The LSAT is Dead, Long Live the LSAT?

Twitter exploded with news of the “end of the LSAT” after a
recent ABA Strategic Review Committee memo was released,
detailing proposed changes to ABA rules that would make the use
of standardized testing in admissions optional for accredited law
schools.


So, is the LSAT really going the way of the buggy whip? Can you
stop studying? Or is this, just maybe, a little bit of
standard-issue social media hyperbole?


Listen and learn . . .
Is the LSAT really going to become optional under ABA rules?
Will law schools actually stop requiring the LSAT, if the proposed
rule passes? What alternative forms of assessment exist, for any
law schools that do want to reduce the weight they place on the
LSAT? Would getting rid of the LSAT help or hurt diversity in law
schools? What’s the difference between the role of the LSAT and
that of other standardized tests like the SAT/ACT that have
recently become less important in admissions? What, if anything,
should current law school hopefuls change about their application
strategy in response to this news? And more!

Links and Further Resources from this Episode:



ABA Proposed Changes to Rule 503



Supreme Court Case Requiring Holistic Evaluation of Applicants to
Law School



LSAC Study of “GPA First” Admissions & Diversity



2018 Proposed Changes to Rule 503 Withdrawn



Minority Network Letter in Support of the LSAT, circa 2018



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