Thursday, August 31, 2017
Survey: Rankings Are The Most Important Factor In Students' Decision On Which Law School To Attend
Following up on yesterday's post on a survey of law school applicants by Blueprint LSAT Preparation:
What will have the largest impact in determining which law school you will ultimately choose? Rank in order of importance, 1 being the most important and 5 being the least important.
https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2017/08/survey-rankings-are-most-important-factor-in-students-decision-on-which-law-school-to-attend.html
And as Faculty Lounge found a few years ago, there is a .71 correlation coefficient between USNWR law school rank and the percentage of grads that got FT/LT/license-required jobs. It's almost as if the JD exists in a highly stratified and pedigree-conscious job market!
Posted by: Unemployed Northeastern | Aug 31, 2017 3:02:56 PM