@bluebayou: “No one turns down YLS bcos they “can’t afford it” as Yale offers need-based aid.”
Right, so doughnut hole families don’t exist, right? After all, all the Ivies/equivalents cover full-need for all for undergrad.
“Yale will get you in the door to Yale Law school more easily than USC.”
Possibly. Though it’s tough to determine as the overall quality of applicants is also different. Which means it’s difficult to say for the same applicant.