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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by justicefishy » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:04 am

bigeast03 wrote:Did anybody else get this e-mail just a minute ago:

"TU Law Breaks Into Top 100 in U.S. News & World Report 2013 Best Law School Rankings

Among the smallest law schools in the nation, TU Law advances 48 places in three years



TULSA, OK – For the first time in its history, The University of Tulsa College of Law has been named in the top 100 law schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report 2013 Best Graduate Schools rankings. As one of the smallest law schools in the country, TU Law has advanced 48 places in the last three years in the rankings, which are based on several factors including an overall quality assessment, reputation, selectivity of student applications, job placement success and faculty resources.

In each category, TU Law has earned significant gains in recent years through focused efforts to attract qualified applicants, refining curriculum to prepare students to practice immediately upon graduation, and provide meaningful professional experiences to students during their legal education. Of the 195 accredited law schools assessed, TU Law was named 99th on the list."
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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by checkster » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:05 am

Same. Still don't care.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by minnbills » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:05 am

checkster wrote:Same. Still don't care.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by ScrabbleChamp » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:06 am

justicefishy wrote:
bk187 wrote:
ScrabbleChamp wrote:Lost in all this mess is this... For most of our purposes, this is the only ranking that matters. Law firms are more likely to base their hiring decisions of their own opinions, not some stupid publication.
Not sure a survey of 90 hiring partners from disparate parts of the country (who likely just serve as an echoing chamber for USNWR rankings of schools that aren't in their area) is a useful ranking system.
And these numbers tend not to fit in with the NLJ 250 hiring numbers, like how Penn and G-Town are ranked at 13 together while Penn had almost twice the percentage of its class entering NLJ 250 firms that Georgetown does (though that might be in part self selection but...)
The only thing I can assume is the partners ranking the schools are ranking on quality and longevity? So, though some schools may place a higher percentage, the quality may be lower. In a BigLaw environment, they need warm bodies to fill spaces, so long-term quality may not be the goal in hiring for every single person. That is: "We know G-town grads are capable, so we'll hire a shit ton. However, we think Duke grads have a higher likelihood of becoming partner/making contributions than a G-town grad."

Maybe?

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Post by brogoc » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:08 am

bigeast03 wrote:Did anybody else get this e-mail just a minute ago:

"TU Law Breaks Into Top 100 in U.S. News & World Report 2013 Best Law School Rankings

Among the smallest law schools in the nation, TU Law advances 48 places in three years

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This changes everything.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by bigeast03 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:08 am

minnbills wrote:
checkster wrote:Same. Still don't care.
It made laugh a little bit. Speaking of golden flaming rockets rising in the ranking

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by srfngdd6 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:11 am

Law Firms Rank Schools
1. Harvard
2. Stanford
2. Yale
4. Columbia
4. Mich
6. NYU
6. UVA
8. Cornell
8. Duke
8. NW
8. Chicago
13. Gtown
13. Penn
15. Vandy
15. WUSTL
17. Texas
18. Bu
18. Emory
18. Wash and Lee
18. UCLA
18. UMN
18. ND
18. USC
25. BC
25. UNC
25. Iowa
28. Hastings
28. GW
28. Illinois
28. W & M
32. BYU
32. Fordham
32. IUB
32. Arizona.
32. U Wash
32. WIsconsin
38. OSU
38. Tulane
38. WF
41. SMU
41. Utah
43. AMerican
43. Davis
43. ASU
43. UF
43. ALabama
43. Georgia
43. Oklahoma
50. Baylor
50. Pepperdine
50. COlorado
50. Kansas
50. Kentucky
50. Miami
50. Oregon
50. Richmond
58. GMU
58. Gonzaga
58 Loyola-Chi
58. Marquette
58. PSU
58. Houston
58. Maryland
58. Mississippi
58. Mizzou
67. Catholic
67. Depaul
67. Drake
67. IU-Indy
67. Loyola-LA
67. Temple
67. ST Louis
67. Uconn
67. Denver
67 Louisville
67. USD
67. Nova
67. Dozo
81. Brooklyn
81. Case
81. Creighton
81. FSU
81 Hofstra
81. L&C
81. LSU
81. Loyola-NOLA
81. MSU
81. Samford
81. Cincy
81. Seattle
81. Nebraska
81 Pitt
81. SC
96. Chi-Kent
96. Santa Clara
96. Seton HAll
96. Cuse
96. Vermont
96. WVU

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by Real Madrid » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:17 am

lawyerwannabe wrote:Ya. So. How is Berkeley not out of the top 10 or even 14? They have tied for the lowest peer review and the lowest medians of any of the schools. Do they inefficiently spend tons of money on each student? With their tuition being the highest of all the schools, and the state of CA in general, it would not be entirely surprising.

