| Number of Registrants |
1226 |
1168 |
1249 |
1142 |
| Number of Participating Law Schools |
140 |
132 |
137 |
141 |
| Summary of Registrants |
| Gender |
|
Male
|
45.9% |
42.7% |
42.7% |
40.0% |
|
Female
|
54.1% |
57.3% |
57.3% |
57.1% |
| Age |
|
23 or Less
|
49.4% |
51.9% |
55.1% |
49.6% |
|
24-40
|
41.8% |
43.1% |
38.0% |
42.6% |
|
Over 40 Years
|
8.8% |
5.0% |
7.0% |
7.8% |
| Ethnicity |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
5.7% |
5.2% |
6.1% |
6.7% |
|
Black/African American
|
27.5% |
23.7% |
25.9% |
20.1% |
|
Caucasian/White
|
51.6% |
49.2% |
45.9% |
46.5% |
|
Chicano/Mexican American
|
5.4% |
7.1% |
7.9% |
6.4% |
|
Hispanic
|
7.0% |
9.6% |
9.7% |
15.6% |
|
Native American
|
.8% |
1.7% |
1.2% |
1.1% |
|
Puerto Rican
|
.1% |
..6% |
.5% |
.6% |
|
Canadian Aboriginal
|
-
|
.1% |
.0% |
0% |
|
Other
|
1.9% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
3.0% |
|
Total Minority Attendance
|
48.4% |
50.8% |
54.1% |
53.5% |
| Student Status |
| Full-time Student |
52.2% |
47.9% |
55.4% |
56.0% |
| Part-time Student |
5.3% |
6.9% |
4.6% |
6.4% |
| Undergraduate Student: Senior |
31.3% |
23.6% |
- |
- |
| Undergraduate Student: Junior |
8.7% |
9.8% |
- |
- |
| High School Student |
.8% |
.3% |
- |
- |
| Non-student |
42.5% |
45.2% |
40.0% |
37.5% |
| Employment |
| Full-time |
51.3% |
54.4% |
45.1% |
46.3% |
| Part-time |
27.3% |
25.8% |
32.7% |
30.5% |
| Summers Only |
6.2% |
5.1% |
4.4% |
5.6% |
| Not Employed |
15.2% |
14.7% |
17.8% |
17.6% |
| State of Permanent Residence |
| Texas |
75.4% |
68.8% |
77.8% |
79.6% |
| Louisiana |
3.5% |
4.2% |
6.2% |
5.6% |
| Oklahoma |
2.3% |
3.4% |
2.9% |
3.7% |
| Mississippi |
2.0% |
.2%
|
2.4% |
.5% |
| Arkansas |
1.4% |
.9% |
.7% |
.6% |
| Considering a Career Change |
| Yes |
43.2% |
43.5% |
- |
- |
| No |
24.6% |
22.9% |
- |
- |
| Question Not Applicable |
32.1% |
33.6% |
- |
- |
| Information Source |
| Law Services Info. Book |
35.7% |
28.7% |
27.0% |
10.2% |
| City Newspapers |
10.1% |
5.7% |
5.9% |
3.8% |
| Advisor |
14.3% |
11.2% |
13.5% |
16.5% |
| Flier |
10.4% |
9.6% |
7.8% |
3.9% |
| Friend or Family Member |
10.0% |
8.7% |
9.0% |
10.5% |
| College Newspaper |
2.0%
|
.7% |
1.4% |
.5% |
| Prelaw Club |
9.0% |
3.8% |
12.7% |
13.9% |
| Radio Station |
7.3% |
.5% |
1.0% |
1.8% |
| World Wide Web |
6.3% |
28.6% |
33.5% |
46.4% |
|
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
|
| LSAC Website |
- |
- |
93.8% |
92.8% |
| Law School Site |
- |
- |
4.4% |
8.9% |
| Internet Search Engine |
- |
- |
2.2% |
2.0% |
| Website Banner Advertisement |
- |
- |
.0% |
.4% |
| Other Website |
- |
- |
2.4% |
.7% |
|
Distance Traveled
|
| 0-20 Miles |
37.0% |
36.2% |
16.8% |
18.8% |
| 21-50 Miles |
17.9% |
18.0% |
25.8% |
23.5% |
| 51-100 Miles |
9.0% |
7.8% |
11.7% |
8.6% |
| More Than 100 Miles |
36.1% |
38.1% |
45.7% |
49.1% |
|
Questionnaire Results (12.3% return currently)
|
|
Time Spent at Forum
|
| Less Than One Hour |
13.3% |
10.0% |
6.5% |
5.0% |
| 1-2 Hours |
44.1% |
45.8% |
37.8% |
34.5% |
| 2-3 Hours |
17.7% |
21.0% |
21.3% |
21.6% |
| 3 or More Hours |
24.9% |
23.2% |
34.4% |
38.8% |
|
Number of Tables Visited
|
| None |
.2% |
.5% |
.0% |
.7% |
| 1-5 |
18.9% |
28.6% |
14.1% |
12.1% |
| 6-10 |
41.9% |
37.5% |
38.1% |
26.4% |
| 11-15 |
27.1% |
22.3% |
30.6% |
33.6% |
| 16 or More |
11.9% |
11.1% |
17.2% |
27.1% |
|
Describe Forum
|
| Very Informative |
47.2% |
43.6% |
48.3% |
39.4% |
| Informative |
48.9% |
52.7% |
49.7% |
58.4% |
| Not Very Informative |
3.4% |
3.7% |
2.1% |
2.2% |
|
Information Received From Law Schools
|
| Very Informative |
40.0% |
35.1% |
38.3% |
31.2% |
| Informative |
54.5% |
58.0% |
57.9% |
65.2% |
| Not Very Informative |
5.1% |
5.7% |
3.4% |
3.6% |
|
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
|
| Yes |
75.5% |
74.6% |
80.7% |
82.8% |
| No |
24.5% |
25.4% |
19.3% |
17.2% |
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