<p>Yes, there is prestige in the profession; however, I cannot help but think of my law school's dean on the first day of class. He made a crack that, in all likelihood, no one in the room had passed organic chemistry. </p>
<p>'Nuff said.</p>
<p>I cannot speculate if African-Americans are more attracted to law school for social causes... makes sense, but I'll let someone else make that assumption. :) (I do want to avoid the stereotyping of "Boys go to law school to be corporate litigators; girls go to be family lawyers; and blacks go to help poor people." Patronize us all, why don't ya?) </p>
<p>I just don't have hard stats as to why people of different groups apply to law school, which was really the question. I do know that the white/black ratio is higher in i-banking, medicine, and engineering than in law, so I assume that's where the white students head. It's undeniable that, for many, law is a second choice.</p>