April 7, 2021 at 10:37 AM
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Not since the NCAA tournament has Georgetown been so hyped and so disappointed. The GULC fell out of the vaunted “T14” in the U.S. News Law School Rankings to be replaced by UCLA. But why do we persist in a “14” ranking? And what else did the new U.S. News formula bring us? Joe and Kathryn also chat about vaccine appointments and the (potentially) coming work from home revolution.
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January 27, 2021 at 1:38 PM
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Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2022 U.S. News Law School Rankings in March. That seems so far away, doesn’t it? Almost excrutiatingly so. What if we told you that we had a preview of those rankings? Sounds great, right? Let us help you scratch that rankings itch.
The methodology used by U.S. News places a 25% weight on law school admissions in the overall ranking. That category is comprised of three separate components, each with a different weight: acceptance rate (2.5%); median undergraduate GPA (10%); and median LSAT (12.5%) (GRE scores omitted for lack of data).