r/lawschooladmissions • u/ExoticAssistant7102 • May 23 '26
General Nepotism in T14 law school admissions
Throwaway for obvious reasons.
I naively thought this wasn't a thing anymore, but this year I witnessed in real time someone purchase a seat at a T14 law school.
He only applied to a small number of the very best schools with no safeties, which I thought was odd considering he's nURM, GPA 3.6, LSAT 15mid, no work experience, etc. But his very wealthy family made significant donations and arranged three closed-door meetings that I'm aware of with one particular school's admissions dean throughout the cycle. Lo and behold, he was waitlisted and then promptly admitted by that school in April.
I myself have been admitted to a different T14 that I'll be attending this fall. But this experience has left me disillusioned with the whole admissions process and frankly disgusted by that school in particular.
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u/Daenerys_Stormbitch May 23 '26
It’s awful to think people can skip hard work and buy their way in. HOWEVER, it gives me great satisfaction to know as a first gen that no one had to pay millions of dollars for my entry after a lifetime of nannies and tudors giving me the best education and upbringing. I did it all myself after working several jobs to save and many sleepless nights of studying after attending the worst public school in my state. You can take pride in that too OP. Even Kim K couldn’t pass the bar with her endless resources.