3.8 is 15%? Forum

zoomzoom88 · Post by **zoomzoom88** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:32 pm

rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well... its a 4.33 scaled curved to a 3.0. I thought that being 15th in my class would put me in a much better spot

toothbrush · Post by **toothbrush** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:34 pm

zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well... its a 4.33 scaled curved to a 3.0. I thought that being 15th in my class would put me in a much better spot

uhh.. Are there 100 people in your class... ?

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:36 pm

toothbrush wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well... its a 4.33 scaled curved to a 3.0. I thought that being 15th in my class would put me in a much better spot
uhh.. Are there 100 people in your class... ?

LOL

zoomzoom88 · Post by **zoomzoom88** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:01 pm

i understand math.. my question is (and i did not word it correctly in my post) is a 3.8 usually better than top 15%?

toothbrush · Post by **toothbrush** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:02 pm

zoomzoom88 wrote:i understand math.. my question is (and i did not word it correctly in my post) is a 3.8 usually better than top 15%?

What does it matter if that's not the case at your school?

Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:05 pm

zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well...

I'm still trying to decipher what this means. Anyone have any luck?

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:07 pm

CounselorNebby wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well...
I'm still trying to decipher what this means. Anyone have any luck?

I assumed it meant he was ranked #15 at a 15th ranked law school but that it only came up as top 15%...but yeah i was confused too

OP, 3.8 is top 15% at my school.

toothbrush · Post by **toothbrush** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:09 pm

CounselorNebby wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well...
I'm still trying to decipher what this means. Anyone have any luck?

i think it's just a typo. looks like she goes to shu per http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 7#p7740517 ??

anyways, OP is just complaining about how rampant ttt grade inflation makes her grade inflated grades not be as high as she wanted.

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:14 pm

cusenation wrote:
toothbrush wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well... its a 4.33 scaled curved to a 3.0. I thought that being 15th in my class would put me in a much better spot
uhh.. Are there 100 people in your class... ?
LOL

Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:18 pm

cusenation wrote:
CounselorNebby wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well...
I'm still trying to decipher what this means. Anyone have any luck?
I assumed it meant he was ranked #15 at a 15th ranked law school but that it only came up as top 15%...but yeah i was confused too

OP, 3.8 is top 15% at my school.

Here's what I thought it meant:

"I am ranked #15 within the 15th percentile of the top 15%." So they're #15 within the top 2.25%. Assuming 15 is the cap at 2.25%, then there would have to be a class size of at least 666. GEORGETOWN STRIKES AGAIN.

DoveBodyWash · Post by **DoveBodyWash** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:21 pm

CounselorNebby wrote:
cusenation wrote:
CounselorNebby wrote:
zoomzoom88 wrote:rank came out and I am ranked no. 15 in my 15th which is only top 15% as well...
I'm still trying to decipher what this means. Anyone have any luck?
I assumed it meant he was ranked #15 at a 15th ranked law school but that it only came up as top 15%...but yeah i was confused too

OP, 3.8 is top 15% at my school.
Here's what I thought it meant:

"I am ranked #15 within the 15th percentile of the top 15%." So they're #15 within the top 2.25%. Assuming 15 is the cap at 2.25%, then there would have to be a class size of at least 666. GEORGETOWN STRIKES AGAIN.

...if only i was capable of this kind of math

rayiner · Post by **rayiner** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:37 pm

Doesn't SHU graduate like 300 people? How can #15 in the class only be top 15%?

toothbrush · Post by **toothbrush** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:37 pm

CounselorNebby wrote: Here's what I thought it meant:

"I am ranked #15 within the 15th percentile of the top 15%." So they're #15 within the top 2.25%. Assuming 15 is the cap at 2.25%, then there would have to be a class size of at least 666. GEORGETOWN STRIKES AGAIN.

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Nebby · Post by **Nebby** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:39 pm

rayiner wrote:Doesn't SHU graduate like 300 people? How can #15 in the class only be top 15%?

#15 in a class of 300 is also top 69%, but top 15% is equally true and more impressive.

zoomzoom88 · Post by **zoomzoom88** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:53 pm

Counselor why do you feel top 15% in that situation is more impressive?

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