does going to UVA undergrad carry any weight for UVA law? Forum

[philly93]

title says it all

[WahooLaw24]

I don't know that anyone would be able to answer that question definitively one way or another. If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Most likely going to UVA for undergrad will just help you write a more convincing and detailed "Why UVA," which would help you in a way. To say that the adcomm will give you bonus points for going to undergrad there would just be speculation though.

[krookard]

It definitely does. The career center has the numbers for UVA undergrads being accepted into UVA law and they are significantly lower than the overall medians. Unsure what I did with the printout but they can give it to you.

[l0g0s]

It definitely does. The career center has the numbers for UVA undergrads being accepted into UVA law and they are significantly lower than the overall medians. Unsure what I did with the printout but they can give it to you.

Overall medians or VA resident medians? This is likely to be a byproduct of many UVA undergrads being VA residents.

[Lumieres]

If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Does this apply to all other public, state schools?

[BigLawer]

If you are a resident that will help. They have a 40% (i think) in state requirement. I know a couple people who are 1Ls and went to UVA for UG. Does it give you a leg up over W&M or U Richmond? Nope not at all

[09042014]

If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Does this apply to all other public, state schools?

No usually not. Michigan, Penn, Berkeley are free to take who they want.

[longlivetheking]

If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Does this apply to all other public, state schools?

No usually not. Michigan, Penn, Berkeley are free to take who they want.

i approve this penn-trolling

[star fox]

If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Does this apply to all other public, state schools?

No usually not. Michigan, Penn, Berkeley are free to take who they want.

Penn, like NYU, is private despite the very public sounding name.

[curious66]

If you're a resident of Virginia, that will help your chances as the law school has to take a large amount of Virginia residents to fill every class.

Does this apply to all other public, state schools?

No usually not. Michigan, Penn, Berkeley are free to take who they want.

Penn, like NYU, is private despite the very public sounding name.

Michigan is free to take who they want for the most part, although they have about 20% Michigan residents, only 2% of the Law School funding is from the state.
Berkeley takes about 50% California residents -- and I believe is more dependent on CA state funding.
UT for example is required to take about 70% instate (best I remember).

Penn is not a public university as the poster noted above .

[Big Dog]

Berkeley takes about 50% California residents -- and I believe is more dependent on CA state funding.

That is more a result of self-selection by the applicants, which tend towards an east coast bias/preference.

[voytek]

If you are a resident that will help. They have a 40% (i think) in state requirement. I know a couple people who are 1Ls and went to UVA for UG. Does it give you a leg up over W&M or U Richmond? Nope not at all

There is not a set-in-stone requirement since the law school is financially independent from uva undergrad. When I visited the school last year the admissions deans said they shoot for around 30 percent VA residents but it's give or take.

I agree with above that having gone to UVA undergrad probably will help you write a better "why UVA" essay and therefore avoid YP.