Getting into Grad School from LAC

coolguyusa123
Sat, 02 Jun 2007 10:01:57 +0000

Both of your indicators aren’t really that good. First, looking at Y/H law numbers isn’t good because you don’t know how many students from both Pomona and Williams/Amherst/Swarthmore applied, so you can’t compare acceptance rates. Also, both Amherst and Williams are larger (slightly) than Pomona. Secondly, the WSJ rankings are poor because it only takes into account 5 or so of the top professional schools, not graduate schools. The list can be found on the WSJ site. I’m sure Pomona grads do fine with graduate placement, and law school doesn’t emphasize undergraduate school.
However, it is general considered true that with LACs, it is often more difficult to get into graduate school because there isn’t a significant quantity of research going on and often, undergradautes cannot take graduate level courses because they’re not offered. So if you’re looking into a Ph.D, you might find trouble. However, if you’re looking for law school have a 3.7 and a 170 and hope for a few of the Top 14.