Grade Reform
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Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools
New Law Professor Devises Grading System Bewildering To Children, Annoying To Adults
Can somebody please stop this rookie professor from ruining his own class? -
Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools
Can Law School Grading Be More Fair?
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Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools
The Wussification of Legal Education Continues
Here's another pathetic attempt to save law faculty from the burdens of actually educating people...
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Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools, Privacy, Screw-Ups
Would You Like To See The Grades Of All Your Classmates? Then You Should Have Gone To This Top Law School!
Grading disaster at Michigan... -
Grade Reform, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Law School ‘Recalls’ Grades, Because Apparently They Were Too Low
Grade recall! Please send them back to the factory to get more air. -
Facebook, Grade Reform, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, UVA Law
Should You Brag About Your Law School Grades On Facebook?
Facebook is obliterating our old rules about what is and is not appropriate to talk about. -
Grade Reform, Law Schools, Old People, Pro Se Litigants, Texas
Pro Se Filing of the Day: Baylor Law Discriminates Against People Whose GPAs Predate Grade Inflation
Does Baylor Law discriminate against applicants on the basis of age? This guy thinks so... -
Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Top Law School Finally Commits To Getting Grades In On Time; Will Fine Late-Grading Faculty
Punishing faculty might be the only way to make them do their jobs in a timely fashion... - Sponsored
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Grade Reform, Law Schools, UVA Law
If Your Prof Still Hasn't Given You Your Grades, He Better Be Fired or Dead
At most schools, exams were two months ago. The "grade deadline" at schools that have them has already passed. If you don't have your grades by now, your law school should be offering you a refund for the outstanding classes. Well, students might not be able to do anything about late grades, but they don't have to be happy about it... -
Grade Reform, Law Schools, Texas
Law Students Sue School Over Being Graded on a Curve
Two students at Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law received crappy grades. Other people get bad grades and re-dedicate themselves to study, or (gasp) figure out something to do that they are actually good at. These kids, well, you can't say that millennials are ashamed of being whiny bitches.... -
Elena Kagan, Food, Grade Reform, Law Schools
The Early Bird Gets the In-Class Candy
We've now seen a couple of examples of top law schools trying to reassure students who might receive less than stellar grades. Now, another top law school is getting into the "dear God these millennials are made of porcelain" game. But even when you are being soothed but the Student Bar Association at your great law school, you should beware of the classmate that is willing to out-compete you for treats.... -
Grade Reform, Law Schools
University of Chicago Reminds Students Not To Be Tools About Grades
Continuing our discussion of "elite law school problems," let's talk about grades. If your law school is ranked poorly, waiting for your grades has made you stressed all January. But if you go to a top-ranked law school, it really shouldn't be that stressful, right? Sadly, there are a lot of people at top law schools who are doing it wrong.... -
Contests, Grade Reform, Law Schools, Reader Polls
What's The Worst Law School In New York?
There are 11 ABA accredited law schools in New York City and Long Island (including Pace, even though the law school is in White Plains). It's a bit douchy to argue over who's best, but it's pretty fun to argue over which law school is the worst. Nobody thinks that they go to the absolute worst law school in the city. But that means one student body is dead wrong. Let's find out who....
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Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, Texas
Fight the Power: Is There a Way Around the Curve?
We get it, law students: the curve sucks. Because the law school curve affects important things like class rank, law review eligibility, and employment opportunities, it can make or break your life. But can you fight it? A student at the University of Texas School of Law is trying -- albeit unsuccessfully -- to fight the powers that be.... -
Grade Reform, Law Schools
Notre Dame Goes for Two
It’s been a rough year in South Bend. A promising new head football coach led the Fighting Irish to a disappointing 7-5 regular season. The #5-ranked basketball team forgot to show up during March Madness (but at least the women’s team exceeded expectations). It was a year that many Irish fans would like to rewrite. […] -
Grade Reform, Law Schools
How Many Inflated 'A-pluses' Do You Need To Get A Job In D.C.?
We’ve seen it in California; we’ve seen it in New York. Now it looks like Puff the Magic Grade-Inflating Dragon is heading for Washington, D.C. Yes sir, a school in the D.C. market has decided that the reason its students can’t get jobs has nothing to do with the quality of education or services the […] -
Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
Professor Discovers 2010 Grading Errors; Mistake Is Fixed in April 2011
You know, given the fact that most law school professors act like they are doing you a favor by grading your exams, it’s a wonder this kind of thing doesn’t happen more often. Of course, since it doesn’t happen more often, this is a noteworthy occurrence. A criminal law professor out in California figured out […] -
Grade Reform, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Are Some NYU Law Professors Allowed to Submit Grades Later Than Others?
We are well into February, and there are still law students who haven’t received all of their grades from first semester. Why? I have no earthly idea. We’ve talked about this problem before: we get that professors really hate spending the time it takes to grade a bunch of exams. It’s boring. It’s arbitrary. It’s […] -
Biglaw, Grade Reform, Job Searches, Law Schools, LSAT
K&L Gates Still Cares About Your LSAT Score
Whether or not you think that the LSAT should be important, we all know that it is important. Scoring well on the LSAT is absolutely crucial to getting into a good law school. But usually the power of the LSAT fades after you matriculate to a law school. Usually people who are concerned about your […] -
Education / Schools, Grade Reform, Law Schools
Law School Grading Controversies: Open Thread
We have a message for law school deans and administrators everywhere. To paraphrase Chris Crocker, “Leave… the grades… alone!” Stories about changes to law school grading schemes aren’t much fun for us to write. But every time you deans tinker ever so slightly with your law school’s curve, we here at Above the Law get […]