<p>I will point out that colleges want to build a class: they want an orchestra, a track team, school paper, a cappella groups, a theatre troupe, a baseball team, etc. They also need to balance their majors, so they do not have 200 French majors when they usually have thirty. That explains a lot of UG admissions - how SATs and GPA are not the overriding factors. Law schools, however, want an academically strong class, a good Law Review, and, well, kids who will get federal clerkships. Hence LSAT and GPA being the biggest factors.</p>