Predict next years rankings Forum

[thedogship]

outside of harvard, yale, stanford, and maybe columbia, doesn't it all become much more regional?

they're all still great schools but why would you go to uchicago over nyu if you wanted to be in NY or vice versa.

ITE even Harvard and Stanford are gambles. Strong regionals at best.

Your been reading too many crazy TLS threads if you actually believe that.

It's true. Even YLS doesn't quite have the pull it used to west of the Mississippi. Probably a smarter call to graduate top 5% at Hastings if you want to work in San Francisco.

[garfike]

does anyone think UVA will rise in next years rankings?

[joshhoward]

when do the rankings come out?

[ashleigh]

when do the rankings come out?

usnwr rankings usually come out/get spilled late april. then I think its in print for the may edition.

[jay115]

I think michigan is gonna fall into the bottom 4 of the T14, and perhaps UTX and UCLA will tie, if not surpass Georgetown for the 14th spot. I'm hoping UCLA of course, but I do think with all the clerkships that TX secures, it has a change to dislodge GULC. But of course, I don't know about national placement, reputation (which counts the most), etc...

[LSATfromNC]

I think IUB, Iowa and possibly Illinois (due to semi scandal they had last year) may fall out of the top 25, with GWU, Fordham and W&L moving back in. T20 will remain unmoved...

[Core]

Around what date are the rankings usually released?

[LSATfromNC]

Around what date are the rankings usually released?

Usually leaked around last week of March, right before deposits, coincidence? Last year they were released lateeeee, after April 15th.

[uvalaw2013]

Around what date are the rankings usually released?

Usually leaked around last week of March, right before deposits, coincidence? Last year they were released lateeeee, after April 15th.

wasn't it leaked earlier last year on tls?

also, I agree with jaws. UVA is def gonna be top 8.

[slider]

Around what date are the rankings usually released?

Usually leaked around last week of March, right before deposits, coincidence? Last year they were released lateeeee, after April 15th.

wasn't it leaked earlier last year on tls?

also, I agree with jaws. UVA is def gonna be top 8.

Me Three!

[Sauer Grapes]

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[tumbleweed664]

I love everyone bumping their school up in the ranks. Allow me to join!

Yale
Harvard
Stanford
Columbia
Chicago
NYU
Michigan
Penn/Boalt
UVA/Northwestern
Duke
Cornell
Georgetown

[OperaSoprano]

If someone can get me accurate data on the release date, I will go to the same place I got the rankings this year and launch a stakeout.

[jawsthegreat]

If someone can get me accurate data on the release date, I will go to the same place I got the rankings this year and launch a stakeout.

I missed the story of how you did that last year, could you give me the cliffs?

[You Gotta Have Faith]

How is Michigan ranked ahead of UVA when UVA's medians are both above Michigan?

How is Cornell ranked 6 places higher than WUSTL when it has the same LSAT median but a lower GPA median?

Same rationale... there's a lot more to it than sheer numbers. A little BS, a little truth, a little perceived prestige (real or imagined). That said, I do think the rankings have some degree of benefit, especially for those who are entirely unaware of where law schools stand.

[OperaSoprano]

If someone can get me accurate data on the release date, I will go to the same place I got the rankings this year and launch a stakeout.

I missed the story of how you did that last year, could you give me the cliffs?

It was midnight or thereabouts. Someone saw the magazine but was too cheap to buy it. I was annoyed at my bf and had nothing to do that night, and Ken volunteered to pay my cab fare if I would go across town to Penn Station and investigate. My classmate kept up with me by text, and posted real time as I raced to the newsstand. He then had to talk me into not shredding the magazine when I saw how my school had been treated. That took a good ten minutes. Finally I relented and texted him the entire T1 and T2 before retiring to a 24/7 kinkos to make scans, since none of you would take my word for it.

[jawsthegreat]

If someone can get me accurate data on the release date, I will go to the same place I got the rankings this year and launch a stakeout.

I missed the story of how you did that last year, could you give me the cliffs?

It was midnight or thereabouts. Someone saw the magazine but was too cheap to buy it. I was annoyed at my bf and had nothing to do that night, and Ken volunteered to pay my cab fare if I would go across town to Penn Station and investigate. My classmate kept up with me by text, and posted real time as I raced to the newsstand. He then had to talk me into not shredding the magazine when I saw how my school had been treated. That took a good ten minutes. Finally I relented and texted him the entire T1 and T2 before retiring to a 24/7 kinkos to make scans, since none of you would take my word for it.

Lol, I bet that was a pretty epic thread.

[Helmholtz]

1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Stanford
4. Columbia
5. Chicago
6. NYU
7. Berkeley
7. Penn
7. Michigan
10. UVA
11. Duke
12. Northwestern
13. Cornell
13. Georgetown

[zyxwvut7]

Grew up a Michigan fan, they'd be my first choice if I had the numbers, seems to be a lot of Michigan hate goin' on. Apparently the difference between 169 vs. 170 or 3.75 vs. 3.79 + the problem of a state with decreasing tax revenue is gonna bring Michigan down. Except for the fact that the school only receives 2% of their budget from the state. And the fact that in peer assessment, Michigan continues to display some mad domination, more than making up for the 1 more question wrong LSAT score.

Maybe the higher peer assessment scores have something to do with Michigan not relying so heavily on LSAT/GPA, as opposed to the other similarly ranked number whores. Thus, their students are more complete and rounded, and perform better after law school because of it, leading to their constantly fantastic peer assessment scores.

I see Michigan as most likely moving back to 8, possibly 7 or 9, and remaining in that range for a very long time (if not moving up).

Edit: Sorry, had to show some love...

[ogman05]

1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Stanford
4. Columbia
5. Chicago
6. NYU
7.UVA
7. Berkeley
9. Penn
10. Michigan
11. Northwestern
12. Duke
13. Cornell
14. Georgetown

[chicagolaw2013]

Cooley will be #1!!! In their rankings...hahahahaahahaha.

And props to the fellow Michigan fan

[NayBoer]

I predict that a bunch of schools will complain about the rankings even while constructing university policies around the rankings and in general benefiting enormously from their T14 status. What do I win?

[You Gotta Have Faith]

I predict that a bunch of schools will complain about the rankings even while constructing university policies around the rankings and in general benefiting enormously from their T14 status. What do I win?

A cookie. But you do have a good point.

[NayBoer]

I predict that a bunch of schools will complain about the rankings even while constructing university policies around the rankings and in general benefiting enormously from their T14 status. What do I win?

A cookie. But you do have a good point.

To get a glass of milk to go with it, I predict that a bunch of people will try to compare T40 schools in different regions based on being 3 ranks apart.

[09042014]

1Yale
2Harvard
3Stanford
4Columbia
5NYU
6Chicago
7UCB
8Penn
8Mich
10UVA
11Duke
11Northwestern
13Cornell
14Gulc
14UCLA
14UTexas