hayzelmist ([info]hayzelmist) wrote,
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Hazing and Math

Short and sweet - I'm sick of lawyer hazing. What is the point of taking the MPRE when I have all the info in my head, but the damn questions are worded in such a way that you get most of them wrong? Props to Washington state, no MPRE required.

What's up MPRE writer? Do you like being a big fat jerk? I think you do!

Also MPRE writer, why can't you come up with a normal systematic way to grade the tests. Sure, I know you have your own systematic way to grade the test - just like law schools have that magic formula they pump your lsat and gpa in to accept/reject you. But to the lay test taker (ie 40 questions right out of 50 is a 80%), your methodology doesn't make any sense. Since when did mathematics teach you that 32 correct out of 50 is 85%? Basing the grading system on a question's difficulty is about as arbitrary as having a law school professor grade your paper anonymously. Yes, bell curve I know.

So it has been over two years and counting, will this law school hazing and weird legal mathematics ever stop?

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[info]syzygy15

August 11 2005, 11:28:30 UTC 6 years ago

I couldn't agree more!

[info]coramnobis

August 11 2005, 21:41:11 UTC 6 years ago

for some reason i thought this was titled "hazing and meth". looks like i've been in kentucky too long.

good luck on the mpre tomorrow. im glad i delaying it for a bit. although sounds like there will be fun post mpre partying tomorrow night. i got invited to one but unfortunately im not in the b'lo.

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