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After conducting a series of surveys, interviews and meetings at HLS, the McKinsey firm issued a report suggesting a series of improvements, mainly in the areas of class size, grading policy and the student-to-faculty ratio.
The grading policy is one that has received particular criticism by students. While many other law schools use a pass/fail system, especially in the first year, HLS still uses letter grades, a move which some students say garners added pressure and competition.
"Grading on pass/fail would relieve stress and not really detriment the learning process in any way," Lee said.
Hanna L. Stotland '99, also a first year student at HLS, said that although HLS says that letter grades allow firms to better distinguish between students, the negatives of the grading policy far outweigh the positives.
But if you happen to run into Layton at Lamont, he is most likely not looking up a reserve reading. Rather, he is probably brushing up on Robert Frost or Walt Whitman in preparation for tomorrow's class. Or, he is grading the homework assignments and quizzes that he designs...