Why do you keep stalking Boalt in these ranking threads? We get it, you were rejected. Get over it.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by bk1 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:21 am

ScrabbleChamp wrote:The only thing I can assume is the partners ranking the schools are ranking on quality and longevity? So, though some schools may place a higher percentage, the quality may be lower. In a BigLaw environment, they need warm bodies to fill spaces, so long-term quality may not be the goal in hiring for every single person. That is: "We know G-town grads are capable, so we'll hire a shit ton. However, we think Duke grads have a higher likelihood of becoming partner/making contributions than a G-town grad."
I think there are clear issues with how few people constitute the survey (90) and the scale (1-5). Take for example that, based on the average, every responder thought that UNC was a strong school (4), resulting in a 4.0. On the other hand, 1/2 of the responders thought that Duke was a strong school (4) and 1/2 of the responders thought it was an outstanding school (5), resulting a 4.5. And on the other end of the scale, every responder thought that Harvard was an outstanding school (5), resulting in a 4.9. Does this mean that 1/2 of the responders thought that Duke was a peer to UNC and the other 1/2 thought Duke was a peer to Harvard? Maybe, but I think the truth of the matter is that it's a shitty ranking system. In principle it sounds like a good idea but in practice it fails utterly.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by flem » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:28 am

I need to talk to the guy who is of counsel across the hall from me who is a Harvard grad about his thoughts about Stanford overtaking Harvard.

I'll report back with his thoughts.

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Post by gravityrides0 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:33 am

so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(

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Post by AntipodeanPhil » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:36 am

Since nothing is more important than these rankings in my life right now, I decided to make a chart listing the raw scores for the t14 this year and last, along with the difference for each school:

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Observations:
1. Harvard is the only school that lost points. So TTT.
2. The Georgetown Dean deserves a big bonus.
3. The new tiers are clearly Y | SHCCN | BVPM | DNGC.
4. Chicago is catching Columbia - one more year of Rubensteins should do it.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by 071816 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:37 am

gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
BU is an objectively better school.

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Re: 2013 Rankings

Post by flem » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:37 am

gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
fucking LOL

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Post by tennisking88 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:38 am

chimp wrote:
gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
BU is an objectively better school.
+1. Ppl need to stop being retards about rankings that change every year.

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Post by Big Shrimpin » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:44 am

tfleming09 wrote:I need to talk to the guy who is of counsel across the hall from me who is a Harvard grad about his thoughts about Stanford overtaking Harvard.

I'll report back with his thoughts.
Ask him if he thinks his H degree led to becoming of counsel instead of partner. oh, teh lulz

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Post by josh43299 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:45 am

gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
I probably would just not go to law school and go to ASU next year when they are a T14.

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Post by brogoc » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:45 am

gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
Choosing BU over ASU if you want to be in AZ is ridiculous. Regretting not applying to ASU because of the 2013 rankings is ridiculous.

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Post by AriGoldButNicer » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:46 am

Did u want to work in boston? You're an idiot if you applied to BU and not ASU because it's 15 spots higher. They're both tier 1, and non top 14. Even if ASU didn'tjump it's still superior for the southwest.

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Post by AriGoldButNicer » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:51 am

Surprised illinois isn'tgetting more talk. When I first applied it was considered superior to ND, BU and BC on these threads. The dean would speak with students, people called ot a school on the rise. Now, it only gets bad press and may fall out of the tier 1. Year tp year fluctuations don't mean much, but is there any creedence behind the argument they're going down? Emory fell 10 plus spots last yr, but explained it was a new grading system and tey'd adapt, which they did. Illinois fell because when they couldn't cheat, they couldn't catch up. They're like the Jason Giambi of law schools.

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Post by AriGoldButNicer » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:52 am

stillwater wrote:Two of the partners here from Cornell have locked themselves in their offices and doesn't look like they're coming out.
Do they honestly care? They made partner already?

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Post by stillwater » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:53 am

AriGoldButNicer wrote:
stillwater wrote:Two of the partners here from Cornell have locked themselves in their offices and doesn't look like they're coming out.
Do they honestly care? They made partner already?
No, being completely facetious. They probably don't even know they came out.

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Post by gravityrides0 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:59 am

brogoc wrote:
gravityrides0 wrote:so.frustrated... ASU is my UG and i did not apply even as a safety, because it was ranked 40ish and I would have rather taken a year off than not go to a better ranked school. now I am only in at BU which WAS 22 and is now tied with ASU for 26 but costs way more to attend... so.ironic.and.ridiculous. :(
Choosing BU over ASU if you want to be in AZ is ridiculous. Regretting not applying to ASU because of the 2013 rankings is ridiculous.

you're right, i really was eager to get out of ASU/Arizona so it doesn't make sense for me to care. and BU is still ranked better for IP. just expressing frustration. and more pissed that my parents called me this morning and were all "wahhh we told you to apply to ASU"

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Post by Gail » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:00 pm

i told BU not to burn half of their library volumes for heat this winter. I told them.


winter wasn't even that bad.

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