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

[Gemini]

I'm curious about Fordham since that's where I'm going and since they cut their PT program in half.

are you guessing that will benefit or hurt them?

I'm guessing/hoping it will benefit them.

[amers73]

I most care about ND and W&L.

[99.9luft]

i think the most exciting rankings day will be in a couple of years when UC Irvine gets a ranking (probably around Davis and Hastings).

[crossingforHYS]

I most care about ND and W&L.

I care about Vandy

[akili]

I'm excited to see how Vandy/UT/UCLA play out.

[JusticeHarlan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG7wB3G-xp0&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x_TXWYAH7o

[fakemoney]

I'm actually kind of hoping a couple schools that waitlisted me tank in the rankings so that maybe their adcom's panic and decide to start pulling off people with above-median LSAT's.

[njn3]

I'm excited to see how Vandy/UT/UCLA play out.

I can see vandy overtaking or tying one of these schools...but I don't know what I'm basing that on

[paulinaporizkova]

hey guys. go to the clock settings on your computer, change your time zone to india and behold.

i call bs

[beachbum]

So now that we know the top 10, I'm betting the rest of the T14 is:

11. Duke
12. NU
13. Cornell
14. GULC

Duke over NU because of Duke's new medians. NU over Cornell because I doubt NU would fall that much (if at all). Cornell over GULC because it's GULC.

I agree that 15-17 (and maybe 18?) will be the most interesting.

[fakemoney]

..

[paulinaporizkova]

So now that we know the top 10, I'm betting the rest of the T14 is:

11. Duke
12. NU
13. Cornell
14. GULC

Duke over NU because of Duke's new medians. NU over Cornell because I doubt NU would fall that much (if at all). Cornell over GULC because it's GULC.

I agree that 15-17 (and maybe 18?) will be the most interesting.

i don't even have to say it, beachbum, cuz you already know

[The Stig]

hey guys. go to the clock settings on your computer, change your time zone to india and behold.

i call bs

tried it...doesn't work

[theavrock]

hey guys. go to the clock settings on your computer, change your time zone to india and behold.

i call bs

tried it...doesn't work

Well it works in that it shows your clock at 00, but no dice on the rankings.

I bet they come out at 12 est no matter where you are.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Rankings fever is making y'all loopy.

They will come out at midnight EST regardless of what the countdown says. No need to hold your breath- you might pass out!

[DeSimone]

this hysteria reminds me of LSAT score waiting

[paulinaporizkova]

someone really dropped the ball on that countdown bullshit

[Marionberry]

this hysteria reminds me of LSAT score waiting

except the results have so much less practical significance. Like almost none.

[Big Dog]

Y'all do realize that it should now be Eastern Daylight Time....

[Hannibal]

this hysteria reminds me of LSAT score waiting

except the results have so much less practical significance. Like almost none.

ftfy

It's like waiting for the power rankings of sports teams.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Whatever. Move to a sensible country like China where there are neither timezones nor Daylight whatsit, and we wouldn't have this problem.

[crossingforHYS]

bragging rights.....bragging rights

[Marionberry]

this hysteria reminds me of LSAT score waiting

except the results have so much less practical significance. Like almost none.

ftfy

I mean, in the immediate sense, you're probably right. But maybe, just maybe, over many many years the trends in individual schools' rankings could be indicative of the changes in relative quality of schools. But still, maybe probably not.

[super6]

someone really dropped the ball on that countdown bullshit

This line of code from the timer's JS:
timezone:null
Shouldn't say that, it should have a timezone selected. Also, in case anyone was wondering, the code isn't made to show a link at completion there's no way around the deadline.

[Mickey Quicknumbers]

Whatever. Move to a sensible country like China where there are neither timezones nor Daylight whatsit, and we wouldn't have this problem.

I lol'd... China... sensible country.