Professional-School Enrollments Boom as Many Parts of the Economy Tank

Law, business, nursing, engineering, and pharmacy all see increases in applications

After 18 years in the telecommunications business, Kelli K. Leask took an unusual detour on the road to job security. She quit her job managing software development last year and entered nursing school.

"My colleagues and friends were shocked. I had a great job, but with the stock-market decline, I was very concerned about what the next five years would mean for the telecommunications industry,"

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