2012 U.S. News Rankings (March 15th... It's official) Forum

[bdubs]

Someone in admissions at Illinois told me they were looking at a 168 median. Don't know if they'll get quite that high but they might go up, though BigLaw in Chicago still hurts them

I can't see Illinois sustaining medians on par with UCLA, UT, and Cornell when the job prospects from Illinois are so much worse than the aforementioned schools. But crazier things have happened.

You guys realize that this year's USNWR rankings are based on last years medians, right? Nothing about this cycle will influence rankings until next year.

[beachbum]

Someone in admissions at Illinois told me they were looking at a 168 median. Don't know if they'll get quite that high but they might go up, though BigLaw in Chicago still hurts them

I can't see Illinois sustaining medians on par with UCLA, UT, and Cornell when the job prospects from Illinois are so much worse than the aforementioned schools. But crazier things have happened.

You guys realize that this year's USNWR rankings are based on last years medians, right? Nothing about this cycle will influence rankings until next year.

Also all of these schools will report 100% employment and median starting salaries of $160k. US News =/= reality.

[99.9luft]

what are the exact criteria of rankings besides employment? class size? tuition?

[paulinaporizkova]

blatant anti-michigan trolling all up in this thread

[rman1201]

what are the exact criteria of rankings besides employment? class size? tuition?

http://www.usnews.com/education/article ... ethodology

[99.9luft]

what are the exact criteria of rankings besides employment? class size? tuition?

http://www.usnews.com/education/article ... ethodology

thanks, mang!

[lawgrl21]

Someone in admissions at Illinois told me they were looking at a 168 median. Don't know if they'll get quite that high but they might go up, though BigLaw in Chicago still hurts them

I can't see Illinois sustaining medians on par with UCLA, UT, and Cornell when the job prospects from Illinois are so much worse than the aforementioned schools. But crazier things have happened.

You guys realize that this year's USNWR rankings are based on last years medians, right? Nothing about this cycle will influence rankings until next year.

does this mean that Villanova's 2012 rank won't be influenced by the scandal?

[bdubs]

Someone in admissions at Illinois told me they were looking at a 168 median. Don't know if they'll get quite that high but they might go up, though BigLaw in Chicago still hurts them

I can't see Illinois sustaining medians on par with UCLA, UT, and Cornell when the job prospects from Illinois are so much worse than the aforementioned schools. But crazier things have happened.

You guys realize that this year's USNWR rankings are based on last years medians, right? Nothing about this cycle will influence rankings until next year.

does this mean that Villanova's 2011 rank won't be influenced by the scandal?

Villanova will submit more accurate data about last year's outcomes than they have in the past, so it will probably go down in the rankings.

[lawyerwannabe]

1) Yale
2) Harvard
3) Stanford
4) Columbia
5) NYU
6) Chicago
7) Penn
Berkeley
9) Michigan/Virginia/Duke
12) Northwestern
13) Cornell
14) Georgetown

[justifytheparadox]

1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Stanford
4. Columbia/NYU
6. Chicago
7. Penn
8. Berkeley
9. Mich/UVA
11. Duke
12. Cornell/NW
14. Gtown/UCLA

This would represent some pretty crazy changes, but we'll see. I think NYU and Cornell are both due for a good bump due to good LSAT numbers last year.

[tea_drinker]

blatant anti-michigan trolling all up in this thread

[jdemmitt]

We need someone to get their hack on and get us the info!

[amers73]

We need someone to get their hack on and get us the info!

Seriously.

[Hannibal]

We need someone to get their hack on and get us the info!

Committing a felony for what will probably be a meaningless update is not TCR

[SrLaw]

i say UVA moves up and W&L drops out of T40. Indiana needs to drop

It is amazing how much W&L Law has tanked over the last few years. Their NLJP numbers look just plan ugly.

[Top14Hope]

We need someone to get their hack on and get us the info!

Committing a felony for what will probably be a meaningless update is not TCR

Meaningless? I think you mean priceless.

[fakemoney]

The rankings will probably get leaked before March 15th... Could happen any day really

[Cupidity]

I predict BU back to 20, cut their 1L class by 30 for construction.

[crossingforHYS]

everyone seems to place vandy higher then 17...why is that?

[FuManChusco]

everyone seems to place vandy higher then 17...why is that?

Biglaw placement

[nickwar]

I want to see UGA move up, or at least stay at 28.

Seconded.

[Pricer]

I want to see UGA move up, or at least stay at 28.

Seconded.

The new NLJ250 figures show GA State placing higher than UGA. I still think UGA would get me a better job.

[dr123]

US news rankings are vitually meaningless

[amers73]

i say UVA moves up and W&L drops out of T40. Indiana needs to drop

It is amazing how much W&L Law has tanked over the last few years. Their NLJP numbers look just plan ugly.

Why is that? I guess I don't really understand. There are a few schools 27-40 who didn't even make the NLJ 250 rankings yet nobody is predicting a large drop in their rankings.

[pattonthicke]

1.yale
1.Harvard
1..Standford
4.Columbia
5.NYU
6.Chicago
7.Duke
8.Cornell
9.Penn
10.Northwestern
11.Berkeley (where it belongs)
12. UVA
13. Michigan
14. Gtown