<p>jonri- I do agree. I think you need to be in the ZONE for HYS admission as well as any other top law school. The Zone (which I will assume is the 25-75% LSAT score): For HY, the 25% is 169-170 and for Stanford it is 167. My point is that it would be extremely rare for a non HYSP (AWS) undergrad to get into HYS law school with a 167-170 LSAT which is still within the Zone.<br>
HYS is obviously accepting kids with those LSAT grades as proven by 25%-75% scores, but I will safely assume these kids are not coming from Cornell, Penn State or just about any other school in the country. I believe the kids gaining acceptance to HYS who score at the Bottom of THE ZONE are UG’s from HYSP AWS. I think that is the reality, and there is nothing wrong with that. The “elite” love the “elite”.<br>
Stop thinking that everyone at HYS gets a 174 on their LSAT’s. Apparently the “average” Harvard kid gets (gasp!!) 166. Geez- even my Cornell kid did better than that!
And does Cornell give an extra point or two to their own? I’m sure they do (in the same manner HYS gives their UG’s a break). But as Cornells 25-75% is 166-168, I would doubt too many Cornell kids get into Cornell Law with much less than a 164. The same way Harvard probably doesn’t take its own UG’s if they are 2 points or so under their zone (167).</p>
<p>It is understandable that Law schools give a bit of wiggle roon to their UG’s-
so why is it difficult to understand that some HYS undergrads can get into HYS law school with a 169 LSAT’s. That score is “within the Zone” (as you put it).<br>
I find nothing wrong with a college giving their own UG’s a bit of a break as long as it is within reason. In fact I think it is a good thing. It shows a sense of loyalty to their own students.
I’m sure Cornell is no worse an “Offender” than HYS.</p>
<p>I find it curious then that some on these boards, need to run to the defense of HYS when in fact their actions are no different than most other schools.</p>
<p>and Jonri- Just curious. What’s an “ILR type”??</p>
<p>BTW- Happy New Year to All.</p>