Atlanta Forum Comparison grid

Number of Registrants	2351	2306	2170	2214	1865	2376	2266	2345	2316	1978
Number of Participating Law Schools	139	139	140	140	145	150	151	160	159	168
Summary of Registrants
Gender
Male	45.5%	43.3%	45.7%	42.1%	39.8%	40.2%	39.2%	39.9%	39.1%	38.5%
Female	54.5%	56.7%	54.3%	57.9%	60.2%	59.8%	60.8%	60.1%	60.9%	61.5%
Age
23 or Less	57.2%	61.0%	59.3%	63.3%	67.7%	65.4%	60.6%	62.6%	64.4%	56.0%
24-40	37.2%	34.5%	35.1%	32.5%	32.3%	30.8%	33.6%	33.5%	32.4%	39.2%
Over 40 Years	5.7%	4.5%	5.7%	4.2%	4.0%	3.8%	5.8%	3.9%	3.2%	4.8%
Ethnicity
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.2%	3.0%	3.3%	3.1%	3.8%	3.1%	4.3%	4.1%	5.9%	4.8%
Black/African American	51.7%	51.0%	47.9%	44.3%	47.4%	46.2%	45.7%	50.0%	47.2%	54.4%
Caucasian/White	39.0%	40.3%	42.2%	45.0%	43.7%	43.5%	43.2%	38.8%	40.6%	34.9%
Chicano/Mexican American	.1%	.4%	.2%	.7%	.3%	.3%	.4%	.3%	.4%	.1%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.4%	2.6%	2.2%	1.5%	2.8%	2.2%	2.9%	2.5%	2.2%
Native American/Alaskan Native	.7%	.8%	.7%	.6%	.4%	.9%	.8%	.7%	.6%	.4%
Puerto Rican	.5%	.4%	.5%	.6%	.5%	.4%	1.1%	.5%	.3%	.6%
Canadian Aboriginal	.0%	.0%	.0%	.1%	.1%	.1%	.0%	.0%	.0%	0%
Other	2.5%	1.8%	2.6%	3.5%	2.3%	2.7%	2.3%	2.7%	2.6%	2.7%
Total Minority Attendance	60.9%	59.8%	57.8%	55.0%	56.3%	56.5%	56.8%	61.2%	59.4%	65.1%
Student Status
Full-time Student	60.0%	64.5%	59.1%	63.8%	63.8%	60.7%	57.2%	56.8%	58.2%	59.8%
Part-time Student	5.0%	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	4.5%	3.2%	4.3%	3.7%	4.8%	4.3%
Undergraduate Student: Senior	32.5%	35.2%	36.4%	38.7%	37.0%	32.0%	25.2%	-	-	-
Undergraduate Student: Junior	12.8%	14.4%	11.0%	13.2%	13.0%	12.8%	6.8%	-	-	-
High School Student	.5%	.5%	.5%	.3%	.4%	.2%	.1%	-	-	-
Non-student	35.0%	31.6%	37.2%	32.7%	31.7%	36.2%	38.5%	39.5%	37.0%	35.9%
Employment
Full-time	39.2%	36.5%	40.6%	37.1%	37.2%	41.5%	41.1%	40.0%	41.7%	43.4%
Part-time	32.4%	33.6%	32.0%	34.8%	32.7%	29.1%	29.3%	31.7%	29.8%	29.5%
Summers Only	12.0%	13.7%	12.1%	12.4%	12.3%	11.6%	11.1%	10.2%	10.4%	9.7%
Not Employed	16.4%	16.3%	15.2%	15.7%	17.8%	17.8%	18.5%	18.0%	18.1%	17.4%
State of Permanent Residence
Georgia	39.2%	37.6%	41.2%	39.0%	39.8%	39.0%	32.8%	42.4%	49.3%	45.9%
Florida	12.0%	11.1%	10.9%	11.2%	9.3%	10.1%	7.5%	11.3%	9.0%	8.7%
Tennessee	4.1%	5.9%	5.0%	5.6%	5.6%	5.9%	3.5%	6.0%	5.1%	5.0%
Alabama	6.6%	6.9%	5.9%	7.8%	7.8%	6.5%	3.8%	7.5%	6.4%	6.0%
South Carolina	4.5%	4.9%	5.4%	6.5%	5.4%	3.5%	2.5%	4.6%	5.4%	3.7%
North Carolina	5.5%	4.8%	4.0%	4.2%	4.9%	4.5%	3.2%	4.5%	4.4%	4.5%
New York	1.9%	2.1%	2.0%	1.6%	1.8%	2.2%	1.5%	1.8%	1.6%	2.3%
Considering a Career Change
Yes	35.2%	31.6%	32.9%	31.8%	30.7%	33.0%	35.5%	-	-	-
No	27.1%	27.8%	26.2%	27.8%	27.0%	26.4%	27.4%	-	-	-
Question Not Applicable	37.7%	40.6%	40.9%	40.4%	42.3%	40.5%	37.0%	-	-	-
Information Source
City Newspaper	5.5%	4.5%	9.6%	5.0%	4.1%	3.0%	2.6%	1.9%	2.4%	1.6%
Law Services Info. Book	41.3%	38.9%	38.9%	38.8%	38.4%	30.2%	18.6%	29.3%	13.5%	12.4%
Flier	12.3%	12.2%	13.1%	11.7%	10.4%	10.1%	5.6%	10.1%	9.5%	5.6%
Friend or Family Member	11.9%	12.4%	13.6%	12.1%	9.9%	10.7%	9.1%	10.4%	12.9%	12.2%
Advisor	18.4%	20.1%	15.8%	20.6%	22.7%	15.1%	8.6%	16.2%	12.1%	16.8%
Prelaw Club	14.5%	11.8%	7.3%	10.5%	12.1%	10.0%	7.1%	11.9%	9.9%	15.3%
Radio	5.1%	2.9%	2.8%	1.8%	1.8%	2.2%	3.0%	.7%	1.5%	2.4%
World Wide Web	-	3.2%	6.3%	6.9%	7.0%	28.6%	28.4%	34.9%	46.6%	44.5%
If Information Source is World Wide Web, What Was the Source?
