tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post7927353125115157158..comments2024-03-28T10:56:31.720-06:00Comments on Outside the Law School Scam: The ABA again Demonstrates Whose Side it is Really OnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-10918664132458785132017-08-10T01:39:36.478-06:002017-08-10T01:39:36.478-06:00From Georgetown (definitely a toilet school and a ...From Georgetown (definitely a toilet school and a trap school):<br /><br />—— open wide the doors to an even more diverse population <br /><br />Yes, the population of people who would score poorly on the LSAT.<br /><br />—— We believe this change will make the admissions process more accessible to students who have great potential to make a mark here at Georgetown Law and in successful legal careers, but who might find the LSAT to be a barrier for whatever reason.<br /><br />Oh, sure, "for whatever reason". Does anyone care to guess what the "reason" might be?<br /><br />A. Shitty score on the LSAT<br />B. Hopeless lack of intelligence<br />C. Total unsuitability for law school and the legal profession<br />D. Lemming-like delusions of grandeur<br />E. All of the above<br /><br />And I see that Kellye Testy has been climbing the scam's ladder again. Now she's CEO of the LSAC. What next?<br />Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399124824529778710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-26936260226243120782017-08-09T18:33:26.621-06:002017-08-09T18:33:26.621-06:00They should just eliminate any semblance of fact-b...They should just eliminate any semblance of fact-based reporting and simply report a numerical average, on a scale of 1-10, of how awesomely the faculty thinks the most recent class is slaying the job market.<br /><br />These schools have the data and means to compile useful studies for 5 years out, 10 years out, etc. Instead they're trying to obscure what happens one year out. Law School Truth Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166092871374037640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-17019969571167881442017-08-08T22:30:04.046-06:002017-08-08T22:30:04.046-06:00And the pigs now are accepting the GRE as an alter...And the pigs now are accepting the GRE as an alternative to the LSAT, for law school admi$$ion$. Hell, at what point will they admit someone on the basis of completing a coloring book - and a statement that they really, truly want to be a lawyer? Nandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06423524039657355134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-60345360089861518042017-08-08T21:31:25.073-06:002017-08-08T21:31:25.073-06:00Regarding standardized testing, you are clearly se...Regarding standardized testing, you are clearly seeing the future. Appreciated GULC's excuse for now accepting the GRE(and soon, no test at all).<br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/grade-point/wp/2017/08/08/georgetown-law-will-allow-applicants-submit-their-gre-scores/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-24026703541827362942017-08-08T20:25:28.768-06:002017-08-08T20:25:28.768-06:00The ABA may as well abandon standardized tests alt...The ABA may as well abandon standardized tests altogether. Already it effectively does so by neither setting nor even suggesting a minimum score—and by condoning the admission of large numbers of "students" in the lowest few percentiles. Why not just open the whole goddamn process up to the admi$$ions offices' discretion, without even the pretense of objective assessment? <br /><br />On top of that, why not abolish the requirement of disclosing overall data on employment? Just say "You'll have to trust us, lemmings", and point them in the direction of Scamkovic's (f)article about the "million-dollar degree".<br /><br />Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399124824529778710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-88691929318731143352017-08-08T16:59:31.858-06:002017-08-08T16:59:31.858-06:00The trifecta of scamming is now complete: the scam...The trifecta of scamming is now complete: the scam is dead, long live the dead.<br />1. The California Supreme Court buckles to pressure from the scammers and determines, more or less, that the California Bar really is "too hard" and so it decides to make it easier. And as goes CA, so go the other state bar examiners-no doubt, all will soon buckle and either make grading easier, or the exam easier, or both. <br />2. DOE collapses in its efforts, and approves loan dollars flowing to TTTT Charlotte. So no DOE enforcement, period, it appears, of graduation rates/job placement. <br />3. The ever-worthless ABA backtracks on job information. If I'm reading things correctly, the "simplification" will allow law schools to pretty much intentionally mislead(lying is such a harsh word) prospective students about jobs prospects of graduates. Or maybe, just maybe, everything is a "JD Advantage" job if you look hard enough.<br />And ok, three is arbitrary, so here's one more: Harvard is now a full time scam supporter. Now that Harvard LS will take the GRE, school's out kids; soon the ABA will approve virtually all standardized tests, in the transparent hope that the more tests, the more it will be impossible to actually compare anything.<br />There is no joy to be had in saying this, but the scammers have won. Charlotte and Vermont live on, Charleston thrives, TJ is still taking money for dupes-and the three(ok, four) recent events have assured a long life for all these TTTTs.<br />And OG, yes, the law schools will make 40K magically appear-after all, the duped students had paid in over 200K to the school already.<br />In 2015, a total of 212,512 BAs in humanities were awarded in the USA. The supply of willing TTTT students is assured. The scam bloggers have gotten through to those who will listen-but for the rest, it's either work at the GAP or go to law school and take on 200K in debt. Since the undergrad debt is never going to be paid anyway, let's go with the debt. It's like playing the lottery: after all, a few attorneys make a ton of money...maybe I'll get lucky and be that attorney. And if not, well LS beats standing on my feet 8 hours a day for $12/hour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3660083024919144793.post-43466067348123714962017-08-08T16:19:25.689-06:002017-08-08T16:19:25.689-06:00How many of those positions funded by law schools ...How many of those positions funded by law schools pay $40k or more? That aspect of the change may not make much of a difference.<br /><br />The mergers of various categories, however, obscure significant differences. For example, there's a world of difference between a federal clerkship (such as the one that Old Guy had) and a local clerkship.<br /><br />I'm not sure that I mind the consolidation of non-legal jobs into "Employment—Other". The category "JD advantage" invites so much abuse that it may as well be subsumed under a general heading for jobs outside the legal realm.<br />Old Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399124824529778710noreply@blogger.com