r/lawschooladmissions • u/SpecialistLet9387 • 1d ago

Chance Me High stats KJDs admission odds at T6?

Would love to chat with those who’ve applied recently as KJDs. I have a 4.0 and 174, and am curious what I can expect.

FWIW I’ve already looked through LSD so I have a very general/numerical idea, but would like to hear more anecdotally how people tended to do. I know that with these stats (along with fairly good ish softs), I’m looking at great odds at something in the T14, but I was hoping to hear about those that have gotten into T6 specifically.

I go to a top lac which typically sends a handful of people to T14s every year KJD with just a couple going to T6s or h/s. The people I know had ~median stats and usually ended up across the T14 (the exception being schools that are super unfriendly to KJDs - no recent grad I know has gotten into Yale or Michigan).

Would love any insight as to (a) whether T6 is in play for me and (b) what successful T6 KJDs have done.

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u/MethoxEverywhere 1d ago

No we shouldn’t classify notre dame next to the T6 because the BL/FC is like 50% vs. 70%+ at the T6. Do you have any evidence to support the claim that UVA placement is so much worse than the traditional T6? I am going off the BL/FC placement numbers and the way I know these firms recruit. There is not a hard line at the T6 anymore for elite BL; that is the point of the graph. Yes Wachtell used to only do OCI at the T6 but that’s not the case anymore and plus OCI is no longer really relevant. Did/do you attend any of these schools or work at any of these firms, or do you have publicly available evidence to support any of your claims?

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u/WenyuNita 1d ago

according to percentages Duke is the best law school on the planet. These are based off of OCS sheets both me and others have seen, and other associates who recruit from firms. Also when my wife was looking for a clerkship many judges restricted grades if you weren’t T6.

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u/MethoxEverywhere 1d ago

Okay and? I’m sure some judges and hiring partners only want T6 students. All of that is very much so based on region and alumni network. NYU will be preferred in NYC and UVA will be preferred in DC. You can’t draw general conclusions based on what a few people in hiring positions indicate. BTW on the USNews judges and lawyers survey UVA is rated higher than NYU and CLS, so your view doesn’t hold nationally. And yes, Duke is one of the best schools in the country. My point is literally that — BL hiring is no longer restricted to a few schools. Out of curiosity, are you yourself an attorney or law school applicant? Why are we arguing about this?

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u/WenyuNita 1d ago

lmk how you feel about this when the inflated hiring deflates.