Hillary Mantis, Assistant Dean of the Pre-Law Advising Program at Fordham, encourages pre-law studnets to be proactive during the upcoming winter break. She says, "Although you may have been feeling stuck in a holding pattern, now is the time to do some active planning for next year." To read the full list of tips, see 4 Things You Can Do. … [Read more...] about Winterizing Law School Plans
Law schools in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas (MINK) are participating in a virtual admissions/information event on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. More information about participating schools and a registration link can be found here - MINK 2020. … [Read more...] about MINK 2020 Law Day
Staci Zaretsky, Senior Editor at Above the Law, takes a look at what appears to be a surge in law school applicants and applications. According to Zaretsky, "The total number of law school applicants is up 32 percent compared to this time last year, and the number of applications submitted thus far is up by almost 57 percent." Kaplan's Jeff Thomas cautions, however, … [Read more...] about RBG Surge of Applicants?
Hillary Mantis, Assistant Dean of the Pre-Law Advising Program at Fordham, recently noted that "Applications to law school are way up so far, this year. I’ve never seen them increase so much in one cycle." With this increase in mind, she offers some advice to pre-law students who are entering this surprisingly competitive market - How to Succeed. … [Read more...] about How to Succeed in a Competitive Law School Admissions Cycle
Perhaps establishing a theme for the week, a recent post from George Leef, Director of Editorial Content at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, suggests "that law school is far too costly in relation to the earnings that most graduates can expect." Leef examines the drop in law school applications, recent law school closures, and, in particular, a new study by … [Read more...] about Law School and Financial Health