Opinion: Schools may not be better off without admissions tests
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Critics of standardized tests won a big victory recently, as the American Bar Association came much closer to allowing law schools to go test optional. It’s not over yet: the final decision hasn’t been made, and even if law schools can go test optional, they won’t have to.
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REUTERS — The arm of the American Bar Association that accredits U.S. law schools on Friday voted to eliminate the longstanding requirement that schools use the Law School Admission Test or other standardized test when admitting students. But under a last-minute revision, the rule change will not go into effect until the fall of 2025—giving…
Read More about ABA legal ed section votes to end law school admissions test requirement starting in 2025; ABA House of Delegates to take up measure in FebruarySurvey: Many law schools will keep admissions test requirements
REUTERS — A new survey suggests that a significant number of law schools will continue to use the Law School Admission Test even if the American Bar Association, which accredits them, no longer requires it.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association is considering a major change in legal education: eliminating the longstanding requirement that applicants for law school take a valid and reliable admissions test like the Law School Admissions Test. This change would be effective with the law school class entering in 2026.
Read More about Opinion: UC Berkeley and University of Wisconsin law deans argue ending admissions test requirement could negatively impact diversityABA section on legal education to vote on ending law school admissions testing requirement
REUTERS — Capping years of debate and a deluge of public comments, the American Bar Association is poised to do away with its longtime requirement that law schools use standardized admissions tests such as the Law School Admission Test. The ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar is scheduled…
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FORBES ADVISOR — The Law School Admission Test (LSAT)®, the most common standardized test for law school, tests logical thinking, argumentation and exceptional reading ability. If you plan to take the LSAT, knowing the ins and outs of the test is the first step to getting the score you want. An above-average LSAT score can…
Read More about Advice on taking the LSATSlight decline in law school applicant pool predicted for 2023
REUTERS — Early applicant data suggests law school may not be an especially hot ticket in 2023. As of Oct. 13, the number of law school applicants was down 12% compared to this time last year, according to the Law School Admission Council. The council cautioned that it is still early in the application cycle and that…
Read More about Slight decline in law school applicant pool predicted for 2023Test-optional colleges struggle with fairness in the admissions process
THE HECHINGER REPORT — One college admissions officer at a large public university described how test-optional admissions had spurred more disagreements in his office. A third reader on an application was often called in to break a tie when one staffer said ‘yes’ and another said ‘no.’ Without SAT and ACT scores, he explained, the…
Read More about Test-optional colleges struggle with fairness in the admissions processAverage ACT and SAT scores fall amid drop in test takers
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The national average composite score on the ACT for the high school Class of 2022 was 19.8, the lowest average score in more than three decades, according to data released Wednesday by ACT. It is the first time since 1991 that the average composite score was below 20. (The maximum score…
Read More about Average ACT and SAT scores fall amid drop in test takersHow test-optional admissions have affected universities
HIGHER ED DIVE — Supporters of test-optional admissions often say withdrawing requirements that students provide SAT and ACT scores will help demolish barriers that prevent historically marginalized groups from applying to college.
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