Video Veritas

The popularity of "L.A. Law" prompted a surge of law-school applications. So it's only fitting that one law school has turned to TV to sort through would-be Arnie Beckers. The University of Richmond Law School this year invited waiting-list students to send videos supporting their applications. No Cecil B. DeMille productions, please, just answers to questions on justice and social change. " It gives us a chance to look beyond grades and LSAT scores," says a school official.