LOL--That’s a 9 year old *very subjective* study, with no scientific basis, by the Berkley’s law school measuring how students ranked from various colleges according to how its students performed on the standardized law board exam, the LSAT, and the relation and difficulty of obtaining an A at various colleges and the corresponding relation to the aforementioned LSAT.
The study in no form rated, or even mentioned rating any depts. as part of their study at any college, nor was it intended to do so..
1st- A 9 year old study is of little if any value.
2nd- How did you extrapolate Colgate was one of the top 10 colleges in econ or had the best bio dept in the country from a Law school study and its relation to difficulty acquiring A’s and the relation to LSAT scores form data gleaned almost a decade ago?
{{It lends credence and veracity to comments about the bio program as well as the economics courses.}
Didn’t you think for moment something was amiss when colleges such as Bates. Harvard MIT, Williams, JH, Princeton Yale, Stanford ,Amherst ( which is the 9th top college for med school admits) et al put far more students in to the top Med, B and Law schools on a percentage base than almost any another U or college it the country, including Colgate but were scored lower on the bogus ranking. Any sane researcher would have discounted the entire study on that fact alone. There is no correlation to the difficulty receive an A with grad school admission success. Although, one caveat to that statement, Harvard students b/c of alleged grade inflation need a slightly bit higher gpa to stay competitive in ked school apps.
Just post a link regarding the econ and bio ranking by some reputable institution and all will be good
Or post the average MCAT or LSAT, GMAT scores of Colgate students. Be careful if you do. You may find the results disapoinining.
I’ve posted the med school admissions stats---which are recent, not 9 years old. Please show us which top med school Colgate placed students in their admitted classes
Would you like to look admit rate for the top at B and Law schools also? I should think not.
{Colgate's got a new state-of-the-art science building going up}}
So? It’s not completed or even near it. And when it is, it still doesn’t relate to how good the bio dept will be. Colgate still needs to attract the top professors and research funding. As of now, many colleges are far ahead in that dept.
Btw- If the bio dept is the best in the country, why is Colgate wasting millions on a new science building when they're #1?
Why not allocate the funds to depts. that need a boost?
I know you mean well CP, but if you really care about Colgate, don’t make a mockery out of the college and its academics by stretching stats that are of extreme suspect at best, and total BS at worst to suit your needs to make Colgate alums appear of higher value to grad schools than the colleges graduates in fact are in reality.
Not to many years ago Colgate was a safety to the safeties for Ivy applicants.
The college has made great strides in its academic reputation but old reps die hard.
The college didn’t do itself any favors by not recommending SAT subject test anymore after this year. As far I know, Colgate is the only top 40 LAC to do so. Hmmm, wonder why? Maybe their running out of students who can pay full ride, they give only 30% of the students aid, the lowest of any LAC. Could it be colgate needs to loosen up the app process to attract the wealthy kids who wouldn't apply otherwise because their Sat subject test are less than steller?
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