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Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:42 am
by handlesthetruth
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ ... -year_low/
Given the above (and last year's general median gpa and lsat increases for the t14 presumably the result of an increase in apps), would it be appropriate to expect the opposite for the numbers of next years class: Medians, 25ths, 75ths, will be lower?
Thoughts?
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:47 am
by aliarrow
No, because schools have just been cutting class sizes instead of accepting lower numbers.
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:06 am
by youarereadingthis
aliarrow wrote:No, because schools have just been cutting class sizes instead of accepting lower numbers.
Can you provide a link to back this up?
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:08 am
by aliarrow
http://www.top-law-schools.com
Its just what I've been reading from different students of different schools who find out from the schools themselves. It's also come via admissions decisions (ie Admissions are tough this year, we're reducing our class size from x to y). I know personally BU is cutting about 30-40 spots
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:24 am
by handlesthetruth
aliarrow wrote:No, because schools have just been cutting class sizes instead of accepting lower numbers.
Thread? I lurk quite a bit and haven't read this...
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 3:50 pm
by handlesthetruth
Bumpskies
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:04 pm
by nonprofit-prophet
handlesthetruth wrote:aliarrow wrote:No, because schools have just been cutting class sizes instead of accepting lower numbers.
Thread? I lurk quite a bit and haven't read this...
I know Texas has been slowly cutting class sizes for 2 years and I expect them to continue. They've gone from about 415 to 380
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:14 pm
by Aberzombie1892
There was some article that stated the while applications were down, student quality had gone up. Sorry I don't have the link.
Also, it's no secret that cutting class size is the easiest way to move up in the rankings. This is because in doing so, it affects multiple areas of the ranking categories (ratio/lsat medians/gpa medians/expenditures).
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:54 pm
by youarereadingthis
Aberzombie1892 wrote:There was some article that stated the while applications were down, student quality had gone up. Sorry I don't have the link.
Also, it's no secret that cutting class size is the easiest way to move up in the rankings. This is because in doing so, it affects multiple areas of the ranking categories (ratio/lsat medians/gpa medians/expenditures).
Ya, but one or two schools is not a representative sample size, nor is speculation (or general feelings of toughness) any sort of proof that this is a happening trend.
Cutting class sizes can mean less tuition money, which is probably more important than rank for many schools.
Re: Slightly easier admission?
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:01 pm
by handlesthetruth
Bumpskies for funskies