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Although the anticipated increase in "regular on-going Law School expenses" for next year is approximately the same as this year's--about 8.5 per cent--the proposed increase is about 50 per cent greater than last year...
...Students feel mostly impotent about the hike," one student said yesterday. "We don't feel it's by any means routine--it's hard to justify a 12-per-cent increase with only an 8.5-per-cent rise in costs," he added...
Those numbers jibed with the results of a study by the Association of American Medical Colleges, which showed that applications to medical schools around the country dropped 10 per cent last year...
...proposal, which "forgives" graduates earning below $15,000 a year of up to 50 per cent of their loans while extending the time in which an alumnus must repay the remainder, is only a first step. While it does free students somewhat to select a career in a low-income field, the proposal leaves major barriers intact. Even with the "forgiveness" policy, a graduate could owe the Law School $7000-$8000--more than half the yearly income of those for whom the proposal is designed...
...Harvard applicant pool's behavior follows a nationwide pattern. The total number of students applying to medical schools in this country has been declining since 1974-75, dropping almost 10 per cent this year from last year, according to Association of American Medical Colleges statistics...