what makes stanford so difficult to get into? Forum

[BillsFan9907]

Compared to lower ranked schools, their median GPAs and lsat scores aren't astronomical. So what is it?

[bp shinners]

Compared to lower ranked schools, their median GPAs and lsat scores aren't astronomical. So what is it?

Small class size allows them to be more selective.

[malleus discentium]

Stanford's numbers are only that low because it lets them be that low; they could be higher if Faye wanted them to be. S, like Y, is comparatively more interested in having an interesting class than a class of 3.9/173s. And it's harder to be an interesting person than to get a 173.

[A Parliment of Owls]

Also, they are so strong on other US News factors that they don't have to care about LSAT -- so they don't.

This is really what you would expect from the other top schools. At the end of the day Stanford gets that missing 2 more questions on the LSAT correlates with absolutely nothing - so instead they pick people with skills that they think do correlate with great lawyering.

[IAFG]

The crazy thing is how easy it is to get into every non y/s school. Just have the numbers and bam.