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i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:46 pm
by Anonymous User
ended up getting a low grade this semester that dragged down my fairly decent 1st semester gpa. sigh. and on top of that i am clueless as to how ppl figure out their rank at mich. can anyone tell me around what percentile i'm at with a 3.383? and how screwed i am for oci? i'd really appreciate it. thanks.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:56 pm
by thesealocust
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:07 pm
by Anonymous User
OP, you are my GPA twin, except for the last decimal place!
I've been struggling with this ranking thing in the past week, too. FYI, there is a "class ranking letter" by Dean B. on the clerkship webpage, and it contains detailed GPA info for the
graduating classes of 05-09. For 1Ls, I think the cutoffs should be slightly lower, for reasons that we all know. I was told that 3.4 = top 1/3, and median is probably 3.25 - but that's purely anecdotal.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:39 pm
by kritiosboy
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:52 pm
by Hitachi
3.13 to 3.25.
Realistically, it's pretty much always 3.23.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:59 pm
by PKSebben
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:19 am
by james18
anyone know where a 3.616 puts you?
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:22 am
by thesealocust
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:24 am
by romothesavior
Can you guys just run over to Dean Z's office and tell her to admit me? K thx bai.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:31 am
by Anonymous User
thesealocust wrote:Top third.
You aren't screwed at all. Be smart and proactive.
Your estimation sounds legit but leans towards the optimistic side - I thought it would be top 40%. May I know how you figured that out? thanks!
*fingers crossed hoping that thesealocust is accurate*
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:34 am
by thesealocust
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:53 am
by Anonymous User
thesealocust wrote:Anonymous User wrote:thesealocust wrote:Top third.
You aren't screwed at all. Be smart and proactive.
Your estimation sounds legit but leans towards the optimistic side - I thought it would be top 40%. May I know how you figured that out? thanks!
*fingers crossed hoping that thesealocust is accurate*
It would be top third at UVA and Michigan has a (very slightly) lower curve *shrug*
My guess is it's top 35% worst case scenario. I did bucketloads of normalized curve ranking math wizardry last semester, I can eyeball it now, especially for schools where I know the general spread.
Except Northwestern. I don't and never will understand that school's fucking curve.
My bad. How could I forget you being the math / statistics guy in that thread! You rendered my economics PhD friend useless
Thanks for the patience, dude.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:12 am
by Anonymous User
I think it's around top 35% or so...what's your bidding strategy? I'm around top 1/3 too and have no idea where to bid.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:41 pm
by Anonymous User
ok I know this is obnoxious, but what about a 3.716 after 1L? I know that's probably top 10% after graduation due to the clerkship guidelines, but what about after 1L year? and could someone explain how to calculate this?
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:44 pm
by thesealocust
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:24 pm
by Anonymous User
What about a 3.55?
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:10 pm
by Anonymous User
what about a 3.066? (horrid, i know)
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:21 pm
by Anonymous User
Look at Dean Baum's memo under Clerkship resources.
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:25 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:I think it's around top 35% or so...what's your bidding strategy? I'm around top 1/3 too and have no idea where to bid.
bump
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:37 am
by NYAssociate
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Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:36 am
by Anonymous User
NYAssociate wrote:For Top Third (IMO) (these are all NYC offices):
Reaches (I wouldn't devote too many bids to these):
Paul Weiss
Simpson Thacher
Skadden (Wildcard firm: Because the summer class sizes are so small... this place is just too hard to predict IMO)
Kirkland & Ellis (Wildcard. Personality is huge here)
Gibson Dunn (Wild card. See K&E above)
Targets:
Shearman & Sterling
Akin Gump
Jones Day (Wild Card)
Milbank
Ropes
Dewey
Weil
Sidley
Hughes Hubbard (Wildcard)
Fried Frank
Linklaters
Freshfields
Allen & Overy
Safeties (insofar as they're easier to get than the targets... there aren't really any safeties ITE)
Mayer
Schulte
Stroock
OMM
Winston & Strawn
Dechert
White & Case
Kramer Levin (Wildcard)
Kaye Scholer
This is so good. Thanks!
Re: i'm math challenged...tell me my class rank at UofM?
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 3:07 pm
by chicagolaw2013
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