<p>It seems everyone here on CC is in the upper 1% tax bracket, because no one even acknowladged my point that a local state U saves $$$$ over most private schools, assuming you dont have a great grant set up.</p>
<p>If you’re looking at top ranked elite colleges, and you cannot get high GPAs at a state university that is not in the top 100, you’re not going to do well at law school so I’d reconsider it all together. That is why I believe a top GPA that saves you money is better then the small advantage you get from a better school, especially when the LSAT is SO IMPORTANT. The point I make about 2 points on the LSAT > what school you attend, seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Further, While you all have some pretty interesting stories that frame the way state Us grade, a) it’s not limited to just public schools b) that’s not a good representation of all schools c) nor is this backed up by any type of study.</p>
<p>Finally, grade inflation is WELL KNOWN BY LAW SCHOOLS. The point of the LSAT? Because of inflation/different ways to calculate a GPA, etc. So a) the LSAT decreases that advantage a prestigious school has over a lower ranked school b) the grade inflation is looked down on and c) if you’re smarter than your class you will get top grades w/o inflation. However, the same arguments used about the randomness of a state U can be applied to a top private. 50 kids in a class could all have been 4.0 HS students. You might not even be in the top half of that course.</p>
<p>I think the fact that top schools are seen more at top law schools shows not that lower ranked schools can’t place at top law schools, but that kids from Brown are more likely to WANT graduate education.</p>