Chuck Amuck wrote:The student is more important than the school. There are some who graduate from a "good" law school who don't pass the bar exam the first time. Some of them don't pass the second time either.
Ed Zachary!
IMO, the caliber of students who are admitted to a particular school ultimately determine the overall prestige and ranking of a school. The more selective [in the words of the OP "so darn picky"] the school is, the more likely the graduate will be successful in their chosen field. Successful graduates create a positive image for the school and make it desirable. This leads to more qualified students applying and allows the school to be even more selective and increase their prestige and rating.
IMO, the choice of the school [or academy] is important, but the caliber and ranking of the student is a better predictor of success than one who just meets the minimum passing/fail criteria. Would you rather have a doctor [lawyer, or Indian chief] who graduated last is their class at Harvard or first in their class at UT?
