fewer lawyers! from SLATE: >Students Turn Down Law School
> When the recession first set in, students flocked to law school thinking it > was their golden ticket to a secure future. Now, they're realizing the only > thing certain about a law degree is staggering debt. Applications to law > school have hit their lowest point since 2001, down 11.5 percent from last > year to 66,876, reports the Wall Street Journal. Corporate law firms are > cutting down on new hires and tamping down salaries, making competition for > places and promotions fiercer than ever. The profession can still be > lucrative for a few select law school grads, but for the rest, it's simply > the beginning of a vampiric relationship with Sallie Mae. "The news has > gotten out that law school is not necessarily a safe backup plan," said a > pre-law adviser at Ohio State University. > Read original story in Wall Street Journal > [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704396504576204692878631986.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1] > | Thursday, March 17, 2011 < Bad news! they might go into economics instead! -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
