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CHARLESTON, S.C. - - A free end-of-the-year application deadline
is looming for prospective students who want to attend the Charleston
School of Law, school officials said today.
The school is on track to have more than 200 applicants by the
end of December, said Associate Dean John Benfield, who is in
charge of the admissions process. It expects to have more than
900 applications by the spring. The school's final application
deadline is March 1, 2005.
"Our pool of applicants is an extremely competitive group,"
said Benfield, who has toured the South over the fall to recruit
students to the new law school. "Based on the 175 applications
we've already received, it's highly likely next year's entering
class will be as talented - or even more talented - than our students
this year."
Already this fall, the school has hosted two highly-successful
open houses for interested first-year students and their families.
Another is scheduled at the school's 81 Mary Street facility on
Jan. 29, 2005.
Benfield said admissions trends at the Charleston School of Law
show its standards are continuing to rise, which will make it
harder over time for students to qualify to attend.
"The bottom line is that if you're thinking about our law
school, now is a good time to apply," he said.
Application materials are available on the school's Web
site.
Also at the school, students in the school's first class are
immersed in final exams, which are slated to end Thursday.
