Another reason not to over-rely on USNWR rankings
Here is a very good article that demonstrates that the cart is pulling the horse (Rankings influencing the decisions made by law schools).
As a law school applicant, it’s up to you to make yourself an informed and knowledgeable consumer. That includes making decisions that are best for you, and understanding why a school is ranked the way it is ranked. Since we can’t trust the law schools to walk away from their love-hate relationship with USNWR rankings, it’s up to law school applicants to disavow them by making smart decisions. Of course, it also means legal employers will need to follow suit. Ok, now I’m being idealistic. So I’ll settle for the following: for law school applicants to understand the rankings and to make good decisions for themselves accordingly. Don’t get sucked in. As I say in my law school admission guide book, “USNWR’s Top 25 are not necessarily YOUR top 25.”
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- Entering the Fray: My Thoughts on the 2010 USNWR Law School Rankings
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- What do the Law School Rankings Really Mean?
- Law Schools are Bullied by U.S. News Rankings
Ann K. Levine, Esq., former director of law school admissions for two ABA approved law schools, is a law school admission consultant and owner of Law School Expert,
[...] to succeed in law school and to pass the bar exam on the first try; the second reason is because USNWR Rankings rely (unreasonably) heavily on the LSAT and law schools don’t have the gall to walk away from the [...]
[...] to succeed in law school and to pass the bar exam on the first try; the second reason is because USNWR Rankings rely (unreasonably) heavily on the LSAT and law schools don’t have the gall to walk away from the [...]