Does the undergraduate school matter?

_devo
Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:51:49 +0000

There is a lot of info out there about undergraduate feeder schools to the top law schools. I am a freshman at ASU and I noticed only 2 graduates went to Harvard while as many as 40 came from schools like UCLA, Berkely, and Ivy leagues. I have read on this board that most don’t think the undergraduate school is that important but I am concerned it is since my school sent only 2 to Harvard and has 30,000+ students. I only use Harvard as an example, other schools send more students than ASU all-around.

So… how much better off am I transfering to a “more respected” school? Can anyone explain why some schools send so many students to top ranked schools and others don’t, if the undergraduate school doesn’t matter?