Why ND's Mediocre Ranking? Forum
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Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
I have wondered this for quite some time. Given their national reputation and all of the mystique that is ND, why haven't they moved ahead in the rankings? They have a top 5 business school if I'm not mistaken. There is no doubt that ND's name goes a long way in the non law world (I.e., the lay person is more impressed with ND than Chicago, etc.). So what's holding them back?
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
You are mistaken. Notre Dame is well regarded as an undergraduate institution and that is about it. Their business school is nowhere near the top 5.
Most lay person ideas of prestige are formed by 1) sports 2) undergraduate program ranking
Most lay person ideas of prestige are formed by 1) sports 2) undergraduate program ranking
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USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
lolBildungsroman wrote:Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
I remember seeing someone's comment that you are the resident douche of TLS. I didn't read through the thread to find what comment prompted that observation. But thanks for the confirmation bro.Bildungsroman wrote:Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
It definitely attracts this type of person, but I think its bigger transgression is turning formerly innocent people into this type of person.Bildungsroman wrote:Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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--ImageRemoved--Bildungsroman wrote:Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
Also, this thread is redickulous trolling.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
Trolling my ass. Legit question, terd!
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FTFYBeerMaker wrote:Trolling my ass.LegitStupid questionterd!
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
Its not even a well-regarded undergrad.
Take away sports. Would anyone care about the school, at all?
Take away sports. Would anyone care about the school, at all?
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
To take a quick detour into srs poasts, ND's UG has been better ranked than its football team for recent memory.MrAnon wrote:Its not even a well-regarded undergrad.
Take away sports. Would anyone care about the school, at all?
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
Edited for additional clarity. (3) is part of the reason why liberal arts colleges aren't generally as well regarded as their high research activity peers, and it's why some schools, (even those in the same "group") don't receive the same level of recognition.bdubs wrote:You are mistaken. Notre Dame is well regarded as an undergraduate institution and that is about it. Their business school is nowhere near the top 5.
Most lay person ideas of prestige are formed by 1) sports 2) undergraduate program ranking and 3) the existence and strength of graduate and professional level programs
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
You're cute.BiglawOrBust wrote:FTFYBeerMaker wrote:Trolling my ass.LegitStupid questionterd!
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
I for one think it's a legitimate question BeerMaker. Given that, according to the 2009 Employment Data, ND outperforms most of the schools ranked with it in the combined stat of NLJ 250 and A3 Clerking; and the thread on this site discussing the most overrated and underrated schools, consistently mentioning ND as an underrated school, I'd be very interested in hearing why it isn't ranked higher.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
BeerMaker wrote:You're cute.BiglawOrBust wrote:FTFYBeerMaker wrote:Trolling my ass.LegitStupid questionterd!
This is silly. Look at the rankings. ND is 23rd, ranked behind schools it has no business outperforming (with the exception of maybe 3 or 4). How high do you really think it should be?somewherewarm wrote:I for one think it's a legitimate question BeerMaker. Given that, according to the 2009 Employment Data, ND outperforms most of the schools ranked with it in the combined stat of NLJ 250 and A3 Clerking; and the thread on this site discussing the most overrated and underrated schools, consistently mentioning ND as an underrated school, I'd be very interested in hearing why it isn't ranked higher.
Also, hate to break it to you gents, but the rankings are not based solely on job prospects.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
That is a very good point. I'm not sure what I think their ranking should be, it doesn't matter to me since I'm not applying there, but I am curious because it's considered underrated. I actually just looked at the law school rankings methodology and I saw that career placement is only 20% of any given school's rank. I could see ND losing points in the quality assessment metric which is 40% of a school's score and is composed of peer assessment and lawyers/judge assessment, since lay prestige and Catholic affiliation doesn't necessarily equate to a very favorable impression by those in academia and practicing attorneys/judges. I would hazard a guess that its underrated status on TLS is based purely on NLJ 250 + A3 Clerking stats and lay prestige.BiglawOrBust wrote:This is silly. Look at the rankings. ND is 23rd, ranked behind schools it has no business outperforming (with the exception of maybe 3 or 4). How high do you really think it should be?somewherewarm wrote:I for one think it's a legitimate question BeerMaker. Given that, according to the 2009 Employment Data, ND outperforms most of the schools ranked with it in the combined stat of NLJ 250 and A3 Clerking; and the thread on this site discussing the most overrated and underrated schools, consistently mentioning ND as an underrated school, I'd be very interested in hearing why it isn't ranked higher.
Also, hate to break it to you gents, but the rankings are not based solely on job prospects.
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Yeah, I agree. Am an undergrad at ND. Our grad programs really suck. Business school is about on par with the law school (low 20's). I think what this person was referring to is that our UNDERGRAD business school is #1 in the country, for whatever that is worth.bdubs wrote:You are mistaken. Notre Dame is well regarded as an undergraduate institution and that is about it. Their business school is nowhere near the top 5.
Most lay person ideas of prestige are formed by 1) sports 2) undergraduate program ranking
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
That's just not true.MrAnon wrote:Its not even a well-regarded undergrad.
Take away sports. Would anyone care about the school, at all?
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
Why it's mediocre ranking?
Cuz it's a mediocre law school.
Cuz it's a mediocre law school.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
this sums up 85% of the discussion on TLS.Bildungsroman wrote:Ok, you could just see the larger point without quibbling over the exact "law prestige rankings" (a conversation this board has had enough), but I understand law school attracts the type of people prone to making unnecessary and subjective corrections at the expense of the broader discussion.kaiser wrote:I don't know a single person who thinks Georgetown is 2 in lay prestige. Maybe if I were from DC that would be different.Bildungsroman wrote:USNews isn't designed to emulate lay perceptions of which law schools are best. That's why the rankings don't start with Harvard at 1 and Georgetown at 2.
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
What are some of the ranking criteria that is holding a school like ND down? I wonder the same thing about, say, Vanderbilt. What is keeping Vandy from breaking the T14? Where are they falling short?
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Re: Why ND's Mediocre Ranking?
I know this is TLS, but since when is 23rd rank mediocre? Especially when you consider a lot of people thinking that if you add more weight to job prospects it would be a t20.johansantana21 wrote:Why it's mediocre ranking?
Cuz it's a mediocre law school.
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Have you looked at job prospects?Hjones33 wrote:I know this is TLS, but since when is 23rd rank mediocre? Especially when you consider a lot of people thinking that if you add more weight to job prospects it would be a t20.johansantana21 wrote:Why it's mediocre ranking?
Cuz it's a mediocre law school.
There's a huge dropoff in job prospects from around 17ish to everyone below.
50% biglaw secure to 25%.
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