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Fewer individuals applying to law school, data show
Law schools keep getting less attractive to young professionals, with schools receiving 6.7 percent fewer applications this year than they did in 2014, according to recent numbers released by the Law School Admission Council. The number of individuals applying has also fallen, by 4.7 percent. If the pace continues as it did last year, the number of people who apply to law school for the fall 2015 semester will hit the lowest level in 15 years.
At this point last year, LSAC had accounted for 79 percent of applicants.
The LSAC cautions that it’s too early to start worrying, especially because the numbers have shown signs of improving. “Because the rate of decline (in applications) is slowing, it’s very difficult to say how it’s going to compare to last year,” says Wendy Margolis, an LSAC spokes?woman. In 2014 there were 3,700 fewer applicants than in 2013, which was good news because schools had seen applicants drop by at least 8,000 in the three previous years.
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