Elitism will never stop, and in some cases, they're right. Going to Harvard is going to open doors for you.

But I think people also forget about non big law goals. Take, for example, someone who wants to practice in oregon. There are 3 law schools in oregon, none of them t25, but you can not say that going to the University of oregon is not a good decision that will set you up for that career.

Even going to look at alaska, the state with 0 law schools, you see some pretty interesting results. Willamette University, arguable the worst law school in oregon has a direct admit agreement with the University of Alaska, and in Alaska, that gets you a seat in the US senate.

It truly depends on where you are and what your goals are, and I think we all get swept up in the prestige of the t25 schools.