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Schedule Registration Housing |
| Saturday, January 8, 2000 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Virginia Suite A
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Lobby Level |
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Section on Pre-Legal Education and Admission to Law School |
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| George P. Braxton, Catholic University of America, Chair |
| What Is the LSAT? |
| Moderator: | |
| George P. Braxton, Catholic University of America | |
| Speaker: | |
| Peter J. Pashley, Principal Research Scientist and Director of Testing and Research, Law School Admission Council, Newtown, Pennsylvania |
| Throughout its existence, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) has been a helpful, yet controversial, tool in evaluating applicants to law school. Opponents of diversity in education have used the apparent gap in scores between ethnic groups as justification for removing race as a factor in the admission process, while some other proponents of diversity have sought to eliminate LSAT use by seeking other relevant methods to evaluate future attorneys. |
| This session will examine the LSAT in order to rediscover the use for which it was designed and to uncover many of its current misuses. Ideally, attendees will have the opportunity to raise and discuss questions of specific interest after the presentation. |
| Business Meeting at Program Conclusion |