Psychology major for prospective law school student

soulofheaven8
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:52:21 +0000

AriesAthena, you mentioned that undergraduate school attended is something that they take into consideration. How much of an impact does that have? I remember reading on another thread that law schools would rather take a 4.0 student from a mediocre school than a 3.0 student from MIT. Let’s say I graduate Columbia with a 3.4/3.5, all else being equal, how would I measure up against a student from an average school who is sporting a 3.8/3.9?

Also, how much of a benefit do they give to their own undergrads? I.e. is Columbia Law School more likely to admit someone who attended Columbia for undergrad if two applicants are similar? I know Law Schools like to say that they don’t give preferential treatment to their own undergrads, but really how true is that?