<p>Its about GPA and LSAT. MCAT is for med school. No one in law school admissions cares about your undergrad name. However, if you go to a school (as I did) that prides itself on not bowing to “grade inflation,” and thereby likes to keep everyone’s grades lower, yes that can hurt you. Schools only care about the GPA number, not the philosophy behind it. If UCSD is such a school, that should be a concern. That said, I went to a UC and made it into law school just fine, so I wouldn’t worry about it being some overriding factor. </p>
<p>No one cares what major you are outside of a select few situations. If you want IP you need the science undergrad. If you want tax some accounting will look good. If you want corporate some sort of business or finance will look good. These are things employers will look at, not law schools. Law schools don’t care.</p>