Quote from: theprofessor on August 30, 2006, 05:02:10 PMQuote from: stc34 on August 30, 2006, 04:44:57 PMOk, but consider this. One applicant has a 164 and a 168. Another applicant has only one score, a 166. All else is equal. The school would probably take the one with an average of 166 because it is to the school's advantage. I agree that this is the (unfortunate) outcome of the ABA's new policy. Whatever will get them a higher average for USNWR's calculations is going to to be what flies.USNWR has yet to announce a shift in policy. As far as any of us know, it's still taking the average score. ABA policy does not affect it until it decides it's concerned about verifiability.
Quote from: stc34 on August 30, 2006, 04:44:57 PMOk, but consider this. One applicant has a 164 and a 168. Another applicant has only one score, a 166. All else is equal. The school would probably take the one with an average of 166 because it is to the school's advantage. I agree that this is the (unfortunate) outcome of the ABA's new policy. Whatever will get them a higher average for USNWR's calculations is going to to be what flies.
Ok, but consider this. One applicant has a 164 and a 168. Another applicant has only one score, a 166. All else is equal. The school would probably take the one with an average of 166 because it is to the school's advantage.
The new rule adversely affected schools that accepted numerous URM's with lower numbers (which thereby lowered the 25th percentile). (See http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2005/03/slight_change_i.html)
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