will it help?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I am a student at UMich - ann arbor and have relatively good grades - 3.6 but i am Poli Sci. I’m looking to go to ND for law school or potentially elsewhere and does having alumni status in the law school help? I only ask bc i know how competitive it is to get in. I have not taken the lsat so i can’t give you a good gauge of that. </p>

<p>My mom went to ND and her father, my grandfather, was on the board of advisors at ND Law until the mid 90’s. He’s still alive if that matters to this at all. ND will be my overall first choice but i will probably also apply to UM, Tennessee, Vandi, GT, GWU, HArvard (for the heck of it, that’s where my Grandfather received his law degree), as well as some other places i have yet to decide upon. </p>

<p>I am not trying to sound entitled or anything more or less just want to get an idea of my chances prior to applying next fall (as i am a junior). </p>

<p>also about me:</p>

<p>I row at UM, own my own company which has proved profitability and am in a frat. -don’t know if this helps but i appreciate the criticism/comments.</p>

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<p>Chances are impossible without actual LSAT scores.</p>

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<p>Yeah i assumed that would be a general response. It’s more or less a curiosity if being a son of a Law School alum will help. It’s not something i am banking on for admissions but i’ve learned within the last 3 years that you take advantage of any opportunity like this which you can. so i don’t see any point in letting it pass by.</p>

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<p>Whether formal or not, I think all schools consider legacy status somewhat. Schools know that alums tend to stop donating money if they reject their children/grandchildren/etc., so it’s always a factor. The degree to which it matters though varies school to school. I would say it will help you at ND only if you are extremely borderline.</p>