Yes, but you’ve not really shared anything-nor should you. What does “mid-90s” mean? What does “middle of the class” mean?" I have no idea where you work or what you make or what your “softs” were that made you a candidate for admission to HLS. Everyone here takes great pains to preserve his/her anonymity. And if Demo appears and states-anonymously, of course, as s/he’ d still be “Demosthenes,” all the credentials stated above-would you abandon your opinion and suddenly agree?
And you’re a “Happy Alumnus” of what? Law school? Undergraduate? Both? I will certify that I am both cranky and an old man-but is that correct? Could I be a barista borrowing free Wi-Fi and offering opinions on careers ranging from physicist to carpenter? Absolutely!
And I didn’t attend HLS, but do agree that it’s not just numbers to get into these top schools. These are people with interesting lives in addition to their academic achievements. I will never be convinced that numbers alone make the admissions decision.
So while I agree with your analysis, I think you expect too much. Demo’s background is pretty much irrelevant to his arguments, as neither he nor I have ever sat on a law school admissions committee. OK, I know that I haven’t.