But instead of rejecting them outright,
But instead of rejecting them outright, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Among the 38,000 or so first-year law students nationwide who are kicking off their studies this month are 51 who didn’t quite make the cut when they applied two years ago. 22 law schools sent those aspiring lawyers — most of whom are racial minorities underrepresented on law campuses — into a new year-long program to prepare them for the rigors of legal education with a promise of admission and a scholarship if they finished. While law school pipeline programs are plentiful, the guarantee of a spot in the class is unique. Of the 78 initial participants in LexPostBacc, as the program is called, 54 successfully completed it and all but three opted to start law school this fall, according to Chris Chapman, President of AccessLex Institute, the nonprofit group funding and administering LexPostBacc. That’s a completion rate of 69%.