LSAT to remove logic games section from exam
REUTERS — The Law School Admission Test will ditch the so-called “logic games” section of the exam in 2024, according to the organization that creates the test, marking a major change to the exam’s content.
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LSAC — We are announcing today a change we will be making to the LSAT at the start of the next testing cycle, beginning with the August 2024 exam.
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REUTERS — Law School Admission Test takers encountered technical glitches on Friday—the second time in two months that examinees have faced such problems.
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REUTERS — It turns out people like taking the Law School Admission Test in the comfort of their own home. More than half — 61% — of the 19,463 aspiring lawyers registered for this month’s LSAT have opted to complete it remotely, while 39% wanted to take it in-person at test centers, according to the…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — On the LSAT, as in the practice of law itself, right answers are rarely unambiguous. Particularly on the logical reasoning and reading comprehension sections, there may be plausible arguments for more than one answer choice. That’s why test-takers are advised to choose the “best” answer.
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REUTERS — A law school entrance exam developed by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law has won approval from the American Bar Association, joining ranks with the LSAT and the GRE for law school admissions.
Read More about University of Arizona Law receives ABA approval to use its ‘JD-Next’ test for admissionsABA legal education section pauses plans to make law schools admission test optional
ABA JOURNAL — After receiving letters from various law school deans with concerns about cutting the Law School Admission Test requirement, the council of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Friday walked back plans to go forward with the proposal in August. The decision was made Friday—when the council…
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REUTERS — Deans from more than half the nation’s law schools are working to salvage a longstanding rule that requires schools to use the Law School Admission Test or other standardized tests when admitting students. Instead of letting law schools go fully test-optional as planned, the deans want the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and…
Read More about Law school deans propose compromise on ABA section proposal to make law schools test-optionalHow law school applicants can prepare for the LSAT over the summer
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Spending the sunny summer months studying for a strenuous standardized test may be no one’s vision for a fun summer, but it’s the right move for many law school applicants. Since the law school admissions process is rolling, applicants should submit their applications by early November for their best odds. The ideal time to…
Read More about How law school applicants can prepare for the LSAT over the summerThe LSAT will be offered both in-person and remote starting this fall
THE NATIONAL JURIST — Starting in August, students will have the option to take the Law School Admission Test remotely or in person at a testing center, announced the Law School Admission Council on Monday. Both options will be offered throughout the 2023-2024 testing cycle and available to most test-takers. The LSAT Writing essay portion…
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