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So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

Yeah... that's not necessarily true.

sambeber wrote:

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

Yeah... that's not necessarily true.

can vary by school, but I haven't heard of any different systems. Except wherever you go, apparently.

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

My school compares the entire class for curve purposes.

kalvano wrote:

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

My school compares the entire class for curve purposes.

On each exam? Like all profs just submit a # and the school curves it all? Weird

tedalbany wrote:

kalvano wrote:

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

My school compares the entire class for curve purposes.

On each exam? Like all profs just submit a # and the school curves it all? Weird

The prof grades the exams for his class, and then compares it to the grade in the other section for curve purposes.

This is all 1L, no sections after that, so everyone is taking the same classes, just with different professors.

For overall class ranking its by class but for grading on to journals my school has it by small LWR section so everyone is evenly matched (3 people per small writing section are roughly top 10%).

I'm still confused. What if one professor is harder than another professor. Wouldn't it make curve almost impossible if it is the whole class?

joetheplumber wrote:I'm still confused. What if one professor is harder than another professor. Wouldn't it make curve almost impossible if it is the whole class?

How? That's your tough luck for drawing that prof. Still the same class.

So are the exams the same across sections? Or does each professor have their own exams?

tedalbany wrote:

sambeber wrote:

tedalbany wrote:

joetheplumber wrote:So our class is split into sections. Are rankings based on the entire class, or just our section?

class, but you'll be competing against your section

i.e. top 15% refers to top 15% out of the overall class, but everyone in the section is ranked against each other for purposes of the exam curve-

Yeah... that's not necessarily true.

can vary by school, but I haven't heard of any different systems. Except wherever you go, apparently.

Yep. Separate section-by-section cutoffs at Georgetown, so you only know where you stand relative to your section.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-se ... 1-2012.cfm

LockBox wrote:So are the exams the same across sections? Or does each professor have their own exams?

They each have their own here.

Yep. Separate section-by-section cutoffs at Georgetown, so you only know where you stand relative to your section.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-se ... 1-2012.cfm

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I don't know if this is really obvious or something lol, but why does Gtown have different GPA cut-offs for top 10%/15/etc for each section?? I would presume that each section is about the same size, and all the sections are taking classes of the same level of difficulty...

applesoranges123 wrote:

Yep. Separate section-by-section cutoffs at Georgetown, so you only know where you stand relative to your section.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-se ... 1-2012.cfm

I don't know if this is really obvious or something lol, but why does Gtown have different GPA cut-offs for top 10%/15/etc for each section?? I would presume that each section is about the same size, and all the sections are taking classes of the same level of difficulty...[/quote]

Because there is an some wiggle room in the curve, i.e., 10-12% A's, 22-25% A-, etc. In addition, in some sections, 10 individuals may get all the A's, thus making the cutoffs different.

sambeber wrote:

applesoranges123 wrote:

Yep. Separate section-by-section cutoffs at Georgetown, so you only know where you stand relative to your section.

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-se ... 1-2012.cfm

I don't know if this is really obvious or something lol, but why does Gtown have different GPA cut-offs for top 10%/15/etc for each section?? I would presume that each section is about the same size, and all the sections are taking classes of the same level of difficulty...

Because there is an some wiggle room in the curve, i.e., 10-12% A's, 22-25% A-, etc. In addition, in some sections, 10 individuals may get all the A's, thus making the cutoffs different.[/quote]

Second semester elective can also change the numbers a bit because all the sections are mashed together for that one.