In my example, let’s assume that the Army Lt. got the same score on the LSAT as the kid who graduated from Duke. They will still take the Duke grad because his index number will be much higher, and his GPA was much better, and he went to Duke. Human beings are not permitted to mature and improve after college according to their entrance theories, and any leadership experience, service to this country and exposure to international cultures only count in the essay which really doesn’t matter much.
Don’t know about you, but I’d rather have the Army Lt. defending me in the courtroom, and I would place alot of trust and respect in him as well purely based on his service. I also believe that we should offer him a shot. This is the problem with law school admissions these days. It is a numbers game and many people who would make fantastic lawyers are excluded because they may have screwed up in college, or didn’t plan their life out at age 17. And by the way, make sure you graduate with a degree in something they consider useful – they will hold it against you if you major in art, landscape arhitecture etc.
