Test-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.
Read More about How test-optional admissions have affected universitiesOpinion: Should the ABA require an admissions test for law school?
REUTERS — Many who urge the ABA to keep the test requirement in place argue that the LSAT is the single best predictor of academic success in the first year of law school.
Read More about Opinion: Should the ABA require an admissions test for law school?Sixty law school deans sign letter opposing ABA proposal to remove admissions testing requirement
ABA JOURNAL — A proposal to cut an accreditation standard requiring law school admissions tests was criticized by 60 deans in a Sept. 1 letter sent to the council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
Read More about Sixty law school deans sign letter opposing ABA proposal to remove admissions testing requirementOpinion: ABA should repeal admission test requirement
BLOOMBERG LAW — The American Bar Association Council on Legal Education is moving toward an outcome-based model of accreditation. This aligns with a broader reorientation in educational oversight across many fields.
Read More about Opinion: ABA should repeal admission test requirementABA receives public support for proposal to eliminate standardized testing from law school admissions
INSIDE HIGHER ED — In April, the American Bar Association’s Council on Legal Education, which accredits 196 law schools across the U.S., proposed eliminating a requirement that accredited schools use the Law School Admission Test or some equivalent “valid and reliable” standardized test in their admissions process. The ABA council clarified that law schools “would remain…
Read More about ABA receives public support for proposal to eliminate standardized testing from law school admissionsA look at direct law school admission programs
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — Law school applicants often lament the time and effort it takes to study for the LSAT. Many desperately wish for a shortcut to get into law school without taking the test. The American Bar Association may soon grant this wish. Only a couple of years after permitting accredited U.S.…
Read More about A look at direct law school admission programsOpinion: Proposal to make LSAT optional won’t eliminate challenges to improving diversity in the legal profession
BLOOMBERG LAW — The ABA proposal to eliminate the testing requirement is flawed, confused, and stigmatizing. Otherwise, it’s a great idea.
Read More about Opinion: Proposal to make LSAT optional won’t eliminate challenges to improving diversity in the legal professionLaw school admission test adds experimental new logic games section
REUTERS — A surprise modification to the Law School Admission Test administered June 11 rattled some test takers and has sparked predictions that a permanent change is in the works.
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