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[quote=Exlawdean][quote=Anonymous]Hi Prof, I am a lawyer and have two seniors that are twins studying for the LSAT.  3.92 and 4.00 GPAs.  They really don't want to take time off but it seems all T14 de facto require it

When I went to law school in the mid nineties, about 1/3rd of my class took time off.  Now at top schools it seems to be 2/3rds.

Thoughts?  [/quote]

[i] You are correct. Today the typical top 20 law school enrolls around 60% (perhaps a bit more) of its entering student body after at least a two-year break after finishing undergraduate education. Admissions officers have a tendency to admit applicants with experience because they think that such applicants will take law school more seriously. Maybe they are right. But you should note that 1/3 of the class (or perhaps a bit more) gets admitted right out of undergraduate school or with only a one-year break. Why do admissions officers admit such applicants? Because they have, among other things, very high UGPA and LSAT. Such students help raise the law school's medians, which helps with US News rankings. Deans and alumni care about such things. So, if your twins do well on the LSAT, they can apply and see what happens. If they don't like their results they can get a job or an internship, spend a couple of years, and apply, again.[/quote]

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