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Aug 1, 2022 · As the 2021-2022 law school admissions cycle comes to a close, we looked into the data (which is interesting!) and wanted to share our thoughts on the cycle as a whole. (1) Applicants applied to more law schools this past cycle (6.87 on average) than any of the last four cycles.
- The Sources
- The Responses
- The Results
- The Implications For 2021-2022
- Conclusion
More than any year in recent history, this cycle has seen a huge increase in applicants. As of June 4, 2021, there are 17.6% more applicants than there were on that same date last year, which comes out to an additional 10,205 applicants. That increase is notable on its own, but what has made this cycle even more chaotic is the tremendous and dispro...
Schools responded in a variety of ways to the increase in applicants and the increased test scores. Some schools chose not to adjust their admissions goals; others decided to target modest increases in median LSAT and/or GPA; some chose to swing for the fences and try to substantially increase median LSAT and/or GPA. Some schools also delayed rolli...
The outcome of the applicant increase, score bubble, and generally confused relaying of information led to one of the most stressful application cycles we can remember, for both applicants and law schools. Applicants were being shut out of schools they'd considered safe targets. Law schools weren't sure if they were going to be able to fill their c...
What happened this year has a number of implications for the 2021-2022 application cycle. This year, the data suggests there won't be a ton of waitlist movement. There will be some (and we've already seen schools draw on their waitlists), but schools are generally full and might even welcome losing some students to summer melt. This means a potenti...
This really was the hardest, most chaotic admission cycle we've seen in a long, long time. Ever really. Right now it's too early to know what will happen next year. It's impossible to know if LSAC will be more forthright in their messaging. It seems like good business practice to say, "We were wrong, we are going to fix that and move past it," but ...
Aug 2, 2022 · Putting aside the Trump bump, the 2021 figures were always going to be janky because of the applicants who opted out of joining the Zoom School of Law for the fall of 2020 and jumped in on...
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Oct 15, 2024 · Applicant volume isn't the only component of the competitiveness of an application cycle—the numerical strength of the applicant pool also matters a great deal. Here’s how the LSAT score bands for 2024-2025 are looking so far: Law School Applicant Volume by LSAT Score – Last Cycle vs. This Cycle as of October 14, 2024.
Aug 1, 2022 · (Reuters) - The number of people applying to law school this fall declined 12% from the previous year, suggesting a surge of applicants in 2021 was an anomaly and not a new normal. There were...
Jan 18, 2024 · Data from the Law School Admission Council (in April 2021) showed that 63,733 people (10,723 more year over year), a 20% increase, applied to law school, which was attributed to...
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the average age entered onto the roll in 2021-22, across both genders, is 30 years; the average for males is 32.5 and the average age for females is 30.6; It’s no longer viable to report ethnicity information for those admitted to the roll since this was available for only 25% of individuals admitted. Solicitors on the roll
