U.S. News Releases New Rankings for Top Law and Medical Schools, Despite a Boycott

U.S. News & World Report issued new rankings on Tuesday for the nation’s Top 14 law schools and Top 15 medical schools, just months after many of the schools dropped out of the rankings, saying they were unreliable and unfair. Although U.S. News said it was addressing some of the criticism with new methodology, the outcomes remained strikingly similar. Yale Law School, which ignited the exodus when it dropped out in November, kept its No. 1 status, though it is now tied with Stanford, which was previously No. 2. The University of Chicago retained its No. 3 spot, Columbia dropped to No. 8 from No. 4, tied with the University of Virginia.

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boycott：联合抵制

issue：发行；流出；传下；造成...结果

criticism：批评（criticise 批评）

ignite：点燃 🔥

exodus：大批的离去