That’s certainly true on its face. But I still think there’s more to it than that. Why BC? I thought he applied to Yale as well. It’s too much of a coincidence that Drinan happened to be at BC and Kerry happened to be accepted there. I don’t know what the current standards are, but back then a DD kept you out of ALL law schools.
I'm pretty certain that Kerry's first choice was Harvard Law. He was intent on following in JFK's footsteps.
BC may well have come in second because of Fr. Drinan.
I don't recall anything about him applying to Yale Law. Recall the FReeper Congressman BillyBob? He was a Kerry antagonist at Yale -- knew him well, hated his guts. I think BillyBob would've mentioned it had Kerry applied for Yale Law.