Table of Contents

• Books

• Articles

• Web Sites

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Books

Barron's Guide to Law Schools (17th ed., 2007).
Law Library Reserve KF266 .B37 2007

Christen Civiletto Carey & Kristen David Adams, The Practice of Law School : Getting in and Making the Most of your Legal Education (2003).
Law Library KF297 .C58 2003

Carol-June Cassidy & Sally F. Goldfarb, Inside the Law Schools: a Guide for Students by Students (1998).
Law Library KF266 .G64 1998

Harry Castleman & Christopher Niewoehner, Going to Law School?: Everything You Need to Know to Choose and Pursue a Degree in Law (1997).
Law Library KF285 .C37 1997
Wilson Library KF285 .C37 1997

Atticus Falcon, Planet Law School II: What You Need to Know (Before You Go) - But Didn't Know to Ask ... and No One Else Will Tell You (2003).
Law Library KF283 .F35 2003

R. Stephanie Good, Law School 101 : Survival Techniques from Pre-law to Being an Attorney (2004).
Law Library Reserve KF283 .G66 2004

Guide to Law Specialties (1996).
Law Library Reserve KF297 .G85x 1996
Law Library Reference Office KF297 .G85x 1996

Linda Hirshman, A Woman's Guide to Law School (1999).
Law Library KF283 .H57 1999

Jeremy B. Horwitz, Law School Insider : the Comprehensive 21st Century Guide to Success in Admissions, Classes, Law Review, Bar Exams and Job Searches, for Prospective Students and Their Loved Ones (2002).
Law Library Reserve KF283 H67x 2002

The JD Jungle Law School Survival Guide (2003).
Law Library KF283 .J3x 2003

Official Guide to ABA-approved Law Schools (2001-).
Law Library KF265 .O34x (most recent copy on reserve)

The Princeton Review: Complete Book of Law Schools
(2000-).
Law Library KF266 .S79 (most recent copy on reserve)

Deborah Schneider & Gary Belsky, Should You Really Be a Lawyer? : The Guide to Smart Career Choices Before, During & After Law School (2005).
Law Library Reserve KF297 .S36 2005

Helene S. Shapo & Marshall S. Shapo, Law School Without Fear: Strategies for Success (2002).
Law Library KF386 .S44 2002

Student Advantage Guide to Law Schools (1996).
Law Library KF266 .S79

Thinking about Law School: a Minority Guide (1995).
Law Library KF285 .T43x 1992

Ian Van Tuyl et al., The Best Law Schools (2000-).
Law Library KF266 .S79 (most recent copy on reserve)

U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools (1998-),  
Law Library KF 901 .A546 (most recent copy on reserve)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Accessed December 6, 2007.
Copy of rankings also available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Ralph E. Warner & Toni Lynne Ihara, Twenty-nine Reasons Not to Go to Law School (1994).
Available online through NetLibrary.

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Articles

Thomas Adcock, Law School Rankings Are Annual Love/Hate Affair, 73 N.Y.L.J. (April 16, 2004). 

Arthur Astin, The Postmodern Buzz in Law School Rankings, 27 Vt. L. Rev 49 (2002).

Jane Easter Bahls, The Ranking Game (What Difference Do Law School Rankings Make?), 31 Student Law. 16 (March 2003).

Mary Becker, Questions Women (and Men) Should Ask When Selecting a Law School, 11 Wis. Women's L.J. 417 (1997).

Mitchell Berger, Why the U.S News and World Report Law School Rankings Are Both Usefull and Important, 51 J. Legal Educ. 487 (2001).

Paul D. Carrington, Tanking the Rankings: Grading Law Schools by Conventional Measurements Is More than Shallow, It's Pernicious, 22 Am. Law. 39 (April 2000).

Terry Carter, Rankled by the Ratings, 84 ABA J. 46 (March 1998).
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Ronald A. Cass, So, Why Do You Want to be a Lawyer? What the ABA, the AALS, and U.S. News Don't Know That We Do, 31 U. Tol. L. Rev. 573 (2000).

Brandt Goldstein, The Real Ten Best Law Schools, FindLaw website, http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20000620_goldstein.html,
Accessed March 5, 2001.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Joanna Grossman, U.S. News & World Report's 2005 Law School Rankings: Why They May Not Be Trustworthy, and How Alternative Ranking Systems Compare, FindLaw's Writ - Legal Commentary (April 6, 2004). 
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/grossman/20040406.html
Accessed November 20, 2005.

Paul F. Kirgis, Race, Rankings and the Part-Time Free Pass, 54 J. Legal Educ. 395 (2004).  

Stephen P. Klein & Laura Hamilton, The Validity of the U.S. News & World Ranking of ABA Law Schools, Association of American Law Schools website, http://www.aals.org/reports/validity.html (February 18, 1998) Accessed December 11, 2007.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Russell Korobkin, In Praise of Law School Rankings: Solutions to Coordination and Collective Action Problems, 77 Tex. L. Rev. 403 (1998).

Roger Parloff,  Who's Number One? And Who's Number 52, 91 and 137? 20 Am. Law. 5 (April 1998).
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Nancy B. Rapoport, Ratings, Not Rankings: Why the U.S. News & World Report Shouldn't Want to be Compared to Time and Newsweek - or The New Yorker, 60 Ohio St. L.J. 1097.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Peter K. Rofes, Getting In: the Why and the How of It, 1995 Utah L. Rev. 1097 (Fall 1995).

Symposium, The Next Generation of Law School Rankings, 81 Ind. L. J. 13 (2006).

David A. Thomas, The Law School Rankings Are Harmful Deceptions: a Response to Those Who Praise the Rankings and Suggestions for a Better Approach to Evaluating Law Schools, 40 Hous. L. Rev 419 (2003).

Abbie Willard, Law School Rankings: Through the Education and Employment Looking Glass, National Association for Law Placement,
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

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Web Sites

Index to Law School Rankings, Internet Legal Resource Guide website.
http://www.ilrg.com/rankings.html
Accessed December 18, 2007.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Leitner's Law School Rankings,
http://www.leiterrankings.com/ 
Accessed December 6, 2007.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office

Top-Law-Schools.com
http://www.top-law-schools.com/index.html
Accessed December 11, 2007.
Print copy available in Law School Rankings notebook in the Law Library Reference Office.

Links verified 4/16/2008