How to tackle difficult questions during the LSAT
U.S. NEWS — THIS MONTH MARKS THE first birthday of the digital LSAT. Its inaugural year brought growing pains and frustration even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the replacement of in-person tests with the remotely administered LSAT-Flex.
Read More about How to tackle difficult questions during the LSATSurvey: Majority of rising high school seniors have not taken the SAT
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Survey details opinions of a group of students who were unable to visit colleges for much of the year.
Read More about Survey: Majority of rising high school seniors have not taken the SATUS News will rank test-blind colleges and universities
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Starting with the upcoming 2021 Best Colleges rankings – to be published in September 2020 – U.S. News will rank schools that report not using the SAT or ACT at all in admissions decisions. In the past, beginning with the 2008 edition of Best Colleges, these test-blind schools were automatically excluded…
Read More about US News will rank test-blind colleges and universitiesSeveral colleges drop admissions test requirement next year
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL — The list of selective colleges that won’t require applicants to submit standardized test scores next year grew on Thursday, with Princeton and Northwestern universities joining the ranks.
Read More about Several colleges drop admissions test requirement next yearHarvard University to drop undergraduate admissions test requirement
BOSTON GLOBE — In a pivotal decision that will likely ripple across higher education, Harvard University announced on Monday that it will not require next year’s undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores. The decision comes amid fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and growing criticism that standardized test requirements unfairly penalize students of color.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The historic strength of the test-optional movement has been liberal arts colleges. Many that were not already test optional shifted their policies — some permanently, some for one or two years — in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic interfering with test taking in the spring. Eighty-five percent of the 100 top liberal…
Read More about Research universities forgo admissions testsUCLA Law dean Jennifer L. Mnookin joins Law School Admission Council board of trustees
UCLA LAW SCHOOL — UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of the Law School Admission Council, the nonprofit organization that administers the Law School Admission Test and runs several initiatives to increase diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
Read More about UCLA Law dean Jennifer L. Mnookin joins Law School Admission Council board of trusteesPandemic delayed LSAT administration could explain drop in law school applications
ABA JOURNAL — Applicants to ABA-accredited law schools are down 2.5% from the same point last year, Law.com reports, citing data from the Law School Admission Council. At this time last year, schools had received 95% of applications to attend school in the fall.
Read More about Pandemic delayed LSAT administration could explain drop in law school applicationsCollege Board urges admission officials to provide flexibility due to SAT testing disruptions
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The novel coronavirus slammed the door on more than a million first-time SAT takers in the high-school class of 2021 who weren’t able to sit for the exam this spring. Now, the College Board, which owns the exam, is urging admissions officials to “provide flexibility” to the next round of…
Read More about College Board urges admission officials to provide flexibility due to SAT testing disruptionsLSAC debuts online LSAT-Flex
LAW.COM – Thousands of aspiring attorneys took the Law School Admission Test from the comfort of home Monday—marking a first for the entrance exam.
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