<p>I’d suggest asking your question on the law board, but…</p>
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<li><p>The Oxford program won’t hurt his chances. If he is a Brit, he should look into the combined programs with US law schools. </p></li>
<li><p>Being an engineer in and of itself won’t hurt your chances. However, at some schools–I don’t know about Stanford–grades in engineering are deflated compared to other majors. Getting into LS is all about the gpa and LSAT score. There’s not much adjustment for a tougher grading major. So, if you do end up with a lower gpa because you are in engineering, it will hurt your chance. If you get a high gpa, it won’t.</p></li>
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