Law School Pays Students to Stay Away

The unstable economy created a tricky situation for law school admissions offices this year. Admissions officials didn't know whether they could rely upon the formulas they traditionally have used to determine how many admissions offers to extend to reach their desired incoming class size. For at least one school, experience was little help. The University of Miami School of Law saw a significant increase in its yield rate and has offered incentives for students to defer their starts until the fall of 2010.