.Cause of what i heard all things,gpa and clubs that i had in my high school will not count after 2 years of attending college</p>
<p>Law school is three years. High school accomplishments will not matter. College GPA and LSAT score will be the dominant factors. Other things matter much less, but they do matter: extracurriculars during college, work experience during/after, essays, (sometimes) interviews.</p>
<p>K blue and you say that pre law college really doesnt matter that much?Well i mean it doesnt matter what colleges rank is.Basically if ill go to a normal college and ill have good LSAT GPA and whatever else is needed i have a good chance of getting into Harvard or Yale law school?</p>
<p>Future13: If you go to pretty much ANY university, and do well, and earn a high GPA, and then do very well on the LSAT, you will have just as good a chance of getting into a top, top law program as the guy with the same LSAT/GPA from yale/harvard/etc.</p>
<p>K thats exactly what i needed to know.Ty guys have a great life</p>