Hey softy, Im a student here at Rochester. Let me just get this straight, in terms of your post, you're a transfer student from Barnard and concerned about the difficulty of classes here and the possible impact of that on your gpa? If thats wrong please correct me.
So firstly what are you planning on majoring in. You should realize that different departments grade differently. The majority of hard science (bio, physics, etc) are hard and often maintain strict curves. At the same time many classes in the humanities and socials sciences are the opposite, Professors are slightly more lax with grading (relatively of course). That being said, grades should not be a worry. Classes are challenging, but you will learn a lot and professors will reward you for hard work. In terms of law school, yes law school is a numbers game, but you should realize thats only a part of the battle. Once you get into law school, you will be competing with some of the best students from around the country for spot on a strict curve. The more prepared you are in thinking critically and working hard the better it is. If you feel that Rochester offers those skills, then I say go for it.
If you have specific questions regarding Rochester let me know. I'm a Creative Writing and Critical Foundations of Political and Social Thought (a major I created, one of the perks of Rochester
)double major. Also I've taken a bunch of CS courses and math courses, so I'm familiar with those departments as well.