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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.
By Elizabeth Bodamer
LSAC’s new Applied Research report shows that over half of applicant respondents spent more than 20 hours working on their personal statements.
LSAC’s new Applied Research report shows that over half of applicant respondents spent more than 20 hours working on their personal statements.
By Jak Petzold and Deb Langer
Taken together, data from LSAC and LSSSE now offer a fuller understanding of the structural obstacles that students with disabilities meet on their path to and through law school.
Taken together, data from LSAC and LSSSE now offer a fuller understanding of the structural obstacles that students with disabilities meet on their path to and through law school.
By Gisele Joachim
Strong turnout at LSAC Law School Forums this season reinforces what LSAC is seeing across the data — interest in attending law school remains high.
Strong turnout at LSAC Law School Forums this season reinforces what LSAC is seeing across the data — interest in attending law school remains high.
By Elizabeth Bodamer
Through real-time data collection, LSAC’s 2025 Applicant Survey provides the first empirical glimpse into what applicants were thinking, feeling, and doing amid a competitive admission cycle.
Through real-time data collection, LSAC’s 2025 Applicant Survey provides the first empirical glimpse into what applicants were thinking, feeling, and doing amid a competitive admission cycle.
By Sudha Setty
Last year's law school admission cycle was competitive. Applications are up even more so far this cycle.
Last year's law school admission cycle was competitive. Applications are up even more so far this cycle.
Elizabeth Bodamer, LSAC’s senior director of research, shares her experience as a first-generation law student and the research her team completed on the 2024 1L class.
By Susannah Pollvogt
Does ABA Standard 314 affect the role of a law school's academic support professionals?
Does ABA Standard 314 affect the role of a law school's academic support professionals?
The ABA has enacted a series of new and revised standards on learning outcomes and assessment. Susannah Pollvogt presents a four-step plan law schools can follow to respond to the new standards.
The data is clear: the steady racial and ethnic diversification of the incoming law school class in recent years experienced a disruption in 2024. Elizabeth Bodamer explores the data and what it means for legal education.
