<p>[About</a> Half of Law Schools Surveyed Have Cut First-Year Enrollment - News - ABA Journal](<a href=“About Half of Law Schools Surveyed Have Cut First-Year Enrollment”>About Half of Law Schools Surveyed Have Cut First-Year Enrollment)</p>
<p>That is very good news. Part of the reason for the surplus of lawyers resulted from a huge increase in seats in law schools over the last couple decades. </p>
<p>Temple U. said they will be decreasing the size of their entering law school classes to maintain quality. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, Penn State’s Law School Dean actually publiclly announced a few days ago that they will be reducing admissions requirements at Penn State’s law school campus in Carlisle in order to double its enrollment. For some unknown reason, Penn State spent a fortune building a second law school campus, and now they are having trouble keeping both filled.</p>