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When most of you all discuss tier 2 law schools, are you referring to #51-#100 or to the #100+ club?

I understand that the "old" Tier 2 was considered #51-#100 but I wasn't sure if you all use the old standard or the new standard. Didn't U.S. News change things up recently?

US News changed things up. TLS ignored it because it was stupid and served mainly to further validate the existence of schools >100 by putting them in Tier 2 and giving them actual rankings.

LOL at the USNWR changing things up. They are in cahoots with ASU.

Tier 2 is still 51-100

So, it's fair to say that most law schools themselves still abide by the Tier 2=#51-#100 standard?

To clarify, when T14 schools look at transfer candidates, they still perceive schools #51-#100 as Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1?

1984 wrote:So, it's fair to say that most law schools themselves still abide by the Tier 2=#51-#100 standard?

To clarify, when T14 schools look at transfer candidates, they still perceive schools #51-#100 as Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1?

I don't know that they formally write down anywhere "this student is transferring from Tier 2." But they sure as shit know that Lewis & Clark is higher-ranked, and its students generally higher-qualified, than Nova.

rinkrat19 wrote:TLS ignored it because it was stupid.

yup

1984 wrote:So, it's fair to say that most law schools themselves still abide by the Tier 2=#51-#100 standard?

To clarify, when T14 schools look at transfer candidates, they still perceive schools #51-#100 as Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1?

Are you honestly asking if USNWR's arbitrary method of categorizing law schools caused a fundamental shift in the way Columbia's admissions committee views schools ranked 51-100?

rvadog wrote:

1984 wrote:So, it's fair to say that most law schools themselves still abide by the Tier 2=#51-#100 standard?

To clarify, when T14 schools look at transfer candidates, they still perceive schools #51-#100 as Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1?

Are you honestly asking if USNWR's arbitrary method of categorizing law schools caused a fundamental shift in the way Columbia's admissions committee views schools ranked 51-100?

I wouldn't say that. I was just trying to gauge the nature of the change and the extent to which it should matter.

1984 wrote:

rvadog wrote:

1984 wrote:So, it's fair to say that most law schools themselves still abide by the Tier 2=#51-#100 standard?

To clarify, when T14 schools look at transfer candidates, they still perceive schools #51-#100 as Tier 2 as opposed to Tier 1?

Are you honestly asking if USNWR's arbitrary method of categorizing law schools caused a fundamental shift in the way Columbia's admissions committee views schools ranked 51-100?

I wouldn't say that. I was just trying to gauge the nature of the change and the extent to which it should matter.

I doesn't matter unless USNWR also managed to change the quality of the schools in tier 2. Based on last year's admission statistics, they didn't.

Honestly there should only be 2 Tiers.

Tier 1 = Schools that give you a reasonable shot at getting jobs further away than 100 miles from campus (I think roughly 25 schools would qualify in this tier for me).

Tier 2 = Schools that can only get you jobs in the city they are located in, however are considered the top choice or second top choice for employers in that region (Another 50 schools or so would make this list for me).

Everyone else doesn't need a tier. They are all the same.

BarbellDreams wrote:Honestly there should only be 2 Tiers.

Tier 1 = Schools that give you a reasonable shot at getting jobs further away than 100 miles from campus (I think roughly 25 schools would qualify in this tier for me).

Tier 2 = Schools that can only get you jobs in the city they are located in, however are considered the top choice or second top choice for employers in that region (Another 50 schools or so would make this list for me).

Everyone else doesn't need a tier. They are all the same. shit

Fixed

how about that Florida Coast School of the Space Law

stillwater wrote:how about that Florida Coast School of the Space Law

Space = greater than 100 miles from florida = tier 1

rad lulz wrote:

BarbellDreams wrote:Honestly there should only be 2 Tiers.

Tier 1 = Schools that give you a reasonable shot at getting jobs further away than 100 miles from campus (I think roughly 25 schools would qualify in this tier for me).

Tier 2 = Schools that can only get you jobs in the city they are located in, however are considered the top choice or second top choice for employers in that region (Another 50 schools or so would make this list for me).

Everyone else doesn't need a tier. They are all the same. shit

Fixed

Double fixed

Tier 1 is now 1-100. Tier 3 is 101-150, 4 is 151-200+

DML13 wrote:Tier 1 is now 1-100. Tier 3 is 101-150, 4 is 151-200+

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

BarbellDreams wrote:Honestly there should only be 2 Tiers.

Tier 1 = Schools that give you a reasonable shot at getting jobs further away than 100 miles from campus (I think roughly 25 schools would qualify in this tier for me).

Tier 2 = Schools that can only get you jobs in the city they are located in, however are considered the top choice or second top choice for employers in that region (Another 50 schools or so would make this list for me).

Everyone else doesn't need a tier. They are all the same.

This.

DML13 wrote:Tier 1 is now 1-100. Tier 3 is 101-150, 4 is 151-200+

rinkrat19 wrote:TLS ignored it because it was stupid.

Ludovico Technique wrote:

rinkrat19 wrote:TLS ignored it because it was stupid.

yup

Agreed. T2 = 51-100.