<p>Just to clarify, I stated in my post that the pool of potential (the key word here being “potential”) applicants is approximately 10,000 people. I never said that that many people actually apply to law school in any given cycle. </p>
<p>I only assumed for the sake of argument that the pool of potential applicants includes those who have taken the LSAT in the previous three years. In fact, not all of them will ever apply to law school and applicants may include people who took the LSAT up to five years prior to the date of a given cycle. I also stated that test takers “may” apply – they also may not. </p>
<p>As I sit here in an airport waiting for a long-delayed flight home from a business trip, I cannot find the data, but I have seen reports over the years that the applicants to law schools are often not representative of the entire spectrum of LSAT scores. In other words, those who do poorly on the LSAT more frequently fail to apply to law school at all. Those who do well on the LSAT are more likely to apply.</p>
<p>Everyone on this board seems to have a fantastic time trying to try to cut others to shreds, which is why I rarely take the time to post here anymore. That said, have at it. If you want to believe that top law schools are ignoring personal statements, letters of recommendation, resumes and other information about most of their candidates for admission, that is up to each of you. I’ve been told differently over the years by those who are making those decisions, and I have been convinced that the speakers are telling the truth. </p>
<p>There are plenty of applicants who don’t have the numbers to be placed automatically in the admit pile, but who have numbers good enough to not to be outright rejected either. Do the math and make whatever assumptions you choose. These “maybes” have to show something more in their applications to merit jumping into the admitted students pile.</p>