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Stat Of The Week: A Surging Interest In Law School

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The number of law school applicants for the 2021-22 academic year is on track for its largest increase in decades, and top-tier LSAT scores are multiplying, according to a Law.com report this week.

Applications for the 2021-22 academic year are currently up more than 20% over the prior year, while this year’s class of law school hopefuls recorded huge increases in LSAT scores of 165 and over — with applicants in the highest tier of 175-180 increasing 99%. 

Looking to explain these trends, experts cited potential driving factors as varied as the shortened LSAT Flex, a difficult job market for recent college grads, quarantine-era boredom, and generational idealism.  

As Law School Admission Council President Kellye Testy said in the article: 

I really believe that the visibility of law as critical to helping with the major societal issues we’re facing — whether it’s criminal justice, race equity, government accountability, climate — there’s just so much interest among young people in helping in those areas.

“A Year Like No Other”: Top Law Schools Are Inundated With Strong Applicants [Law.com]

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