Inky:
Law school applications typically rise in economic downturns, as job
seekers give up hope and seek to ride out hard times in graduate
school. But the increasingly uncertain job market, fears about how and
when it will recover, and difficulty in finding student loans
apparently have discouraged potential applicants. ...
The Law School Admissions Council, based in Newtown, Bucks County, which tracks law school admissions data and prepares the LSAT, the law school admissions exam, said that more than a year into the current recession, applications across the nation were off about 1 percent, at 56,481.
The Law School Admissions Council, based in Newtown, Bucks County, which tracks law school admissions data and prepares the LSAT, the law school admissions exam, said that more than a year into the current recession, applications across the nation were off about 1 percent, at 56,481.
This probably doesn't apply to elite law schools and not all of the rest are subject to it, either. But overall, the pool of law school applicants is falling, so if you have good LSATs and can find funding, it's a good time to apply.
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