Law School Discussion

so is it contradictory

LOL Thats a good one

Good looks on the Gtown joint. I am really glad to see folks sharing critical info

Quote from: Earthbound was an awesome Super Nintendo game on April 02, 2008, 04:06:50 AM

Here is a bombshell? Ready?

GPA and LSAT are not predictive of law school success.

Kids who come in on scholarships sometimes do worse than URMs under the median who got the last spot off the waitlist.

Conclusion: Gpa and LSAT not predictive
Reason: Sometimes people who LSAT and GPA predict would do better than another person in fact does worse.
Assumption: Predictive means 100% determinative.

Analogous argument:
The seasons arent predictive of temperatures because some days in spring it is colder than in winter.

I hope everyone sees just how asanine this argument is.

part of the argument's flaw is its lack of controls. Also consider that people with excellent grades and lsat go to schools that backstop students from flunking out. The lower a school is on the usnews totem poll the less likely they are to be generous with curves and care about students flunking out

Quote from: newjaytdot on March 27, 2008, 12:05:30 PM

I don't buy the assumption that many seem to make: there is an indirect correlation between LSAT/GPA and attractiveness.  Where did this come from and how/why is it continually perpetuated?

I don't buy it either. The Economist (last fall, I believe) reported on a study that found a positive correlation between attractiveness and intelligence. Perhaps this correlation falls apart at the extreme upper end of intelligence?

Edit: Here's the article if you're interested:

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10311266

The article focuses on the relationship between success and beauty, but it mentions studies that have found a positive correlation between beauty and intelligence.

There are also studies that suggest a positive correlation between athletic ability and intelligence, but I am sure there are covert proponents of the bell curve that would argue against it on the internet and keep their holes closed in an open dialogue

I will agree that Univ of Miami, FSU, UF probably has the hotter chicks. I would also throw Univ of Houston and Howard in there for good measure