ABA Releases Data On Law School Admissions And Tuition: 1L JD Enrollment Fell 11%, Non-JD Enrollment Rose 15%
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) reports on newly released ABA data concerning fall 2022 admissions and other consumer matters.
Read More about ABA Releases Data On Law School Admissions And Tuition: 1L JD Enrollment Fell 11%, Non-JD Enrollment Rose 15%Law School Median Undergraduate GPA Soars To 3.60 From 3.51 in 2020
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Mike Spivey which analyzes data from ABA required disclosures for 2022, particularly average undergraduate GPA data for admitted law school students.
Read More about Law School Median Undergraduate GPA Soars To 3.60 From 3.51 in 2020LSAC: 1L Class Is Most Racially And Ethnically Diverse Law School Class In History
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) examines newly released ABA data on law school admissions regarding the most recent first-year class.
Read More about LSAC: 1L Class Is Most Racially And Ethnically Diverse Law School Class In HistoryHalfway Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -4%, With Biggest Decline (-9%) In The 160-169 LSAT Band
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares LSAC data reporting a slight decline in the number of law school applicants halfway through the fall 2023 law school admissions season compared to the same time last year.
Read More about Halfway Through The Fall 2023 Law School Admissions Season: Applicants Are Down -4%, With Biggest Decline (-9%) In The 160-169 LSAT BandBlackman: GPT Will Soon Be Able To Pass The Multistate Bar Exam
TaxProf Blog (by Paul L. Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Josh Blackman (South Texas College of Law Houston) describing the ability of an AI software to answer many questions correctly on the multiple-choice section of the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE).
Read More about Blackman: GPT Will Soon Be Able To Pass The Multistate Bar ExamBig changes coming to USNews.com rankings
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) reports that US News has outlined changes to their rankings in a letter to law school deans after announcements that several schools will not provide data to the magazine.
Read More about Big changes coming to USNews.com rankingsBy knocking off expenditure metrics and devaluing peer reputation scores in the new USNWR formula, did law schools just kill the faculty’s golden goose?
Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) discusses how the updated US Newsformula for rankings may cause new issues for law schools that were not present under the previous formula.
Read More about By knocking off expenditure metrics and devaluing peer reputation scores in the new USNWR formula, did law schools just kill the faculty’s golden goose?What does the endgame look like for law schools refusing to participate in USNWR rankings?
Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) discusses the potential outcome of law schools boycotting the US News rankings.
Read More about What does the endgame look like for law schools refusing to participate in USNWR rankings?Whither laptops in the (in-person) classroom? (Updated)
PrawfsBlawg (by Howard Wasserman) — Howard Wasserman (Florida International University Law) recounts his personal experience toward allowing laptops in the classroom following the changes made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Whither laptops in the (in-person) classroom? (Updated)The Way Forward for Legal Education by David I. C. Thomson
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) –The author introduces a book, The Way Forward for Legal Education by David I. C. Thomson (Denver Law), which discusses a proposed future for legal education post-pandemic along with a roadmap on how to get there.
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