2012 US News Predictions: Top 15-30 Forum

[Cupidity]

Fordham back to the T-30
GWU out of the T-20

[wdk3618]

Fordham back to the T-30
GWU out of the T-20

this.

i think uiuc hits 20 and bu 21 then gw. and fordham back def

[JusticeHarlan]

fordham back def

Why? Their LSAT median didn't change, and their GPA median dipped .02. If they want to climb up a few spots back into the T30, they'd need to either raise their other scores, or have enough schools above them drop in some category. I don't now enough about the non-LSAT/GPA metrics (any major faculty hires that would sway academic survey, increased spending, etc), but I don't think anyone in that 28 block above them came in with lower medians.

[wdk3618]

fordham back def

Why? Their LSAT median didn't change, and their GPA median dipped .02. If they want to climb up a few spots back into the T30, they'd need to either raise their other scores, or have enough schools above them drop in some category. I don't now enough about the non-LSAT/GPA metrics (any major faculty hires that would sway academic survey, increased spending, etc), but I don't think anyone in that 28 block above them came in with lower medians.

yea your right that the numbers dont provide the support for them moving up. just get the feeling their other factors will get them back, their job data seems to be a little stronger (eg sending more students to biglaw and clerkships) than their peers. but i know nothing so who knows haha.

[tttlllsss]

14. UCLA
15. Texas
16. GULC
17. Vanderbilt
17. USC
19. WUSTL
19. BU
19. GWU
22. UIUC
22. Emory
22. Minn
25. ND
26. Iowa
27. BC
27. W&M
27. IU-B
30. UNC
30. UW
32. W&L
33. Fordham

[DeSimone]

I still have trouble understanding what UNC and Wisconsin are doing at 28. Their admission numbers are terrible compared to several schools lower down. Is it the strength of regional placement?

[DukeCornell]

15. Cooley
16. SMU
17. Harvard
18. BYU
18. Whittier
20. Penn State
21. Florida State
22. Tulane
23. Loyola Chicago
24. John Marshall - Atlanta
24. Georgia State
26. Princeton
27. Golden State
28. Tennessee
28. Florida
28. Miami

No way Cooley ends up that low.

[Stringer6]

Why? Their LSAT median didn't change, and their GPA median dipped .02. If they want to climb up a few spots back into the T30, they'd need to either raise their other scores, or have enough schools above them drop in some category. I don't now enough about the non-LSAT/GPA metrics (any major faculty hires that would sway academic survey, increased spending, etc), but I don't think anyone in that 28 block above them came in with lower medians.

fordham probably shouldn't have dropped to 34 in the first place