Students' Odds of Getting Into Law School Improve, but Their Qualifications Drop.

Mangan, Katherine S.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Students' Odds of Getting Into Law School Improve, but Their Qualifications Drop.

Mangan, Katherine S.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v44 n20 pA41-A42 Jan 23 1998

Applications to law schools have slipped steadily since 1990-91, and current applicants have a 70% chance of admission. Faculty are seeing more students with mediocre skills in writing and analysis. Institutions are providing more academic support, and some are cutting enrollments. However, law schools often are a prime income source for their universities. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, Law Schools, Legal Education (Professions), Professional Education, Trend Analysis

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