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Post by lisjjen » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:35 pm

protein wrote:do the lol no'ers all go to texas?
Not yet. But then again, I would still go to USC if they gave me enough money.

Commence Yankee hatred over passing up higher ranked East Coast options.

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Post by Helmholtz » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:35 pm

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Helmholtz wrote:Go blue
+1 Rankings don't matter all that much, but it's still sweet.
They don't, but the LSAT/GPA numbers don't lie. We put together a hell of a class this year.

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Post by thelaststraw05 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:35 pm

As I will very likely be attending Michigan this fall. I'm enjoying this.

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Post by NZA » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

Helmholtz wrote:
NZA wrote:
Helmholtz wrote:Go blue
+1 Rankings don't matter all that much, but it's still sweet.
They don't, but the LSAT/GPA numbers don't lie. We put together a hell of a class this year.
:D Can't wait to be there!

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Post by rman1201 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

Heres the new employment ranking methodology:

Employment Rates for Graduates The employment rates for the 2009 graduating class determine success in this category. Employment rates are measured at graduation (.04 weight) and nine months after graduation (.14 weight). This year, we modified how we compute the new J.D. employment rates used in the law school rankings in an initial effort to publish employment data that is somewhat more reflective of the job market for new J.D. graduates compared to our previous calculation method.

In the past, new J.D.s counted as employed at graduation and at nine months out if they were working full or part time in a legal or non-legal job or pursuing additional graduate school education after their J.D.; so did 25 percent of those whose status was "unknown." Now, both the at graduation and nine months after employment rates are figured solely based on the number of grads working at that point in time full or part time in a legal or non-legal job divided by the total number of J.D. graduates. Also, those who are not seeking employment are now counted in the calculation as part of the total number of J.D. graduates; previously, they were excluded from the size of the graduating class and the calculation. U.S. News believes that this calculation is a more realistic presentation of the employment data that is currently available to U.S. News.

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Post by fatduck » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

BlueDiamond wrote:
ArthurDigbySellers wrote:Grats to Vandy. Also, is WUSTL really tied with USC? Is that bc USC is overrated or WUSTL I moving up or both? But damn, 18 for WUSTL. That school is rich as fuck. I'll accept it when I see their employment data. No one gives a flying fuck about library size.

But seriously, Washington just keeps moving on up. I knew it was a good school, but should I believe it's *that* good in terms of absolute job prospects. I would still take #22 BU over it, but I am just a humble dumbass.
WUSTL games rankings end of story
yea i heard they built a 20-story library at the edge of campus just to game the rankings. it doesn't even have any books in it. they actually use it as a parking deck.

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Post by lisjjen » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

BlueDiamond wrote:
ArthurDigbySellers wrote:Grats to Vandy. Also, is WUSTL really tied with USC? Is that bc USC is overrated or WUSTL I moving up or both? But damn, 18 for WUSTL. That school is rich as fuck. I'll accept it when I see their employment data. No one gives a flying fuck about library size.

But seriously, Washington just keeps moving on up. I knew it was a good school, but should I believe it's *that* good in terms of absolute job prospects. I would still take #22 BU over it, but I am just a humble dumbass.
WUSTL games rankings end of story
Who doesn't?

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Post by FiveSermon » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

BlueDiamond wrote:
ArthurDigbySellers wrote:Grats to Vandy. Also, is WUSTL really tied with USC? Is that bc USC is overrated or WUSTL I moving up or both? But damn, 18 for WUSTL. That school is rich as fuck. I'll accept it when I see their employment data. No one gives a flying fuck about library size.

But seriously, Washington just keeps moving on up. I knew it was a good school, but should I believe it's *that* good in terms of absolute job prospects. I would still take #22 BU over it, but I am just a humble dumbass.
WUSTL games rankings end of story
This. BU undoubtedly has MUCH better job prospects than WUSTTTL.

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Post by chup » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:36 pm

NZA wrote:
Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:]ummm, no Texas has the lowest employment % of any school in the top 20 except Gtown, which is .5% lower.
Why the bump?
Because if USNews doesn't tweak the relative weights of different factors every year, how the hell do you expect them to sell magazines?

