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AntipodeanPhil wrote:Next 1-2 years: UT in; G-Town out.

Next 3-5 years: Vandy in; Cornell out,

Emory's demise will help Vandy in the Southern job market; it's size will help it beat Cornell and (especially) G-Town in numbers.

Schola wrote:I'm going to boldly sketch a possibility (I won't call it a prediction, but that would imply that I think it will likely happen): Chicago moves up to 4, or even possibly 3 in the next 5 to 10 years. They already have the 3rd most influential faculty, and the Rubenstein is allowing them to cherry pick 20 students (or 10% of their class) from YHS. If, and this is a big if, the are able to continue or expand the Rubenstein after the initial $10mil runs out, then we could see the UofC GPA and LSAT scores continue to rise, and with them UofC's ranking.

And I expect this post to be met with incredulity, if not outrage.

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HeavenWood wrote:

AntipodeanPhil wrote:Next 1-2 years: UT in; G-Town out.

Next 3-5 years: Vandy in; Cornell out,

Emory's demise will help Vandy in the Southern job market; it's size will help it beat Cornell and (especially) G-Town in numbers.

I think UT is far too regional to become a T14 mainstay, but I do see it sparring with Georgetown for the foreseeable future. I think Cornell and Vandy will be battling for the #13 slot for a while. Perhaps Vandy could even attach itself to (the low end of) MVPDN.

The REAL question is: will Penn overtake NYU?

DoubleChecks wrote:

HeavenWood wrote:

AntipodeanPhil wrote:Next 1-2 years: UT in; G-Town out.

Next 3-5 years: Vandy in; Cornell out,

Emory's demise will help Vandy in the Southern job market; it's size will help it beat Cornell and (especially) G-Town in numbers.

I think UT is far too regional to become a T14 mainstay, but I do see it sparring with Georgetown for the foreseeable future. I think Cornell and Vandy will be battling for the #13 slot for a while. Perhaps Vandy could even attach itself to (the low end of) MVPDN.

The REAL question is: will Penn overtake NYU?

Ehhh I don't know about Vandy and Cornell battling over #13 for a while, though I can see them duking it out. UT being too regional to be a lower T14 mainstay is one possibility, but the nature of the TX legal market may make it much more prominent in the years to come, and there are other arguably "regional-focused" schools like Berkeley or even SLS that really just target CA and are T10s. Not too sure what the huge difference (relative to the regional argument) with that is...

HeavenWood wrote:

Schola wrote:I'm going to boldly sketch a possibility (I won't call it a prediction, but that would imply that I think it will likely happen): Chicago moves up to 4, or even possibly 3 in the next 5 to 10 years. They already have the 3rd most influential faculty, and the Rubenstein is allowing them to cherry pick 20 students (or 10% of their class) from YHS. If, and this is a big if, the are able to continue or expand the Rubenstein after the initial $10mil runs out, then we could see the UofC GPA and LSAT scores continue to rise, and with them UofC's ranking.

And I expect this post to be met with incredulity, if not outrage.

I think it would take a lot more than that to upset the YHS trifecta. The fact Stanford can consistently stay #3 with its MVPDN-level LSAT median speaks leaps and bounds about its peer review rating.

HeavenWood wrote:

DoubleChecks wrote:

HeavenWood wrote:

AntipodeanPhil wrote:Next 1-2 years: UT in; G-Town out.

Next 3-5 years: Vandy in; Cornell out,

Emory's demise will help Vandy in the Southern job market; it's size will help it beat Cornell and (especially) G-Town in numbers.

I think UT is far too regional to become a T14 mainstay, but I do see it sparring with Georgetown for the foreseeable future. I think Cornell and Vandy will be battling for the #13 slot for a while. Perhaps Vandy could even attach itself to (the low end of) MVPDN.

The REAL question is: will Penn overtake NYU?

Ehhh I don't know about Vandy and Cornell battling over #13 for a while, though I can see them duking it out. UT being too regional to be a lower T14 mainstay is one possibility, but the nature of the TX legal market may make it much more prominent in the years to come, and there are other arguably "regional-focused" schools like Berkeley or even SLS that really just target CA and are T10s. Not too sure what the huge difference (relative to the regional argument) with that is...

I think it's a matter of self-selection with regard to Berkeley (and definitely a matter of self-selection with regard to Stanford). Berkeley focuses on Northern California, but a Berkeley degree + ties shouldn't pose much of an issue in most markets. I feel like UT grads would have a bit of a tougher time outside their home turf. tl;dr schools like Berkeley and Stanford have more potential portability.

