Lkeats

I remember from applying to undergrad institutions that legacy status can play a significant role in helping a candidates' chances of admission and was wondering if the same applied to law school admissions.
Based on the fact that law school apps don't seem to ask about legacy status it is my assumption that it doesnt matter much. But both dad and grandfather both attended HLS so I am secretly hoping that it will help me. (I'm currently a sophomore with a 3.7 and a 174 on the practice LSAT I took this summer and simply based on the numbers I'm assuming that HLS will be a stretch.)
thanks

note: If this topic has already been discussed ad nauseam I apologize and could someone point me to the previous thread?

Greybeard

Your assumption is good. I don't remember any law schools asking about legacy status.

The dean of the law school at U.C. Berkeley hinted a while ago in an alumni meeting that they might beginto consider legacy status. That's about the only reference to the concept I've ever come across in law school admissions.

jonri

Legacy does matter at some law schools. Last I heard, it doesn't at Harvard. The form doesn't even ask--which annoys some alums. Last I knew--I haven't looked at the forms in about 4 years-both Yale and Stanford DO ask. I believe NYU does as well. If you are familiar with Yale's system, you get +1 for being the child of a Yale LAW alum--the same you get for being a URM

BTW, if you are a soph, remember that GPAs usually go up. You're in pretty good shape for HLS.

Student615

A lot of my applications last year asked (and they specifically wanted to know about alums at the law school, not just the university). Don't know to what degree it does or doesn't count, and I don't specifically remember which schools asked, but I do know that many did.