ABA Legal Ed council asked again to remove requirement for entrance exams
ABA JOURNAL — A suggestion to eliminate the accreditation standard requiring entrance exams for law school admissions has been made to the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
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UMASS LAW –Applicants to UMass Law can now choose to submit either the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the results of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) with their law school application. In a November 2021 decision, the Council for the Section of Legal Education of the American Bar Association voted to permit…
Read More about UMass Law accepts GRE for admissionsCalifornia State University system schools to drop tests for undergraduate admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The California State University Board of Trustees voted unanimouslyWednesday to no longer use standardized SAT and ACT tests in undergraduate admissions. That means that even if an applicant submits scores for admission to one of the system’s 23 campuses, Cal State admissions counselors won’t look at them. The system’s campuses enroll a total…
Read More about California State University system schools to drop tests for undergraduate admissionsNew LSAC initiative could provide pathway to law school without an admissions test
REUTERS — Some aspiring attorneys might not have to take the Law School Admission Test to apply to law school in the future. The Law School Admission Council — which administers the LSAT and maintains a centralized application system for law schools — said Wednesday that it is designing a program to enable would-be law students to…
Read More about New LSAC initiative could provide pathway to law school without an admissions testWhat Does the Shift to Test-Optional Admissions Mean for Educational Equity?
STANFORD UNIVERSITY — Performance on standardized tests is strongly correlated with socioeconomic status and family background. That relationship, the panelists in Tuesday’s conversation, “Test Scores Optional: What It Means for Access to Higher Education,” largely agreed upon. But they also concluded that simply shifting to a test-optional admissions system — as many colleges and universities have done…
Read More about What Does the Shift to Test-Optional Admissions Mean for Educational Equity?Fordham Law Urban Law Journal Symposium looks at admissions exams in urban public schools
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Fordham Urban Law Journal will kick off this year’s spring symposium season by bringing attention to admission practices found in urban public schools across the country. The symposium will be held in a hybrid format from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11. Critics in local communities, the courts, and…
Read More about Fordham Law Urban Law Journal Symposium looks at admissions exams in urban public schoolsTips for law school applicants on improving LSAT scores
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Raising your LSAT score significantly takes time and effort. A multimonth study plan can ensure you master the basics and hone your skills through sustained practice. To keep your skills from plateauing or even backsliding, your approach to practice must be focused and methodical. A lifetime of practice won’t…
Read More about Tips for law school applicants on improving LSAT scoresPodcast: Northwestern Law professor Dan Rodriguez discusses the GRE and law school admissions
ED UP LEGAL — Legal education is experiencing explosive applications; a call for innovation & adaptation; demand for increased diversification of the profession; & cries for social justice impact & protection of the Rule of Law. Host Patty Roberts, Dean of St. Mary’s University School of Law, will explore the opinions of legal education leaders regarding…
Read More about Podcast: Northwestern Law professor Dan Rodriguez discusses the GRE and law school admissionsBoth the SAT and Multistate Bar Exam announce transition to a digital format
REUTERS — The College Board announced Tuesday that the SAT will go digital in 2024, ending its long run as a paper-and-pencil exam. But it’s not the only high stakes standardized test moving to an all-computer format. The next version of the bar exam, which could debut as early as 2026, will also be taken entirely on…
Read More about Both the SAT and Multistate Bar Exam announce transition to a digital formatLaw School Admission Council president Kellye Testy discusses how the organization adapted to the pandemic
ABA JOURNAL — In February 2020, many people didn’t realize—or perhaps acknowledge—the world was entering a global pandemic. But Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, did, and she was thinking the organization’s traditional in-person LSAT might not work out. By March of that year, the organization announced that month’s LSAT was canceled.…
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