Welcome to Rounds 2 and 3 of Scam Madness! If you'll recall, the LSTC has sole discretion over the rules of Scam Madness, and this year the Center has decided to more or less combine the rounds of 64 and 32, or in other words be lazy and use the same criteria. MADNESS!
SO - here goes:
It used to be that the law schools closed their doors to the sub-150 LSAT. Well, thanks to some AMAZING revelations in thought, ABA-accredited schools are ever more open to people with less-than-perfect LSAT scores. Such that, by my INFALLIBLE* count, there are - at a minimum - 5,261 people with sub-150 LSATs currently in their first years at ABA-accredited schools.
This year, Scam Madness Rounds 2 and 3 celebrates these fine institutions for their diversity. Winners are determined by the minimum number of knows sub-150 matriculants at each school. This is calculated by a proprietary formula that is INFALLIBLE.* It does not represent the actual number of sub-150 matriculants, only what is known. What about "gaming" the rankings? They'll be rewarded with the tie breaker, which goes to the school whose other percentile ranks are closest to 150, and, upon further reflection, will not be necessary (madness!!!). Results for all ABA schools are below the brackets, where the raw data fed into the proprietary formula may be evaluated for awesomeness.*
*Note: Accuracy is 98% guaranteed after nine months, and you can bet $160k on it. Also, there is a mathematically better way of doing this, but LSTC is lazy, so it just truncated decimals to find the minimum number of LSAT ranks below a percentile. What if there are people who didn't take the LSAT? you ask. Uh, who cares? No assertions of fact herein. Do your own research. For entertainment purposes only. YOU WILL BE JD EMPLOYED WITH A LUCRATIVE SALARY SIGN THIS MPN. Errors are taken as they are.
TO THE BRACKETS!!!
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Second round winners in bold. Third round winners in bold and underline.
