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During my three years of working in law school admissions, GPA was a primary factor at my school and all the peer schools I knew about.

Each school would set a target median LSAT and GPA for the year's class because they were weighted heavily in the US News rankings. Applicants with both scores at or above the target median would get scholarships, applicants with one number at or above the median would be presumptively admitted, diverse applicants with solid numbers were admitted to fill out the class once LSAT and GPA were set, and then there would be a half-dozen or fewer judges' kids, politicians' kids, etc.

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<-- This is exactly the process. I've seen scatter plots of LSAT and GPA for admitted students to many law schools, and discussed the process with people in admissions.

I get the comments about better processes for admitting better / more diverse / healthier / whatever students, and it's trivial to come with them, but so long as US News wags the dog, that ain't happening.

Corollary: If your LSAT score is good enough, GPA is irrelevant for admissions. If your GPA is good enough, LSAT is irrelevant for admissions. Both need to be high for scholarships.