What type of college is better for future lawyers?

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<p>I'm wondering what school is better for kids interested in entering law school upon graduation:</p>

<p>U Chicago
Princeton
Brown</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Princeton
Brown
Chicago</p>

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<p>Edit, Now that I think of it, neither of these colleges give a leg up in law school admissions. They are relatively equal in terms of prestige, and you need an excellent GPA and LSAT score to get into a top law school regardless of where you go.</p>

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<p>I know someone who went to Georgetown Law school after going to a college none of you guys probably ever heard of... Beefs is right about GPA and LSAT being crucial.</p>

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<p>Is this a serious question? Undergraduate institutions don't get you into college...your grades and LSAT scores do.</p>

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<p>Granted, opportunities and teaching quality are better at top schools, thus facilitating a better LSAT score and research endeavors. And thats stretching it a bit.</p>

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<p>Yes, that is stretching it quite a bit. If you have the GPA and if you have the LSAT score, you are a viable candidate. Period. And if you don't, you're not. Barring extraordinary circumstances of course.</p>

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<p>I wouldn't say its that simple; statistics of top undergrad college represented at top law schools says its not. But yes that roughly the criteria, you win.</p>

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<p>Statistics of top undergrad college respresnted at top law schools? could you elaborate?</p>

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<p>edit sorry wrong post q</p>

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<p>In other words, although they do look at activities and school quality, the primary factors that they do look at ARE GPA's and LSAT's. LSAT's are supposed to be the great equalizer.</p>

<p>Just because you go to Harvard doesn't mean you have great critical reading abilities.</p>

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<p>It makes it very likely that you do because of the very high standardized test score standards for admission to Hah-vahd.</p>

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<p>Princeton + grades + lsat = good law school. It can be done at a less prestigious college, but I think you'd have a head start from an Ivy.</p>

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<p>Really, you would be fine at any of those institutions. Any effect that the prestige of one of those places would have is far outweighed by your fit with the institution influencing how well you do and how much you learn. UChicago may not have the prestige of Princeton, for instance, but maybe that experience would be perfect for you and as a result you'd have a better GPA and stronger LSAT than you might otherwise.</p>