But c'mon, if you're going to apply to Harvard Law are you really deterred by the LSAT? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/business/dealbook/harvard-law-will-accept-gre-scores.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feducation&action=click&contentCollection=education®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=10&pgtype=sectionfront and will dropping the LSAT just create more unhappy lawyers? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/opinion/sunday/will-dropping-the-lsat-requirement-create-more-miserable-lawyers.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feducation&action=click&contentCollection=education®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
The LSAT (as well as most standardized tests) has long been known to be a poor indicator of success in higher ed. This is long coming, hope other universities follow. BTW, I killed the LSAT, s cored as high as Harvard's admitted class average--yet graduated barely in the top 1/2 of class at the then-30th rated law school (i.e., nowhere near as prestigious as Harvard), so obviously the LSAT overestimated my success.
FT...I would tend to agree with you. I am similar to you as I take tests well but my grades do not always reflect that. My problem is that I love to read and can generally regurgitate what I read. I don't like homework and tend to slack off on it...hence I get poorer grades than my GRE would predict. That said, they are still requiring a standardized test...just not necessarily the LSAT. In my opinion that is a good thing as it will broaden the pool of potential lawyers.
commentary on the original story Harvard Will Make It Easier For People Who Won’t Get Into Harvard To Be Taken Advantage Of | Above the Law
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