The American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions has postponed a decision on whether to allow law schools to make admission tests optional. However, it appears there may be alternative provisions to avoid the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). As stated in their recent hybrid meeting in Chicago, the question of making law schools test-optional is presently on hold, with no final decision made apart from the council’s vote in May not to send the proposal back to the House of Delegates.
Bill Adams, managing director of ABA accreditation and legal education, further elaborated on the situation, acknowledging that many schools are currently re-examining their admissions policies, especially in light of a recent Supreme Court opinion invalidating affirmative action. He expressed that the ABA welcomes schools that may wish to apply for variances that would permit them to admit certain students without an LSAT in this policy period.
The details surrounding this decision seem to indicate that even if testing requirements are technically maintained, law schools fearing a drop in diversity may have ways to admit students without requiring the LSAT.
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