| I was on a pre-law forum the other day, and I was | | | | must simpler than prevailing wisdom makes it out to |
| amazed at how many college students think getting | | | | be. This created a fire storm of posts back and forth |
| into Harvard law School is difficult. It may not be a | | | | because, predictably, many people disagreed with me. |
| walk on the beach to get into that school, but it | | | | They thought I shouldn't have been telling this |
| certainly is not impossible. I read one forum post | | | | Georgetown student to apply to Harvard. |
| from a Georgetown undergraduate student with a | | | | The truth is they were all wrong. I got into Harvard |
| 3.6 GPA and a 170 LSAT score who thought that | | | | with credentials that some would think did not qualify |
| Harvard was a "pipe dream." | | | | me to get admitted there. My LSAT score was well |
| I responded and argued vehemently that it's not a | | | | below a 170, and I did not attend Georgetown. In |
| pipe dream at all! Getting into Harvard Law School is | | | | fact, I attended a third-tier undergraduate university. |