A number of reports in legal media this morning saying…..
As of Dec. 1, the number of law school applicants was up by 12 percent while the number of applications was up by 15 percent.
The Trump effect ?
Law.com report…
As of Dec. 1, the number of law school applicants was up by 12 percent to 16,784, compared with this time last year, while the number of applications was up by 15 percent to 93,932, according to the Law School Admission Council.
Granted, it might be too early in the application season to declare a definitive upward trend for the next academic year, since around this time last year, only 27 percent of the total applicants had submitted their applications.
Still, the numbers are in line with the hope law schools expressed earlier this year after LSAC data showed that in September, 37,100 people took the LSAT, a 10.7 percent increase over September 2016. And in June, 27,600 people took the LSAT, a 19.8 percent jump compared with June 2016.
As of Dec. 1, the number of people who registered to take the LSAT this month was up by 26 percent compared with last year, said Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the LSAC.
“I think it’s very promising. We were pleased to see the increase in people taking the LSAT has now translated into an increase in people applying to school,” Testy said. “Our member schools are certainly happy to see it: They had many years of it going down or staying flat, so they are pleased to see the renewed interest.”
https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/sites/almstaff/2017/12/07/law-school-applications-on-the-rise/
