A small glimmer of Oct LSAT Data is out *10/13 change from 10/12 LSAT by region. *** Far West 4,270 -12.8% Great Lakes 3,780 -16.0% Midsouth 4,100 -13.2% Midwest 1,090 -7.6% Mountain West 1,400 -13.1% New England 1,680 -10.9% Northeast 5,000 -9.4% Northwest 700 -4.9% South Central 2,970 -9.5% Southeast 4,050 -12.7% U.S. Regional Total 29,030 -11.9% Canada 3,280 -7.2% **
Read full post**Race / Ethnicity ** **#****Pct Chg**Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Australian7-46.20%American Indian or Alaska Native1,277-6.30%Asian6,124-10.30%Black or African American 8,508-9.10%Canadian Aboriginal4720.50%Caucasian/White38,249-12.50% Hispanic/Latino6,469-7.70%Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander28611.70% Puerto Rican1,8864.50%Not Indicated1,218-40.90%Missing55-53.80%
Read full postApplicantsApplicationsRegion#Pct Chg#Pct ChgFar West7,830-10.70%57,718-16.20% Great Lakes7,665-14.80%57,842-20.30%Midsouth7,199-13.70%73,129-15.80%Midwest 2,034-10.30%11,004-15.10%Mountain West3,098-13.10%11,812-20.00%New England2,780 -11.90%31,378-15.00%Northeast9,130-15.20%64,939-20.80%Northwest1,473-19.80%9,269 -14.90%South Central6,150-12.00%27,539-15.30%Southeast9,272-8.50%40,728-20.40% Regional Total56,631-12.60%Other*2,795-3.90%Total116,057-12.30%385,358-17.90%
Read full postAs of 8/8/13 (at this time last year we were 100% complete with data). Female applicants:29,454, down 11.3%Male applicants:29,940, down 13.2% Not indicated:32, down 17.9%*Below shows the high LSAT score of 2013 ABA applicants with the percent**change from last year:***Highest LSAT****Number of Applicants****Pct Chg YTD******< 1405,016-1%140–1446,114-7%145–1499,439-7% 150–15411,430-11%155–15910,920-16%160–1647,913-15%165–1694,967-16%170–1741,995 -25%175–180534-21%
Read full postThis post, and the one that will follow (on data analysis applying early versus later in the cycle) represent data compiled from Law School Numbers (LSN) and analyzed/regressed/blogged by Daniel Plainview [http://admissionsbythenumbers.blogspot.com/]. This is a work in progress, and the work has graciously been shared to Spivey Consulting by Mr. Plainview. It represents the law schools ranked 1-14 in the most recent USNWR rankings. The data, analysis, and comments all are expressively from Mr. P
Read full postPercent change (all decreases) by LSAT bandwidth from the 2009/2010 law school admissions cycle to 2012/13 law school admissions cycle. This data reflects applicant totals, not total volume (i.e. people who take LSAT but never apply) Highest LSATNumber of ApplicantsPct Chg YTD< 140-20%140–144-24%145–149-30% 150–154-36%155–159-35%160–164-44%165–169-35%170–174-44%175–180-47%The 2012/13 Data is as of 6/28/2013 and a final report has not been released by LSAC.** The final report should not reflec
Read full postABA 2013 applicants and applications through 06/28/13 with the percent change from last year (last year at this time data was 98% complete: Currently there is one school with an application volume increase of 40% or more and 38 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Twelve schools show an increase in applications, while 188 show a decline: Increase of 100% or more: 1 Increase of 50% to 99%: - Increase of 40% to 49%: - Increase of 30% to 39%: - Increase of 20% to 29%: - Increase of 10%
Read full postCurrently there is one school with an application volume increase of 40% or more, while 41 schools show a volume decrease of 30% or more. Twelve schools show an increase in applications, while 187 show a decline and 0 shows no change. Highest LSATPct Chg YTD< 140-7.5%140–144-12.7%145–149-11.8%150–154-13.2%155–159 -17.4%160–164-15.8%165–169-16.1%170–174-25.2%175–180-21.8%Get future releases first @https://twitter.com/SpiveyConsult
Read full post> > Highest LSATPct Chg YTD< 140-7.8%140–144-13.0%145–149-11.7%150–154-13.0%155–159 -17.4%160–164-15.6%165–169-16.1%170–174-25.2%175–180-21.6%
Read full postThere was a good deal of interest in the LSAT by undergraduate major list, so I thought I would share it in its entirety.
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