class rank is taking forever to be posted! Forum

[mmribail]

How difficult is it to do rankings when you got every ones grades? Can't a computer do it? All you need to do is count backwards from 4.0 and you got your rankings. My last exam was on May 14, 2010. Its been over a month and they told me today the rankings wont be out until next week. The transfer applications are due on the first of July for some of the schools I want to transfer to. Is anyone else having this same issue?

[phishskier41]

Same deal over here, my class rank will not be calculated to mid july. So, I have contacted my potential transfer schools to inform them of the delay and am making sure to have everything else submitted early.

While it is frustrating, I am sure schools that take a lot of transfers are used to dealing with some delays.

[wiscohopeful]

Same issues here...its all a huge conspiracy by the schools to thwart the transfer efforts of their students!

[sanpiero]

same issue here. can't you look at last semester's cut-offs and make an educated guess? or does your school not report cut-offs after fall semester?

like at least some others in this forum, i'm hoping the T10% cut-off takes a nose dive (wishful thinking, ik)

[sanpiero]

btw our exams ended over a month ago and one professor has yet to submit his grades. this apparently overworked professor is preventing our entire class from timely receiving ranks

[wiscohopeful]

I'm hoping they take a dive as well. This is historically what happens but I don't feel good assuring myself on what happened in previous years

[sanpiero]

I'm hoping they take a dive as well. This is historically what happens but I don't feel good assuring myself on what happened in previous years

I wish i had such data on my school to extrapolate from! Do you think it's normal for the cut-offs (particularly T10%) to decrease after spring semester? My intuition is that any movement is almost entirely random; but, here's to hoping there's some statistical theory (or other issue) i'm ignoring that flies in the face of my intuition...

[lawschool7777]

FWIW, the top 10% GPA decreased by .02. we have a tight curve at my school so that was actually a pretty significant amount (at least for people on the cusp)

[mmribail]

4.0-3.56 - 5%
3.39- 3.26- 10%
3.25- 3.04 - 15%
3.00-2.94 - 20%
2.93-2.84 - 25%
2.82-2.76 - 30%
2.75-2.68 - 35%
2.65-2.58 - 40%
2.57-2.54 - 45%
2.53-2.46 - 50%
2.45- Lower -50%

This was 2008s version of gpa and the rank a student received. This year I was informed only 40 people received over a 3.0 (we have a C curve at my law school). So it looks like we took a 1% dive too.

[mmribail]

anyone get their ranking yet for this cycle?

[wiscohopeful]

Our's finally got posted! Top 10% and law review baby

[LLKOOLK1]

wisc, what is your school's curve, and what is your gpa to hit top 10 if you dont mind me asking...im dying here waiting for rank, not sure what %s look like on a B curve

[dbt]

at least they tell you your rank

[wiscohopeful]

wisc, what is your school's curve, and what is your gpa to hit top 10 if you dont mind me asking...im dying here waiting for rank, not sure what %s look like on a B curve

We have a B curve and top 10% was a 3.643. They only break it down by 5% for us so the top 5% was a 3.750 and 15% was 3.482. I don't know how much that helps you though, especially because this year for us was very high for a 10% GPA. Historically it was around a 3.57 for top 10%.

Good luck to the rest of you...I wish schools didn't take so long to get their numbers out.

[LLKOOLK1]

wisc, what is your school's curve, and what is your gpa to hit top 10 if you dont mind me asking...im dying here waiting for rank, not sure what %s look like on a B curve

We have a B curve and top 10% was a 3.643. They only break it down by 5% for us so the top 5% was a 3.750 and 15% was 3.482. I don't know how much that helps you though, especially because this year for us was very high for a 10% GPA. Historically it was around a 3.57 for top 10%.

Good luck to the rest of you...I wish schools didn't take so long to get their numbers out.

Ughh, its gonna be close for me. 3.747, top 5% get academic leadership scholarships...i guess at this point I just have to wait it out.