<p>Pointing out the obvious here: if law schools used to charge $30k/year in tuition, but are now charging $55k, they can easily afford to"discount" tuition by $25k for “top” applicants.</p>
<p>Please also bear in mind that a lot of this is in response to the softening of the legal job market and the reality that many of the top-scoring students are eschewing law school. Law schools are not doing this for your well-being; they are doing it to get butts in seats.</p>