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Law school admissions show early signs of leveling off (opens the original)
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I’ve been watching the LSAT test-taker numbers closely, and the September data just dropped on the heels of the August data. First-time test-takers are down slightly for August and up slightly for September. These are early signs of a pretty flat cycle. That is, first-time test-takers are up just 0.5% year-over-year.That is a stark contrast to last year. In last year’s August and September administrations, first-time test-takers rose nearly 13% year-over-year.I am not convinced that the alternat
What happens if the dog catches the car? On the ABA and the Department of Education (opens the original)
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In August, the ABA’s House of Delegates met and voted on a range of proposals. Two from the Council on the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar were notable.The first was the Council’s proposal to repeal Standard 206, its DEI requirement. As I posited here the previous week, there seemed to be an inevitable sequence to come:It would not surprise me if (1) the House refuses to “concur” in the Council’s proposal, (2) the matter is referred back to the Coun
Legal education news of the week (9/28) (opens the original)
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Last week, two posts for supporters: a snapshot of the University of Virginia, and a deep dive into the GRE and the USNWR rankings.“Inaugural NextGen UBE Results Provide Encouraging First Evidence from New Bar Exam” from the <a href="https://www.ncbex.or
Law school statistical profile: Virginia (opens the original)
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A look at law school GRE admissions and USNWR rankings (opens the original)
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About a decade ago, some law schools began to experiment with using the GRE for law school admissions in lieu of the LSAT. There were a range of plausible reasons offered, from the good (it gives an increased pool of invested applicants who don’t need to take a second test) to the bad (it was a way of circumventing USNWR LSAT medians or other admissions-related concerns). LSAC offered a rather bizarre attack on the GRE back in 2016—ancient history now, and water under the bridge.<a href="https:/
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