"If this trend continues, it could lend itself to higher law school tuition costs. Say you get an acceptance letter from The School You Actually Want To Go To (W2G for short) and a similarly ranked school you're Willing To Go To If You Must (IYM). Once upon a time, it may have been a good idea to leverage your IYM acceptance against W2G"
"The current pool of applicants to American Bar Association-accredited law schools is 33% larger than it was this time last year, according to newly released data from the Law School Admission Council...."In my 26 years of staring at the [council's] volume summary report, I've never seen a cycle starting this much up," said law school admissions consultant Mike Spivey, who predicted that the applicant pool will further expand through November before tapering down to an increase of about 20% over last year's total count."
Newly released LSAC data shows the applicant pool to ABA-accredited law schools is 33% larger year-over-year. The cycle started unusually strong and is likely to expand through November before tapering to about a 20% increase overall. Rising applicant numbers increase competition, reduce students' leverage to negotiate scholarship offers, and create upward pressure on tuition. Applicants who try to use one acceptance to obtain better funding from a preferred school may find less negotiating power as schools can more easily fill seats. Law school enrollment decisions remain a gamble given uncertain future legal job market conditions, including the impact of AI on hiring.
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