The American Bar Association is walking back a controversial plan to allow law schools to go fully test-optional by 2025.
Signage is seen outside of the American Bar Association in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyABA officials have said rule undermines flexibility in law school admissionsto allow law schools to go fully test-optional by 2025.
While the council has said that eliminating the testing requirement is the correct way to give law schools flexibility and spur innovation in admissions, “it wants to be sensitive and responsive to the concerns raised by law school deans and other stakeholders,” said William Adams, the ABA’s managing director of accreditation and legal education. The pause will give the council time to evaluate those concerns, Williams added.
Those who want to get rid of the test requirement have argued that the LSAT is a flawed measure and a barrier for minority would-be lawyers because on average they score below white test-takers. A 2019 study found the average score for Black LSAT takers was 142, compared with 153 for white and Asian test-takers.
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