A friend of mine related a story to me that happened not too long ago (I believe he graduated two years ago, so he started law school 5 years ago). He as sitting in his first day at Columbia’s law school. To start the lecture on a lighter note, the professor asks if anybody has any interesting life story they would like to share. One student stands up and says that she was in Turin Italy and won a silver medal at the 2006 olympics. Another student says that he recently returned from Iraq where he was on his third tour of duty. A frum student in the back of the class stands up and says, “I never attended college.” The professor was confused. “How did you get accepted to school here? This is a very prestigious institution.” The frum student responds, “I learned in a religious school (ie. yeshiva) my whole life, took the LSAT and got a perfect score.” Later my friend found out that he got a BTL from a yeshiva somewhere in New Jersey.
So I guess it does happen.