MobyDick wrote:

HeavenWood wrote:

Schola wrote:I'm going to boldly sketch a possibility (I won't call it a prediction, but that would imply that I think it will likely happen): Chicago moves up to 4, or even possibly 3 in the next 5 to 10 years. They already have the 3rd most influential faculty, and the Rubenstein is allowing them to cherry pick 20 students (or 10% of their class) from YHS. If, and this is a big if, the are able to continue or expand the Rubenstein after the initial $10mil runs out, then we could see the UofC GPA and LSAT scores continue to rise, and with them UofC's ranking.

And I expect this post to be met with incredulity, if not outrage.

I think it would take a lot more than that to upset the YHS trifecta. The fact Stanford can consistently stay #3 with its MVPDN-level LSAT median speaks leaps and bounds about its peer review rating.

I'm not so sure. Stanford's hold on #3 may have more to say about its high GPA median. CCN has had a slightly higher LSAT median for some time but Stanford has stayed close behind Harvard's GPA median. With Chicago's new GPA median, which is the same as Stanford's (3.87), they have a great shot at overtaking Stanford-- maybe even this year.

DoubleChecks wrote:Well of course those two schools have way more potential portability than UT does now, I wouldn't argue that. I'm not saying UT will be overtaking UC Berk or SLS lol. My point is a school that primarily focuses on one market can still be a T14 mainstay.

HeavenWood wrote:

MobyDick wrote:

HeavenWood wrote:

Schola wrote:I'm going to boldly sketch a possibility (I won't call it a prediction, but that would imply that I think it will likely happen): Chicago moves up to 4, or even possibly 3 in the next 5 to 10 years. They already have the 3rd most influential faculty, and the Rubenstein is allowing them to cherry pick 20 students (or 10% of their class) from YHS. If, and this is a big if, the are able to continue or expand the Rubenstein after the initial $10mil runs out, then we could see the UofC GPA and LSAT scores continue to rise, and with them UofC's ranking.

And I expect this post to be met with incredulity, if not outrage.

I think it would take a lot more than that to upset the YHS trifecta. The fact Stanford can consistently stay #3 with its MVPDN-level LSAT median speaks leaps and bounds about its peer review rating.

I'm not so sure. Stanford's hold on #3 may have more to say about its high GPA median. CCN has had a slightly higher LSAT median for some time but Stanford has stayed close behind Harvard's GPA median. With Chicago's new GPA median, which is the same as Stanford's (3.87), they have a great shot at overtaking Stanford-- maybe even this year.

You are aware than GPA median matters much less than LSAT median (and both matter much less than peer rating) right?

MobyDick wrote:LSAT: Chicago > Stanford
GPA: Chicago = Stanford
Peer Rating (Speculation): Chicago = Stanford
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Chicago > Stanford

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HeavenWood wrote:

MobyDick wrote:

HeavenWood wrote:

Schola wrote:I'm going to boldly sketch a possibility (I won't call it a prediction, but that would imply that I think it will likely happen): Chicago moves up to 4, or even possibly 3 in the next 5 to 10 years. They already have the 3rd most influential faculty, and the Rubenstein is allowing them to cherry pick 20 students (or 10% of their class) from YHS. If, and this is a big if, the are able to continue or expand the Rubenstein after the initial $10mil runs out, then we could see the UofC GPA and LSAT scores continue to rise, and with them UofC's ranking.

And I expect this post to be met with incredulity, if not outrage.

I think it would take a lot more than that to upset the YHS trifecta. The fact Stanford can consistently stay #3 with its MVPDN-level LSAT median speaks leaps and bounds about its peer review rating.

I'm not so sure. Stanford's hold on #3 may have more to say about its high GPA median. CCN has had a slightly higher LSAT median for some time but Stanford has stayed close behind Harvard's GPA median. With Chicago's new GPA median, which is the same as Stanford's (3.87), they have a great shot at overtaking Stanford-- maybe even this year.

You are aware than GPA median matters much less than LSAT median (and both matter much less than peer rating) right?

bjsesq wrote:

MobyDick wrote:LSAT: Chicago > Stanford
GPA: Chicago = Stanford
Peer Rating (Speculation): Chicago = Stanford
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Chicago > Stanford

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