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26 Jul 2017

June 2017 LSAT takers are up — plus, new LSAT dates and Washington, D.C. forum attendance data

Some 2017/2018 early data and 2018/2019 new LSAT test dates. June 2017 LSAT takers are up by 19.8% or 4,555 takers for a total of 27,606 LSATs administered. This is the biggest increase in 8 years. Numbers are also up for attendance at the Washington, D.C. LSAC forum with a total of 853 attendants, up 23.4% from last year's forum. Additionally, the rate of attendance from registrants increased from last year -- a greater percentage that registered showed up. We also have the dates for the LSA

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24 Jul 2017

About to Start Law School?

Over the years, we’ve gotten to know a lot of law school “OLs,” not just as former admissions officers or current clients but also through speaking at colleges, attending conferences, and in many other places. This is one of the best parts of our jobs -- we learn about and from brilliant people who have the worthiest of aspirations. We also get to know their fears and anxieties — of which no other is more prominent right now than starting law school. Law school, you are about to find out if you

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14 Jul 2017

2016/2017 Cycle Data as of 7/7/2017

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1404,412-8.9%140-1445,919-1.4%145-1499,206 5.3%150-15410,7936.8%155-1599,7473.4%160-1647,1151.4%165-1693,953-11.8%170-174 2,041-0.5%175-180405-22.4%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1404,412-8.9%140 1,05710.8%141930-17.3%1421,27313.0%1431,146-10.9%1441,5130.1%1451,78031.3%146 1,521-20.2%1471,65310.5%1482,16813.6%1492,0840.2%1502,05322.5%1512,1221.8%152 2,4173.1%1531,992-1.4%1542,20911.4%1552,14211.1%1562,1401.8%1571,96413.9%158 1,671-20.3%1591,83016.1%16

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25 May 2017

2016/2017 Cycle Data as of 5/19/17

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,778-9.5%140-1445,193-3.0%145-1498,284 3.2%150-15410,0476.0%155-1599,3982.9%160-1646,9690.6%165-1693,913-12.4%170-174 2,032-1.1%175-180403-23.2%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,778-9.5%140 8762.5%141848-16.8%1421,10411.3%1431,036-12.9%1441,3292.2%1451,58636.8%1461,303 -27.0%1471,54415.0%1481,96212.2%1491,889-5.0%1501,89524.3%1511,96212.2%1522,236 0.8%1531,855-2.2%1542,09910.8%1552,0599.6%1562,0501.4%1571,90514.4%1581,599 -21.8%1591,78516.9%1601

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02 May 2017

2016/2017 Cycle Data as of 4/28/17

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,552-9.0%140-1444,963-3.3%145-1498,008 3.5%150-1549,8706.2%155-1599,2952.9%160-1646,9290.7%165-1693,904-12.3%170-174 2,033-1.0%175-180403-23.2%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,552-9.0%140 8261.5%141805-18.6%1421,05812.9%143990-13.2%1441,2842.7%1451,53538.4%1461,261 -26.3%1471,48315.1%1481,90112.0%1491,828-5.2%1501,85324.2%1511,9321.7%1522,199 1.1%1531,823-2.0%1542,06310.4%1552,03310.0%1562,0291.5%1571,88614.9%1581,577 -22.2%1591,77017.0%1601,63

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01 May 2017

2016/2017 Cycle Data as of 4/21/17

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,490-9.1%140-1444,896-3.3%145-1497,950 4.6%150-1549,8066.1%155-1599,2593.0%160-1646,9200.7%165-1693,901-12.3%170-174 2,032-1.0%175-180403-23.2%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,490-9.1%140 8131.6%141800-18.2%1421,03412.6%143981-13.1%1441,2682.6%1451,52038.6%1461,257 -26.0%1471,47014.9%1481,88311.9%1491,820-5.0%1501,83623.6%1511,9141.8%1522,181 0.9%1531,818-2.0%1542,05710.4%1552,02010.1%1562,0161.3%1571,88115.0%1581,577 -22.0%1591,76517.0%1601,63

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05 Apr 2017

2016-2017 Cycle Data as of 3/31/17

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,096-12.0%140-1444,463-4.1%145-149 7,3642.2%150-1549,2814.8%155-1598,9542.5%160-1646,7910.2%165-1693,873-12.4% 170-1742,018-1.4%175-180401-23.5%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1403,096 -12.0%1407381.1%141723-20.4%14294513.3%143887-15.8%1441,1703.6%1451,40338.2%146 1,164-27.0%1471,35513.6%1481,7299.8%1491,713-6.2%1501,73723.0%1511,7941.0%152 2,071-0.4%1531,709-3.9%1541,9708.8%1551,94510.2%1561,9410.3%1571,81413.9%158 1,524-22.8%1591,73017.8%1601,607

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29 Mar 2017

2016-2017 cycle data as of 3/24/17

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1402,951-10.0%140-1444,295-2.7%145-149 7,1103.5%150-1549,0735.8%155-1598,8313.6%160-1646,7340.7%165-1693,858-12.1% 170-1742,016-1.1%175-180401-23.3%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1402,951 -10.0%1407052.8%141698-19.7%14291715.1%143846-15.2%1441,1296.0%1451,34840.4%146 1,133-25.5%1471,29413.3%1481,68111.9%1491,654-5.3%1501,69724.2%1511,7512.6%152 2,0180.5%1531,671-3.0%1541,9369.2%1551,91512.0%1561,9041.0%1571,79215.1%1581,511 -21.6%1591,70918.1%1601,592

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15 Mar 2017

Which schools had the highest percentage of their classes transfer out?

The following lists the law schools ranked 7-30 (see our blog post [http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/2017-usnwr-rankings-are-here-2/] for the most recent USNWR rankings) in order of the percentage of students that transferred out of their first-year classes. We will do a future post on schools 31-50. We didn't use the schools in the top 6 because it has been our experience that very few students elect to transfer "up the ladder" from those schools and thus the data isn't as comparable. It's imp

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01 Mar 2017

2016/2017 Cycle Data as of 02/24/2017

Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1402,028-11.7%140-1443,0820.2%145-1494,937 0.3%150-1546,8253.5%155-1597,1034.5%160-1645,9410.9%165-1693,603-11.4%170-174 1,9570.4%175-180379-25.5%Highest LSAT# Applicants% Change YTD< 1402,028-11.7%140 54426.5%141405-40.9%14272852.3%143540-30.7%14486523.0%14590832.0%146825-23.1%147 840-4.7%1481,17514.4%1491,189-5.1%1501,37728.1%1511,219-2.7%1521,5021.6%1531,265 -3.4%1541,462-0.9%1551,49214.6%1561,517-0.4%1571,44118.9%1581,210-22.8%1591,443 21.3%1601,369-2.0%

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