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Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:03 pm
by AnonymousApplicant
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Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:10 pm
by August Wilson
Would help some, but probably not much. It would probably be a tie breaker between you and someone else, but not something that's going to vault you to the top of the pile.
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:14 pm
by FairchildFLT
It won't help at all. Just look at Rachel Zane.
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:20 pm
by Atmosphere
FairchildFLT wrote:It won't help at all. Just look at Rachel Zane.
I lol'd.
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:24 pm
by Gray
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Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:27 pm
by arklaw13
smccgrey wrote:Atmosphere wrote:FairchildFLT wrote:It won't help at all. Just look at Rachel Zane.
I lol'd.
Rachel Zane getting into Stanford but not Harvard was probably the least believable thing to happen in suits. Spoiler alert.
nah a partner giving a shit about a 1st year takes the cake
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:29 pm
by jdmonkey
I had an LOR from the pres. of a CCN and still got rejected. Your numbers have to be at least in the "zone of credibility." I've heard this is less so if your family is a large donor. The best schools typically have the largest endowments and the last thing a law school wants to do is piss off a major donor.
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:45 pm
by FairchildFLT
arklaw13 wrote:smccgrey wrote:Atmosphere wrote:FairchildFLT wrote:It won't help at all. Just look at Rachel Zane.
I lol'd.
Rachel Zane getting into Stanford but not Harvard was probably the least believable thing to happen in suits. Spoiler alert.
nah a partner giving a shit about a 1st year takes the cake
What about LSATs and being a marijuana kingpin ha
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:51 pm
by sims1
smccgrey wrote:Atmosphere wrote:FairchildFLT wrote:It won't help at all. Just look at Rachel Zane.
I lol'd.
Rachel Zane getting into Stanford but not Harvard was probably the least believable thing to happen in suits. Spoiler alert.
I think you're supposed to put the spoiler tag before you write out the spoiler.
Your point is valid though.
Re: Would an alumni connection help at HYS?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:18 pm
by Mullens
It will only make a difference if your sibling actually went to the law school and even then the boost is probably far less than your URM boost.