{"id":108019,"date":"2025-02-10T08:02:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/10\/this-law-school-admissions-cycle-will-be-incredibly-tough-thanks-to-surge-in-really-strong-applicants-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T08:02:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T16:02:54","slug":"this-law-school-admissions-cycle-will-be-incredibly-tough-thanks-to-surge-in-really-strong-applicants-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/02\/10\/this-law-school-admissions-cycle-will-be-incredibly-tough-thanks-to-surge-in-really-strong-applicants-2\/","title":{"rendered":"This Law School Admissions Cycle Will Be Incredibly Tough Thanks To Surge In \u2018Really Strong\u2019 Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the things I\u2019m thinking about, we\u2019re turning down some really great people. People who I would have admitted last year are getting wait-listed and denied this year. There will be some very high quality candidates who aren\u2019t getting into any law school this year\u2026but the caliber of law students in this incoming class is going to be very high and really, really strong at all schools across the board.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0Sarah <\/a><\/em>Zearfoss<\/em><\/a>, senior assistant dean of University of Michigan Law School, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, on the national increase in law school applications. She went on to say that with less than a month left in the application cycle, there was a 30% increase in applicants to Michigan Law. When asked why she thought applications had surged, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a mystery. My guess is it\u2019s a little bit of everything. There could be a tiny effect from changes to the [LSAT], more of an effect from the economy, and some effects from the election.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post This Law School Admissions Cycle Will Be Incredibly Tough Thanks To Surge In \u2018Really Strong\u2019 Applicants<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the things I\u2019m thinking about, we\u2019re turning down some really great people. People who I would have admitted last year are getting wait-listed and denied this year. There will be some very high quality candidates who aren\u2019t getting into any law school this year\u2026but the caliber of law students in this incoming class is going to be very high and really, really strong at all schools across the board.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>\u00a0Sarah <\/a><\/em>Zearfoss<\/em><\/a>, senior assistant dean of University of Michigan Law School, in comments given to Law.com<\/a>, on the national increase in law school applications. She went on to say that with less than a month left in the application cycle, there was a 30% increase in applicants to Michigan Law. When asked why she thought applications had surged, she said, \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a mystery. My guess is it\u2019s a little bit of everything. There could be a tiny effect from changes to the [LSAT], more of an effect from the economy, and some effects from the election.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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