Side effects of university rankings

The Chronicle: Law Schools’ Emphasis on LSAT Scores Hurts Black Applicants, Report Say
In an effort to raise their U.S. News & World Report rankings and avoid trouble with accreditors, law-school admissions officers are overemphasizing standardized-test scores and thereby discriminating against African-American applicants whose scores, on average, are lower than those of their white peers, according to a report due out next month.

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