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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings

Preparing for Our First Ranking of Law School Part-Time Programs

October 06, 2008 02:26 PM ET | Robert Morse | Permanent Link | Print

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St Marry University school of Law, san antonio

Just want to know what is the ranking of St Marry University school of Law, san antonio. I'm planning to go there as a part time.

heh..

nice, really nice!

Thanks I look forward to the results

thanks again for the information that is not readily accessible anywhere..........

Part Time Law School Programs

Thank you for adding this category. Hoping to see the results soon.

Well, BGJohnsun...

The rankings are not completely subjective or arbitrary...but they are capricious and they are garbage. I want to see someone rank the magazines...and put USNWR in the third or fourth tier!

Yay!!

This will be a huge boon to those seeking information on part time programs. Being another potential part time student it's virtually impossible to find this information online anywhere. Thanks for the heads up and I'm going to try my best to hold off on selecting a school until you release your rankings!!!!

Drexel

I noticed Drexel isn't on your 2008 rankings? Why is this, I'm sure it will be on 2009 as a Tier 1 with it's high LSAT range. I am applying there for the Fall along with Georgetown, Villanova, Temple, NYU, and Fordham.

No need for new rankings...

My favorite quote of all time:

"every year USNews eats up the legal profession, digests it and we cannot help ourselves but marvel at big steaming pile of dung that is left for us to bicker about"

If I see one more !diotic ranking with Harvard, Yale, Columbia, etc. as the top whatever! Who cares! How many different magazines need to print these same stupid rankings of these same schools in varying order. What is the difference if Harvard is 1, 2, or 3....just because some loser editor compiling stats on a completely subjective basis thinks so? Please....I can't believe legal professionals are not smarter than to finally do away with USNews and its fellow cronies!

A Pile...

my favorite quote of all time:

[i]"every year USNews eats up the legal profession, digests it and we cannot help ourselves but marvel at the big steaming pile of dung that is left for us to bicker about"[/i]

If I see one more 1diotic ranking with Harvard, Yale, Columbia, etc. as the top whatever!!!!! who cares!!! how many different magazines need to print these same stupid rankings of these same schools in varying order. what is the difference if Harvard is 1, 2, or 3....just because some loser editor compiling stats on a completely subjective basis thinks so???? Please....I can't believe legal professionals are not smarter than to finally do away with USNews and its fellow cronies!

survey should ask if PT students in class with FT

We all know the debate that will inform your January 2009 decision. I would think you need to know whether PT students are in separate classes (e.g. night classes) or in class with FT students. If they are by and large with FT students in class, then their admissions numbers need to be a part of the overall ranking of the school, because they have an impact on the conduct of the class. If they are in separate classes for all or most years, in night classes, e.g., then they are in a distinct program that confers the same degree. They do not have an impact on the higher "quality" FT students, and should therefore not influence the decision of an entering students choosing her school. So are you collecting data this year on whether the PT students are largely integrated with the FT students either first year or soon thereafter?

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Robert Morse is director of data research for U.S. News & World Report and has worked at the magazine since 1976. He develops the methodologies and surveys for the America's Best Colleges and America's Best Graduate Schools annual rankings, keeping an eye on higher-education trends to make sure the rankings offer prospective students the best analysis available. Morse Code provides deeper insights into the methodologies and is a forum for commentary and analysis of college, grad and other rankings.

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