EAST
1 Brooklyn 0
16 Suffolk 174
8 Touro 121
9 American 0
4 Albany 49
13 Cardozo 0
5 Vermont 42
12 Roger Williams 37
2 New England 225
15 Baltimore 91
7 Villanova 0
10 Liberty 20
3 Western New England 27
14 Drexel 0
6 Widener 124
11 Quinnipiac 0
MIDWEST
1 Indiana Tech 0
16 Detroit-Mercy 0
8 Arkansas-Little Rock 37 [forfeited to Ind. Tech; MADNESS]
9 Depaul 0
4 Case Western 0
13 Chicago-Kent 8
5 Penn State 0
12 Michigan State 18
2 Thomas Cooley 614 [NEW RECORD!]
15 University of Chicago 0
7 Oklahoma City 86
10 Hamline 37
3 Duquesne 7
14 Capital 57
6 John Marshall 124
11 Ohio Northern 19
SOUTH
1 Florida Coastal 290
16 Stetson 0
8 Florida A&M 108
9 Barry 146
4 Regent 1
13 William & Mary 0
5 Liberty 20
12 Washington & Lee 0
2 Charleston 57
15 Elon 0
7 Jones-Faulkner 63
10 Texas A&M 64
3 Charlotte 336
14 John Marshall 60
6 St. Mary's 0
11 Appalachian 56
WEST
1 Thomas Jefferson 226
16 Idaho 25
8 McGeorge 0
9 Lewis & Clark 0
4 Whittier 64
13 Santa Clara 0
5 UC-Irvine 0
12 Golden Gate 67
2 Arizona Summit 252
15 Alaska Summit 0 [pathetic!]
7 Denver 0
10 Wyoming 19
3 Seattle 0
14 Southwestern 0
6 California-Western 77
11 Western State 36
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Akron - 16 (Part-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 66 matriculants)
Albany - 49 (Full-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 196 matriculants)
Appalachian - 56 (Full-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 75 matriculants)
Arizona Summit - 252 (Full-time 50% LSAT of 146 with 330 matriculants; part-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 117 matriculants)
Arkansas-LR - 37 (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 150 matriculants)
Ave Maria - 56 (Full-time 50% LSAT of 148 with 113 matriculants)
Baltimore - 91 (Full-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 364 matriculants)
Barry - 146 (Total 50% LSAT of 147 with 293 matriculants)
Cal-Western - 77 - (Total 25% LSAT of 148 with 309 matriculants)
Capital - 57 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 131 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 51 matriculants)
Charleston - 57 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 145 matriculants; part-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 29 matriculants)
Charlotte - 336 - (Full-time 50% LSAT of 147 with 529 matriculants; part-time 75% LSAT of 147 with 97 matriculants)
Chicago-Kent - 8 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 35 matriculants)
Creighton - 2 - (Part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 3 matriculants)
Dayton - 66 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 133 matriculants)
DC - 54 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 163 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 147 with 28 matriculants)
Duquesne - 7 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 31 matriculants)
Faulkner - 63 - (Total 50% LSAT of 147 with 127 matriculants)
Florida A&M - 108 - (Total 50% LSAT of 146 with 217 matriculants)
Florida Coastal - 290 - (Total 50% LSAT of 146 with 580 matriculants)
Florida Int'l - 8 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 33 matriculants)
Golden Gate - 67 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 185 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT with 42 matriculants)
Hamline - 37 - (Total 25% LSAT of 148 with 124 matriculants)
Idaho - 25 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 102 matriculants)
Indiana-McKinney - 22 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 88 matriculants)
John Marshall (CHI) - 124 - (Total 25% LSAT of 148 with 498 matriculants)
John Marshall (ATL) - 60 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 118 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 63 matriculants)
Liberty - 20 - (Total 25% LSAT of 148 with 83 matriculants)
Louisville - 2 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 8 matriculants)
Loyola-No. - 9 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 36 matriculants)
Memphis - 3 - (Part-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 5 matriculants)
Mercer - 32 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 129 matriculants)
Michigan St. - 18 - (Part-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 24 matriculants)
Mississippi College - 75 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 151 matriculants)
Missouri-KC - 38 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 153 matriculants)
New England - 225 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 450 matriculants)
NYLS - 110 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 443 matriculants)
NC Central - 167 - (Full-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 213 matriculants; part-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 35 matriculants)
North Dakota - 20 - (Total 25% LSAT of 145 with 83 matriculants)
Northern Illinois - 27 - (Total 25% LSAT of 147 with 109 matriculants)
Northern Kentucky - 43 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 174 matriculants)
Nova Southeastern - 105 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 315 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 148 with 54 matriculants)
Ohio Northern - 19 - (Total 25% LSAT of 145 with 79 matriculants)
OK City - 86 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 172 matriculants)
Regent - 1- (Part-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 4 matriculants)
Roger Williams - 37 - (Total 25% LSAT of 147 with 151 matriculants)
Saint Louis - 4 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 19 matriculants)
St. Thomas (FL) - 108 - (Total 50% LSAT of 148 with 216 matriculants)
Seton Hall - 12 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 50 matriculants)
South Dakota - 31 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 62 matriculants)
South Texas - 16 - (Part-time 25% LSAT of 149 with 65 matriculants)
Southern Illinois - 28 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 112 matriculants)
Southern U. - 201 - (Total 75% LSAT of 148 with 268 matriculants)
Suffolk - 174 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 357 matriculants; Part-time 50% of 148 with 171 matriculants)
Texas A&M - 64 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 258 matriculants)
Texas Southern - 61 - (Total 75% LSAT of 148 with 185 matriculants)
Thomas Cooley - 614 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 147 with 115 matriculants; part-time 75% LSAT of 149 with 782 matriculants)
Thomas Jefferson - 226 - (Full-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 256 matriculants; part-time 75% LSAT of 148 with 131 matriculants)
Toledo - 31 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 123 matriculants)
Touro - 121 - (Total 50% LSAT of 148 with 242 matriculants)
Valparaiso - 81 - (Total 50% LSAT of 149 with 163 matriculants)
Vermont - 42 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 171 matriculants)
W. New Eng. - 27 - (Total 25% LSAT of 147 with 108 matriculants)
Western State - 36 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 144 matriculants)
Whittier - 64 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 196 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 31 matriculants)
Widener - 124 - (Full-time 25% LSAT of 148 with 154 matriculants; part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 67 matriculants at campus A; total full-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 106 matriculants at campus B)
William Mitchell - 23 - (Part-time 50% LSAT of 149 with 47 matriculants)
Wyoming - 19 - (Total 25% LSAT of 149 with 77 matriculants)
TOTAL: 5261
I wonder how many of these sub-150s graduate. The number is probably far, far below average. If they graduate, do they pass the bar exam?
ReplyDeleteI am sure they are on the hook for 1/3 or 2/3 tuition, regardless.
The Western bracket is dominated by California schools. Damn Cali, represent!!
ReplyDeleteDamn Dude! This isn't just madness; it's SCAM madness!
ReplyDeleteWhat happens if it's an Infilaw v. Infilaw school (e.g., Charlotte v. Florida Coastal?
ReplyDeleteIt hurts to see mid-first-tier schools like George Washington and Washington & Lee excluded from Scam Madness. I understand that the rules of Scam Madness favor the schools with the worst admissions standards. But isn't there scam-merit in scamming a brilliant and promising young person out of his or her dignity and future than there is in scamming a going nowhere semi-literate with a 144 LSAT?
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