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By Susan L. Krinsky
After careful review, we have decided to delay implementation of ý GPA calculation changes until summer 2027, enabling candidates and law schools to adjust to the new policy.
After careful review, we have decided to delay implementation of ý GPA calculation changes until summer 2027, enabling candidates and law schools to adjust to the new policy.
By Noah Austin
This spring, Maureen “Mo” Onyelobi was one of the first two people to graduate from law school while incarcerated in the U.S.
This spring, Maureen “Mo” Onyelobi was one of the first two people to graduate from law school while incarcerated in the U.S.
By Noah Austin
As a response to new federal loan limits, two law schools are offering supplemental loans to law school applicants who have exhausted federal loan options.
As a response to new federal loan limits, two law schools are offering supplemental loans to law school applicants who have exhausted federal loan options.
By Kirk Walter
What does it mean to belong in law school and the legal profession? The work of becoming a lawyer is not about fitting into a narrow definition of professionalism, Kirk Walter writes.
What does it mean to belong in law school and the legal profession? The work of becoming a lawyer is not about fitting into a narrow definition of professionalism, Kirk Walter writes.
By Elizabeth Bodamer
ý and AALS are partnering on the Before the JD II study to examine undergraduate students’ decisions about their future careers and postgraduate education.
ý and AALS are partnering on the Before the JD II study to examine undergraduate students’ decisions about their future careers and postgraduate education.
2025 1L Class Was Largest in Recent Years, but First-Gen College Grad Representation Declines Again
By Elizabeth Bodamer
There has been a decrease in the percentage of first-generation college graduates entering law school for two consecutive years.
There has been a decrease in the percentage of first-generation college graduates entering law school for two consecutive years.
By James Leipold
Admission and career services offices should be a part of the conversation about setting enrollment goals for law schools.
Admission and career services offices should be a part of the conversation about setting enrollment goals for law schools.
By Kyle McEntee
The 2025 Prelaw Advisor Landscape Study is now available, providing data and insights on a profession that hasn't been studied at this scale before.
The 2025 Prelaw Advisor Landscape Study is now available, providing data and insights on a profession that hasn't been studied at this scale before.
By Kyle McEntee
In an effort to engage with individuals interested in law early in college, ý is collaborating with Phi Alpha Delta, the world's largest law fraternity.
In an effort to engage with individuals interested in law early in college, ý is collaborating with Phi Alpha Delta, the world's largest law fraternity.
By Elizabeth Bodamer
Who people turn to for advice on the journey to law school isn't as simple as their prelaw advisors or their parents. It depends.
Who people turn to for advice on the journey to law school isn't as simple as their prelaw advisors or their parents. It depends.
