does the name of college really not matter in admissions?

<p>My S is a hs senior and says he wants to be a lawyer. He is a recruited athlete. Let’s assume everything is equal (COA, he likes all the schools the same, etc.) Right now, he is looking at, and I think he can get into:</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins
Amherst
Tufts
Wesleyan
Wash & Lee
U of Richmond
Haverford</p>

<p>He can also probably get into any D3 school ([List</a> of NCAA Division III institutions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_Division_III_Institutions]List”>List of NCAA Division III institutions - Wikipedia)). From purely the standpoint of getting into law school, which is he better off at? (assume he puts the same effort into his studies; the only difference is the GPA awarded at different schools, and the prestige of the institution).</p>