My dad (a college teacher) once grumbled that the change from "A,B,C" grading to "A,A-,B+,B,B-,C+,C" (at UIUC circa 1981) was meant to make the question of cutoffs less worth quibbling about, but of course tripled the number of students who were one point below the cutoff; and each complained as loudly as before.
The schools in Tier 3 can all tell themselves they're near the top of Tier 3. Rank them and you take away that private consolation, making at least half of them more likely to complain.
Does anyone at SWLAW console themselves in that manner?
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