Study: 'Millennials' More Collaborative, Private Law Schools More Challenging
So-called millennial students who have opted for law school continue to be more collaborative, social and engaged in resumé-boosting activities than older students, a new study released today reveals.
Older students, however, reported doing more to prepare for class and participate in classroom discussions.
The 2007 Law School Survey of Student Engagement (PDF) is compiled with information about student behavior from more than 27,000 students at 79 law schools, Inside Higher Ed reports.
Inside Higher Ed notes that compared to other students, younger 1Ls were more likely to work with peers outside of class and spend time socializing.
TaxProf Blog summarizes additional findings, including that African-American students ask more questions and participate more often in class discussions; private schools are more academically challenging than public schools, and more than 33 percent of students will graduate with more than $100,000 in law school loans.
Yet more than 75 percent of those surveyed rated their law school experience as good or excellent.
