ABA votes to create pathway to law school without standardized testing
REUTERS — The American Bar Association has established a path for law schools to admit some or all of their new students without the Law School Admission Test or other “valid and reliable” admissions test.
Read More about ABA votes to create pathway to law school without standardized testingIncrease in LSAT registrations point to competitive admissions cycle
REUTERS — The current law school admission cycle kicked off with an 18% surge in people registering to take the LSAT entrance exam — a jump that likely favors schools competing for top talent and suggests increased interest from young people in careers focused on U.S. legal affairs.
Read More about Increase in LSAT registrations point to competitive admissions cycleHow law school applicants may perform on the updated LSAT
REUTERS — If student A is taking the Law School Admission Test next month, and A is sitting behind B but not in the same row as C, which of them is answering the exam’s dreaded “logic game” questions for the last time? Answer: D, all of the above.
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REUTERS — Georgetown Law admissions dean Andy Cornblatt loves getting applications from undergraduates with so-called STEM majors.
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Here are some tips to help law school applicants who aim for a score of 180 on the Law School Admission Test.
Read More about Advice for law school applicants on achieving a high LSAT scoreLSAC adds additional LSAT test date in response to increased demand
ABA JOURNAL — Because of intense demand, an additional fourth day has been added to the June administration of the primary Law School Admission Test, according to an email from the Law School Admission Council.
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VERDICT — Every several years, around this time in the spring semester, I try to collect and update advice to offer to law students as they enter final-exam period (which is about to take place over the next few weeks at virtually every law school in the country).
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — As the spring semester winds down, students at the University of Virginia School of Law are starting to prepare for exams, which begin April 29. Here are the best tips and content about how to approach exams we’ve produced over the years.
Read More about Advice on studying for law school examsDonation to University of Houston Law Center to support Pre-Law Pipeline Programs
THE NATIONAL JURIST — University of Houston Law Center’s Pre-Law Pipeline Programs received a donation to help cover the preparation costs for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT).
Read More about Donation to University of Houston Law Center to support Pre-Law Pipeline ProgramsLSAT writing section to receive revisions with more emphasis on analytical thinking
REUTERS — The writing section of the Law School Admission Test will get an overhaul this summer with a greater emphasis on gauging analytical skills.
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