Last week I wrote about colleges gaming the Title IX situation. This week I'd like to talk about law schools gaming incoming students. Yesterday's NY Times reported on what appears to be a common practice among law schools - granting full scholarships to incoming students with the implication that these scholarships will be good for the three years of law school. As you would expect, these scholarships are conditioned on the student having good grades (usually B) for all three years. Most students believe they are superior and will have no problem making the grade.
However, as with many things in life, it is important to know how things will be measured. The way many law schools measure is via a curve so that a finite number of students will receive A, another number will receive B, etc. So, even if the class had all geniuses, not all would meet the terms of the deal.
Why do law schools play this game? So they will improve their score on US News & World annual surveys of law schools. Ah, the wonders of the modern world.
However, as with many things in life, it is important to know how things will be measured. The way many law schools measure is via a curve so that a finite number of students will receive A, another number will receive B, etc. So, even if the class had all geniuses, not all would meet the terms of the deal.
Why do law schools play this game? So they will improve their score on US News & World annual surveys of law schools. Ah, the wonders of the modern world.
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