Pandemic delayed LSAT administration could explain drop in law school applications
ABA JOURNAL — Applicants to ABA-accredited law schools are down 2.5% from the same point last year, Law.com reports, citing data from the Law School Admission Council. At this time last year, schools had received 95% of applications to attend school in the fall.
Read More about Pandemic delayed LSAT administration could explain drop in law school applicationsCollege Board urges admission officials to provide flexibility due to SAT testing disruptions
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — The novel coronavirus slammed the door on more than a million first-time SAT takers in the high-school class of 2021 who weren’t able to sit for the exam this spring. Now, the College Board, which owns the exam, is urging admissions officials to “provide flexibility” to the next round of…
Read More about College Board urges admission officials to provide flexibility due to SAT testing disruptionsLSAC debuts online LSAT-Flex
LAW.COM – Thousands of aspiring attorneys took the Law School Admission Test from the comfort of home Monday—marking a first for the entrance exam.
Read More about LSAC debuts online LSAT-FlexUniversity of California system proposes plan to eliminate SAT and ACT for admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED – University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a revision in the way the system admits students: a five-year plan to gradually reduce and eliminate the role of the SAT and ACT in admissions. They would be replaced by a new test to be developed by the system in what could…
Read More about University of California system proposes plan to eliminate SAT and ACT for admissionsArizona State University Law creates conditional pathway for law school applicants without admissions test scores
ASU NOW — The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is adapting to the LSAT cancellations by announcing that it will accept applicants who have taken the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) — or no standardized test at all.
Read More about Arizona State University Law creates conditional pathway for law school applicants without admissions test scoresSAT and ACT to resume in August
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The College Board canceled the SAT for June 6 because “it wouldn’t be safe,” CEO David Coleman said at a press briefing….That means, he said, that the SAT will be offered every month (it already had testing dates in October, November and December) through end of 2020… Meanwhile, the ACT has announced changes…
Read More about SAT and ACT to resume in AugustLSAC offers LSAT-Flex at-home exam
FORBES — Last month, as the coronavirus closed schools, businesses, sporting events, and more, the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) announced that the March Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) was cancelled. Now, LSAC has announced that applicants will be able to take the LSAT-Flex — an at-home LSAT.
Read More about LSAC offers LSAT-Flex at-home examLSAT to be offered remotely in May
ABA JOURNAL — Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, a remotely proctored version of the LSAT, which can be taken at home, will be offered in May, the Law School Admission Council announced Tuesday. At this point, the offering is only available for those signed up for the March and April exams, which were canceled. A specific…
Read More about LSAT to be offered remotely in MayOpinion: How the pandemic will affect law school admissions
ABOVE THE LAW — The March LSAT was recently canceled, and the April administration is looking precarious (for context, combined those tests had/have about 20,000 registrants). This is actually good news if you are on a wait list at a law school and you did not plan to retake the LSAT.
Read More about Opinion: How the pandemic will affect law school admissionsLSAC cancels March LSAT administration
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Law School Admission Council has canceled the Law School Admission Test that was to be given this month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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