Invitations from law schools

Q: What do invitations from law schools (to apply for admission) mean? Do they imply a very good chance of admission, or more or
less than that?
A: Law school invitations have only slightly more value than those offers you get to apply for various credit cards. When you registered for LSDAS, you probably signed up for the candidate referral service. This service sends out candidate information to all law schools that subscribe to the service (which is most law schools). Many schools use these reports to target specific candidates who meet or exceed their baseline qualifications, based on your LSAT score and GPA.

They are generally used to identify students who would likely help improve that particular school's median LSAT and/or GPA range. So, it is true that your numbers will probably be higher than the average at most of the schools who send you invitations, and in that sense you have an increased chance of admission. But the invitation itself does not guarantee you some higher likelihood of admission, just as the credit card solicitations, while based on your credit rating, do not guarantee they'll issue you a card.

The schools are essentially trying to get the attention of promising candidates who might not otherwise check out or apply to them.

So, review the catalogs and CDs, but as with other law schools, do your own independent research to make a determination of whether any particular school should make your list.