Because the rankings consider the grade-point averages and scores on the Law School Admissions Test, schools are pulling out the stops to make sure the highest-caliber students are applying and matriculating.

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Apparently this is scaring off at least some potential applicants: the number of people taking the Law School Admissions Test declined by 9.6% during the 2010-2011 academic year, to 155, 050, from 171, 500 in the previous year, according to the Law School Admission Council.

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