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Post by PSPSPSPS » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:18 am

Serious question as an undergrad currently applying - Why is Georgetown in the T14? It looks like the numbers aren't on par with the other 13. Location? The fact we need a prestigious school in D.C? The employment numbers aren't stand out either from what I can tell. Thanks

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Re: Why?

Post by 03152016 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:26 am

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Re: Why?

Post by PSPSPSPS » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:32 am

Brut wrote:t14 simply refers to us news and world report rankings
Right I get that. But why is it included with the other 13. Why is it not the t13, GT doesn't appear as prestigious at least on the surface. It seems like a cut off from 13 to 14 doesn't it?

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Re: Why?

Post by lymenheimer » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:37 am

PSPSPSPS wrote:
Brut wrote:t14 simply refers to us news and world report rankings
Right I get that. But why is it included with the other 13. Why is it not the t13, GT doesn't appear as prestigious at least on the surface. It seems like a cut off from 13 to 14 doesn't it?
All the schools in the t14 have been in the t10 at some point

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Re: Why?

Post by 03152016 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:43 am

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Re: Why?

Post by PSPSPSPS » Fri Jan 08, 2016 1:46 am

Brut wrote:i don't really see a jump from 13 to 14
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Re: Why?

Post by dabigchina » Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:14 am

lymenheimer wrote:
PSPSPSPS wrote:
Brut wrote:t14 simply refers to us news and world report rankings
Right I get that. But why is it included with the other 13. Why is it not the t13, GT doesn't appear as prestigious at least on the surface. It seems like a cut off from 13 to 14 doesn't it?
All the schools in the t14 have been in the t10 at some point
When was GULC in the T-10?

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Re: Why?

Post by lymenheimer » Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:20 am

dabigchina wrote:
lymenheimer wrote:
PSPSPSPS wrote:
Brut wrote:t14 simply refers to us news and world report rankings
Right I get that. But why is it included with the other 13. Why is it not the t13, GT doesn't appear as prestigious at least on the surface. It seems like a cut off from 13 to 14 doesn't it?
All the schools in the t14 have been in the t10 at some point
When was GULC in the T-10?
Nvm. I guess i was lied to. The internet man...whys it do that?

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Re: Why?

Post by Tiago Splitter » Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:25 am

lymenheimer wrote:
dabigchina wrote:
lymenheimer wrote:
PSPSPSPS wrote:
Brut wrote:t14 simply refers to us news and world report rankings
Right I get that. But why is it included with the other 13. Why is it not the t13, GT doesn't appear as prestigious at least on the surface. It seems like a cut off from 13 to 14 doesn't it?
All the schools in the t14 have been in the t10 at some point
When was GULC in the T-10?
Nvm. I guess i was lied to. The internet man...whys it do that?
Come on dude don't give up so easily. 1993 wasn't even that long ago.

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Re: Why?

Post by mornincounselor » Fri Jan 08, 2016 6:53 am

You are right OP, I think the other 13 schools (and Michigan seems to be faltering a bit as well) are practically all at least 10% better in terms of BL/Fed Clerk percentages (which I think is a better measure than raw employment numbers for a number of reasons) than GULC.

Georgetown's numbers seem to be in a league of their own equidistant between the other non-Michigan t14 schools on one end, and Texas, UCLA, Vanderbilt, and USC on the other. Due to simplicity and history, we continue to recognize the t14 categorization. Yet, the chasm remains.

I think we can consider Georgetown the undisputed champion of regional schools. Arguably the most exciting environment to study law within, the best location for prestigious internships / schmoozing with elite politicians / judges / colleagues, a thriving region outmatched in new legal hiring only by NYC. D.C. just happens to be an incredible region for law.

I don't think the distinction is very material in any event. Little separates the bottom-most National school from the top-most Elite Regional school.

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Re: Why?

Post by PSPSPSPS » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:20 am

Interesting I'll keep that in mind

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Re: Why?

Post by hangingtree » Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:45 am

The answer is that while BL/FC numbers are a great metric, it is just one metric, like USNWR rankings. Some schools are more geared toward public interest, government, or non-JD jobs placement. More importantly, some schools attract more of the sort of people who look for non-BL/FC jobs.

Not trying to justify Georgetown's relatively poor BL/FC numbers and (I assume) its relatively poor broader employment numbers, just wanted to point out that much of the TLS wisdom about this sort of thing must be weighed against the fact that BL/FC numbers are not the only means by which we should evaluate a school.

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