How long does the average law school applicant wait to hear back? Are those with high LSATs and low GPAs—or with low LSATs
and high GPAs—more or less likely
to be admitted? Are early candidates more qualified, strictly by the numbers? Does it really matter if you apply in November instead of in February? Drawing on self-reported data
from
LawSchoolData.org and utilizing
Plotly, this project aims to provide users with the analysis tools
necessary to answer these and related questions.
While some general trends are discernible—it tends to help if applicants apply by the end of November, for instance—the takeaway broadly
is that the admissions context varies greatly from school to school. What holds for Yale may not for Northwestern, and vice
versa.
Current as of 7/28/2022 and updated approximately weekly. The first plot is live for the 2021/2022 cycle; all other plots will be updated for the current cycle once
more data become available, likely near the end of February, 2022.
Usage Note:
The plotting package Plotly makes possible an interactive experience, among other things allowing users to: pan and zoom, using the toolbar at the top of each plot;
adjust the x and y axes, by hovering over an axis at the middle or at either end; and highlight and hide the data sets
represented in the legend, by single- or double-clicking on the legend markers.