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Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:00 pm
by Trequartista
I am confused. Is Stanford more holistic than Yale? Do people with higher LSATs get into H and Y and thus reject Stanford? That would explain the relatively lower yield compared to H and Y.
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:07 pm
by dihydrogenmonoxide
possible explanations, from someone who has no idea:
1) They just tend to place greater comparative weight on GPA.
2) They realize that given the USNews methodology, its impossible for them to pass Yale (even given a class with median gpa 4.0, median lsat 180, and perfect reputation scores), so they focus more on indicators of student quality than what will help their ranking, so they care more about a high gpa in a hard major or something.
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:20 pm
by CanadianWolf
Honest reporting ?
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:16 pm
by Trequartista
CanadianWolf wrote:Honest reporting ?
I don't see how you can falsely report your median?
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:19 pm
by CanadianWolf
Ask Villanova.
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:24 pm
by MrPapagiorgio
CanadianWolf wrote:Ask Villanova.
So much win.
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:28 pm
by OutCold
MrPapagiorgio wrote:CanadianWolf wrote:Ask Villanova.
So much win.
+1
Re: Why is Stanford's LSAT median so low?
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:48 am
by tarp
I highly doubt that Stanford gives a flying f*ck about a shitty magazine's ranking system. It is Stanford. An excellent university.