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3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:32 pm
by zoomzoom88
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
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:34 pm
by toothbrush
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... ?
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:36 pm
by DoveBodyWash
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
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:01 pm
by zoomzoom88
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%?
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:02 pm
by toothbrush
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?
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:05 pm
by Nebby
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?
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:07 pm
by DoveBodyWash
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.
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:09 pm
by toothbrush
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.
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:14 pm
by Lavitz
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
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:18 pm
by Nebby
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.
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:21 pm
by DoveBodyWash
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
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:37 pm
by rayiner
Doesn't SHU graduate like 300 people? How can #15 in the class only be top 15%?
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:37 pm
by toothbrush
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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Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:39 pm
by Nebby
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.
Re: 3.8 is 15%?
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:53 pm
by zoomzoom88
Counselor why do you feel top 15% in that situation is more impressive?