@Demosthenes, there’s more to my post than just major.
You’ve claimed repeatedly that law schools care about GPA/LSAT to the (near-)exclusion of everything else, on the grounds that they care about US News rankings. They do, and GPA/LSAT are weighted 0.1 by US News.
Placement is weighted double that- 0.2- by US News. You’re now claiming that even though certain factors may make a candidate more appealing for placement, law schools will disregard those factors…even though placement counts for double what GPA/LSAT counts for in determining US News rankings?
It’s odd to me that a law school would focus on a criterion that counts for 0.1 part of a ranking but disregard a criterion that counts for double, especially in a tough job market.
Unfortunately HLS Dean Minow’s frequent speeches about what law schools look for completely contradict your assertions.