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Thursday, February 09, 2006
Ind. Law - More on: Idea that landed with biggest thud of the year
"Idea that landed with biggest thud of the year" was the heading to this ILB entry from Dec. 28th on Indiana State University's proposal to create a third state law school.
With this recent history in mind, a reader directs us to this NY Times story today, headlined "Applications to Law Schools Are Declining." Some quotes:
Has law school lost its appeal? Last year, for the first time since the 1997-98 admission cycle, the number of applicants to law school declined, by 4.6 percent, and so far this year, the number has declined by 9.5 percent.With falling numbers even among the top schools, admissions officers and career counselors say they are not sure what is causing the drop. They suggested that in an improving economy, college students may prefer jobs to law school, or that rising undergraduate debt loads have discouraged some students from borrowing still more to pay for a law degree.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 9, 2006 03:21 PM
Posted to Indiana Law