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Post by Barbie » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

UF employed at graduation- 60%
FSU employed at graduation- 71%

shitttt...........??

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Post by romothesavior » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

OMG GUYS WUSTL MOVED UP TO 18!

I made the right decision last year, I feel so vindicated. I go to a school that is "trending" upward!

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Post by ArthurDigbySellers » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

redsoxfan2495 wrote:the T14 has been breached
Texas is hardly a threat. Have you seen their employment numbers?

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Post by Mickey Quicknumbers » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

YourCaptain wrote:
Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:
YourCaptain wrote:I genuinely feel sorry for Emory.
Why. Nobody cares.
No jobs; the drop in rank is just insult to SEVERE injury.
1. No jobs? did you notice Emory outplacing WUSTL in the latest NLJ rankings?
2. Emory was ranked 32 5 years ago, schools fluctuate, no one cares.

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Post by Gemini » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:37 pm

fatduck wrote: yea i heard they built a 20-story library at the edge of campus just to game the rankings. it doesn't even have any books in it. they actually use it as a parking deck.
Then why is it called a library????? *head explodes*

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Post by rman1201 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:38 pm

Barbie wrote:UF employed at graduation- 60%
FSU employed at graduation- 71%

shitttt...........??
holy fuck.

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Post by YourCaptain » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:38 pm

romothesavior wrote:OMG GUYS WUSTL MOVED UP TO 18!

I made the right decision last year, I feel so vindicated. I go to a school that is "trending" upward!
Romo you better have a scotch in hand right now.

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Post by lisjjen » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:38 pm

ArthurDigbySellers wrote:
redsoxfan2495 wrote:the T14 has been breached
Texas is hardly a threat. Have you seen their employment numbers?
You mean their NLJ 250 numbers? Does anybody on this forum realize there's other firms out there and that you don't have to get paid as much in Texas to take home the same amount of cash?

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Post by Bumi » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:38 pm

BlueDiamond wrote:WUSTL games rankings end of story
It's called WINNING. #planbetter

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Post by FiveSermon » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:38 pm

Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:
YourCaptain wrote:
Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:
YourCaptain wrote:I genuinely feel sorry for Emory.
Why. Nobody cares.
No jobs; the drop in rank is just insult to SEVERE injury.
1. No jobs? did you notice Emory outplacing WUSTL in the latest NLJ rankings?
2. Emory was ranked 32 5 years ago, schools fluctuate, no one cares.
Outplacing WUSTL is nothing to be bragging about LOL

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Post by 98234872348 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 pm

romothesavior wrote:OMG GUYS WUSTL MOVED UP TO 18!

I made the right decision last year, I feel so vindicated. I go to a school that is "trending" upward!
You guys are totally on your way to the T13

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Post by Hannibal » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 pm

Bunch of 0Ls looking at web pages and talking about what schools deserve to be where = lolz

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Post by NZA » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 pm

aschup wrote:
NZA wrote:
Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:]ummm, no Texas has the lowest employment % of any school in the top 20 except Gtown, which is .5% lower.
Why the bump?
Because if USNews doesn't tweak the relative weights of different factors every year, how the hell do you expect them to sell magazines?
Good point. How often does a non-T14 make it in, though? Hasn't the T14 been the T14 for, well, years?

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Post by RPK34 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 pm

Phew, now firms can figure out where they're doing OCI next year.

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Post by Curry » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:39 pm

Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:
YourCaptain wrote:
Mickey Quicknumbers wrote:
YourCaptain wrote:I genuinely feel sorry for Emory.
Why. Nobody cares.
No jobs; the drop in rank is just insult to SEVERE injury.
1. No jobs? did you notice Emory outplacing WUSTL in the latest NLJ rankings?
2. Emory was ranked 32 5 years ago, schools fluctuate, no one cares.
umad bro?

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Post by lisjjen » Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:40 pm

Hannibal wrote:Bunch of 0Ls looking at web pages and talking about what schools deserve to be where = lolz
What else are we going to do?

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