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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostDisagree.
If BYU cared about zooming up the rankings, they would cut undergraduate enrollment by at least 50% if not more, expand graduate programs, and put faculty to work doing publications and grants rather than teaching undergrads.
But that's not the mission of the University. Its mission is to be Wal-Mart rather than Trader Joe's."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostDisagree.
If BYU cared about zooming up the rankings, they would cut undergraduate enrollment by at least 50% if not more, expand graduate programs, and put faculty to work doing publications and grants rather than teaching undergrads.
But that's not the mission of the University. Its mission is to be Wal-Mart rather than Trader Joe's.
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Originally posted by Jacob View PostOf course gaming the rankings is not their primary objective. That would be quite absurd. But they are certainly gaming the rankings within the framework of the overall objectives of the Law School. This gaming the system is why BYU saw a sharp rise in the rankings circa 2003, followed by a quick reversal of fortunes.
I thought the rankings were at their highest right around when soccermom and I were there (late 90s to 2000). Not because we were there, of course, but because BYU received major pub for the new library, which, at the time was cutting edge. Every cube was wired for students. I remember visiting faculty from many law schools, including Harvard, visiting the library to check it out.
At that time, the law school was ranked in the 20s. Isnt it somewhere in the 40s now?Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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Originally posted by CardiacCoug View PostAgreed.
Thanks for refining the analogy -- I knew it wasn't perfect.
I wish Utah had a Trader Joe's.
I'd say BYU is Wegman's instead of trying to be Whole Foods."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic
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Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Postthe rankings rose sharply in 2003?
I thought the rankings were at their highest right around when soccermom and I were there (late 90s to 2000). Not because we were there, of course, but because BYU received major pub for the new library, which, at the time was cutting edge. Every cube was wired for students. I remember visiting faculty from many law schools, including Harvard, visiting the library to check it out.
At that time, the law school was ranked in the 20s. Isnt it somewhere in the 40s now?
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Originally posted by Surfah View PostIt still doesn't work because only Super Target carries groceries. And Trader Joe's is relatively inexpensive.
I'd say BYU is Wegman's instead of trying to be Whole Foods."Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf
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Originally posted by SeattleUte View PostThis reminds me of K-Dog's basketball conference rankings.
BTW, where is Utah in these rankings. If Utah is high, I like these rankings. If it is not, the rankings suck.
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These rankings won't mean much in the near future because lawyers will be replaced by robots."If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by Uncle Ted View PostThese rankings won't mean much in the near future because lawyers will be replaced by robots.
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