Downsizing The Profession: LSAT Applications Down 16%, Half of Law Schools Cut Admissions

According to The Faculty Lounge, the Law School Admissions Council has reported that the number of people sitting for the October 2012 LSAT dropped  over 16% from October 2011, with the number of first-timer takers falling about 18%.  This result continues a two-year trend. Meanwhile, 51% of the 123 law schools responding to a Kaplan Test Prep survey report reducing the size of their incoming classes, and 28% of those who have not yet done so say they are likely to do so in the admissions cycle now underway.