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Education

Apr. 4, 2014

Two law schools shift course to shore up enrollment

A pair of low-ranked California law schools are taking contrary approaches to tackle the problems of high tuition and unfair "merit" scholarships.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A year ago, University of La Verne College of Law announced full scholarships for incoming students scoring 155 or higher on the Law School Admission Test. Hoping to attract 130 1Ls, the school drew 49.


This year, the struggling law school is doing just the opposite: It will offer no scholarships at all.


In what apparently is a first-of-its-kind move for any U.S. law school accredited...

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