tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post111495389465994385..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Rank This JobUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1117043011183790402005-05-25T10:43:00.000-07:002005-05-25T10:43:00.000-07:00Mr. X's discretion over weights might make greater...Mr. X's discretion over weights might make greater differences in lower rankings because the scores are more closely spaced than at the top. The USNEWS choices on criteria and weights also have some nasty effects on the operation of law schools, effects for which USNEWS has not been willing to take responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1115201014133782802005-05-04T03:03:00.000-07:002005-05-04T03:03:00.000-07:00Ted: Heya! Congrats on the new blog--and the (up...Ted: Heya! Congrats on the new blog--and the (upcoming) new job!<BR/><BR/>I dunno' about the Harvard/USN&WR conspiracy. I think we would need to know a lot more--such as whether other changes *helped* Chicago--before seizing on such a simple explanation. I do agree, of course, that the U of C get under-rated. I'm just not convinced of the reasons for that. And, at all events, I rather doubt that Mr. X bears the blame; those sorts of decisions probably came from higher-up.<BR/><BR/>Dave: Ooo, you are *so* right. Thanks. I fixed it.Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1115096271450143872005-05-02T21:57:00.000-07:002005-05-02T21:57:00.000-07:00Tom, you were at Chicago when Harvard complained t...Tom, you were at Chicago when Harvard complained that they were ranked beneath Chicago. Presto chango, the weights are tweaked, the category of "library volumes" is added, and Harvard is now #2/#3 to stay by virtue of tens of thousands of unopened books. <BR/><BR/>A few years later, schools complained about the use of employment data, and USNWR added a bar-passage component that had the effect of overvaluing NY and CA law schools, bumping Chicago below Stanford, NYU and Columbia to sixth, which means that Chicago Law no longer competes for the tippy-top students that it used to compete for when you and I went there. Mr. X has quite a bit of discretion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1115005083698615772005-05-01T20:38:00.000-07:002005-05-01T20:38:00.000-07:00[The prior one had a typo. I can't stand those.]A...[The prior one had a typo. I can't stand those.]<BR/><BR/>Ah, but no, Mr. Bugman! Wood's Rule means only that he can *lose* his job at the drop of the hat. It says nothing about whether or not he can get a *new* one!Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1115004873119046082005-05-01T20:34:00.000-07:002005-05-01T20:34:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tom W. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790351458154066358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1114960798708375522005-05-01T08:19:00.000-07:002005-05-01T08:19:00.000-07:00Of course if he truly was as sad as his voice soun...Of course if he truly was as sad as his voice sounded, he can alway find new employment. Wood's Rule = "at will" employment (yes, we are studying diligently), unless you could hear chains dangling in the background. Did you ask him how long he had been working on the List? I think it would be interesting to know just how long his self-imposed torture has been going on. Then again, maybe that's his "phone voice" so compassionate university representatives don't tear him a new one every time the phone rings. Hopefully you were still able to get enough info to continue CUs climb in the rankings. I think these formulae sound about as objective as the BCS rankings in college football and both should be investigated by Congress. Ok, maybe it's not THAT important.bugmanismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990204521487213773noreply@blogger.com