University of California system proposes plan to eliminate SAT and ACT for admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED – University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a revision in the way the system admits students: a five-year plan to gradually reduce and eliminate the role of the SAT and ACT in admissions. They would be replaced by a new test to be developed by the system in what could…
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ASU NOW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is adapting to the LSAT cancellations by announcing that it will accept applicants who have taken the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) — or no standardized test at all.
Read More about Arizona State University Law creates conditional pathway for law school applicants without admissions test scoresSAT and ACT to resume in August
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The College Board canceled the SAT for June 6 because “it wouldn’t be safe,” CEO David Coleman said at a press briefing….That means, he said, that the SAT will be offered every month (it already had testing dates in October, November and December) through end of 2020… Meanwhile, the ACT has announced changes…
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FORBES — Last month, as the coronavirus closed schools, businesses, sporting events, and more, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) announced that the March Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) was cancelled. Now, LSAC has announced that applicants will be able to take the LSAT-Flex — an at-home LSAT.
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ABA JOURNAL — Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a remotely proctored version of the LSAT, which can be taken at home, will be offered in May, the Law School Admission Council announced Tuesday. At this point, the offering is only available for those signed up for the March and April exams, which were canceled. A specific…
Read More about LSAT to be offered remotely in MayOpinion: How the pandemic will affect law school admissions
ABOVE THE LAW — The March LSAT was recently canceled, and the April administration is looking precarious (for context, combined those tests had/have about 20,000 registrants). This is actually good news if you are on a wait list at a law school and you did not plan to retake the LSAT.
Read More about Opinion: How the pandemic will affect law school admissionsLSAC cancels March LSAT administration
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Law School Admission Council has canceled the Law School Admission Test that was to be given this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More about LSAC cancels March LSAT administrationUniversity of Nebraska Board of Regents to consider Governance and Technology Center at law school
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR — Lincoln Public Schools is among the growing number of high schools in Nebraska and other states to no longer assign students a class rank. The University of Nebraska is poised to add to its academic performance requirements, bringing the admissions practices of its undergraduate campuses more in line with both national…
Read More about University of Nebraska Board of Regents to consider Governance and Technology Center at law schoolUniversity of Oregon Law waives LSAT requirement for some qualifying undergraduate students
DAILY EMERALD — University of Oregon students with a 3.5 GPA upon graduation and an SAT or ACT score in the top 85th percentile will not be required to take the Law School Admissions Test to apply to the UO School of Law. Currently, 14% of UO law school students are“double ducks,” or UO undergraduate alums, according…
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KLKN-TV — Seton Hall University School of Law is pleased to announce that it is now accepting the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) in addition to or in place of the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for J.D. admissions. The GRE is an accepted standardized test for admission into many fields, including business, computer science, and engineering.…
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