Harvard Law's Fall From Grace In The U.S. News Law School Rankings
It's a virtually meaningless drop in rank that so many people care way too much about.
‘Why did Harvard do this to me?’
Is Harvard worse of a school today than it was yesterday? Of course not. But Harvard will be the buzz.
— Law school consultant Mike Spivey of Spivey Consulting, commenting on Harvard’s expulsion from the Top 3 schools in the latest U.S. News law school rankings. Harvard dropped from No. 3 to No. 4, where it is now tied with Columbia. This is the first time Harvard hasn’t been included in the Top 3 since 1990.
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