LSAC Website	-	-	-	-	-	92.1%	92.8%	95.0%	92.7%	91.7%
Law School Site	-	-	-	-	-	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%	6.8%	9.2%
Internet Search Engine	-	-	-	-	-	3.3%	2.8%	2.8%	2.7%	2.6%
Website Banner Advertisement	-	-	-	-	-	.6%	.2%	.2%	0%	.1%
Other Website	-	-	-	-	-	2.7%	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%	1.3%
Distance Traveled
0-20 Miles	41.5%	41.3%	43.9%	36.4%	38.6%	38.3%	44.1%	37.1%	41.2%	35.9%
21-50 Miles	7.7%	7.8%	11.1%	9.2%	10.2%	9.9%	10.7%	9.3%	12.3%	11.3%
51-100 Miles	6.4%	10.6%	8.6%	11.3%	10.8%	11.0%	8.6%	9.8%	9.7%	8.5%
More Than 100 Miles	44.4%	40.3%	36.3%	43.1%	40.4%	40.8%	36.5%	43.8%	36.7%	44.3%
Questionnaire Results (17% return currently)
Time Spent at Forum
Less Than One Hour	17.0%	13.4%	13.5%	14.0%	10.9%	11.7%	7.3%	7.7%	12.2%	6.9%
1-2 Hours	45.3%	45.0%	51.9%	45.7%	44.1%	42.5%	47.7%	48.9%	39.8%	37.9%
2-3 Hours	19.7%	23.6%	18.5%	20.8%	24.6%	27.5%	20.5%	23.8%	22.6%	29.0%
3 or More Hours	18.0%	18.1%	16.1%	19.4%	20.5%	18.4%	24.5%	19.6%	25.3%	26.3%
Number of Tables Visited
None	.0%	.1%	.4%	.2%	.3%	.3%	.2%	.0%	.3%	.9%
1-5	19.9%	13.6%	15.6%	15.8%	14.8%	18.1%	17.5%	15.6%	13.9%	13.9%
6-10	34.1%	37.6%	35.1%	37.1%	38.5%	37.5%	37.4%	40.4%	35.3%	39.5%
11-15	23.8%	29.5%	33.5%	29.1%	31.2%	29.8%	28.0%	31.7%	32.4%	29.8%
16 or More	22.1%	19.2%	15.4%	17.9%	15.2%	14.3%	16.9%	12.3%	18.2%	16.0%
Describe Forum
Very Informative	50.2%	54.5%	48.4%	50.3%	55.2%	50.4%	50.1%	50.4%	50.7%	59.3%
Informative	48.5%	43.5%	49.0%	48.1%	43.2%	47.0%	47.7%	47.7%	45.9%	39.8%
Not Very Informative	1.3%	1.9%	2.7%	1.6%	1.4%	2.7%	2.2%	1.8%	3.0%	.9%
Information Received From Law Schools
Very Informative	44.8%	44.9%	38.8%	42.6%	45.8%	43.7%	42.1%	42.8%	45.6%	49.1%
Informative	51.2%	52.4%	56.4%	54.1%	50.4%	51.2%	53.3%	54.0%	49.3%	48.2%
Not Very Informative	3.8%	2.7%	4.3%	3.1%	3.8%	4.7%	4.3%	3.1%	4.4%	2.7%
Considering Schools Not Previously Considered as a Result of the Forum
Yes	76.1%	81.8%	76.6%	78.1%	79.8%	76.8%	75.4%	78.2%	79.2%	80.0%
No	23.9%	18.2%	23.4%	21.9%	20.2%	23.2%	24.6%	21.8%	20.8%	20.0%

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