The LSAC is reporting that "As of 01/22/16, there are 174,013 2016 applications submitted by 27,183 applicants for the 2016–2017 academic year. Applicants are up 2.4% and applications are up 0.5% from 2015–2016. Last year at this time, we had 48% of the preliminary final applicant count." Based on this preliminary data, one would predict that there will be around 56,631 applicants for 2016-17.
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. . . and yet attending law school is a terrible idea. Ask the anyone indebted $160,000.
Posted by: Yossi Yossarian | February 01, 2016 at 07:53 AM
Yossi, all I have to say is "Million Dollar Degree." Checkmate.
Now that that thorny issue concerning law grads and their livelihood is resolved, I'm off to broker permanent peace in the Middle East. I should be done by, oh, say, the end of the week.
Posted by: dupednontraditional | February 02, 2016 at 01:35 PM