2007 Numbers!! Extra: 2008
(2 comments)Posted on May 01, 2008 08:32
I have finally assembled the 2007 numbers. It was a much more difficult process because LSAC has not published their data either. I also took a look at Law School Numbers, but I noticed there is a big sampling problem - people tend to put their numbers up more often when they're accepted.
In any case, I used both a statistical model and some computer science model-training techniques to come up with the 2007 numbers. It looks like LSAC might be putting up 2007 data this weekend as well, so I'll compare my numbers with theirs and modify the model.
I've put up 2008 numbers under "View My Schools" as well. These numbers are not final, but they should be close.
Safeties, Targets, Reaches - Graphs!!!
(0 comments)Posted on April 22, 2008 11:09
I've added graphs to each school's page. These graphs are updated every day at 1 am PST. Some things to note about the graphs:1. Green is for "accepted."
2. Red is for "rejected."
3. The green line represents the average probability of users who were accepted. Therefore, all users on that line should have the same probability.
4. What does it mean when a line slopes down more? Well, it means GPA is more important to that school. For example, Harvard cares about LSAT and GPA equally, whereas Stanford really cares about GPA (notice that the lines for Stanford are really steep). On the other hand, NYU thinks LSAT scores are really important (its lines are less steep than Harvard's).
5. I would consider above the green line to be "Safeties," below the red line to be "Reaches," and in between are "Targets," but it really depends on how far from each line you are.
Again, leave a comment in this news item if you have questions.
iPod Shuffle giveaway!!
(12 comments)Posted on April 16, 2008 14:31
To celebrate chiashu moving to a new platform, I'm giving away a 1 gig iPod shuffle for free. The winner of the contest will be chosen randomly on 5/10/2008 (the day I get back from vacation). To qualify, all you need to do is:1. Register on this website.
2. Have a valid email so I can email you if you win.
3. Leave a comment under this news item (Click on "iPod Shuffle giveaway!!" above).
Other features on the website will increase your chance of winning as well. For example, if you write a review or rate other people's reviews, your chance of winning will double.
Good luck! Oh, you get to pick the color of the Shuffle. :-)
How to see all probabilities at the same time
(1 comments)Posted on April 16, 2008 03:02
I have changed the way the website works, so now you can see all the 2006 probabilities at the same time, and also very easily add schools to see all the probabilities over the past years. This is especially helpful for the schools that no longer provide such information. I'm reviewing and learning a statistics software package to predict the numbers for the schools that no longer publish their numbers, but that might take a while.
In any case, to see all the probabilities, you need to:
1. Register
2. Go to Account/Users - Edit My Account and update your LSAT and GPA
3. Go to Law Schools - 2006 Probability to see the probabilities for all the schools. You can add schools to your list from there, and they'll show up elsewhere.
The new chiashu
(2 comments)Posted on April 16, 2008 02:58
Hi everyone. I've been wanting to create a new chiashu for a while. This has become a side project I take pretty seriously, and because I went through the law school experience, I want to add as many tools as I can think of to help people who are either pre-law or law students. Some of you might know I'm working on a stealth mode start-up we hope to launch by October. chiashu kind of takes my mind off of work. It's where I do my "fun" programming.
Anyway, browse around, let me know what you think, you can leave a comment under this news item and I'll definitely read them. Suggestions VERY welcome and I'll consider them seriously as I implement more features.