Does the undergraduate school matter?

mommamia
Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:33:45 +0000

Most people who go to top law schools are terrific testers. There is a strong correlation between sat scores and lsat scores. If you are a strong test taker, ie, close to 1500 on sats, you will do well enough to be in competition for a top law school. If you are at ASU and have top grades but performanc is less than stellar on standardized tests you will not likely get into a top law school.
If you transfer to a more prestigious school it will not make much of a difference if you are not strong on these types of tests. Now this does not mean you will not have a successful career in law. If you attend a less prestigious law school but are very bright and write extremely well you may make law review and gain access to the job of your choice through that mechanism. I also do not know if you are a urm or have other personal traits that might make you an exception to the rule so to speak. Good luck.