10 Mar Is the LSAT Headed the Way of the Dodo?

The Harvard of law schools, Harvard, recently announced it will now accept the GRE exam in lieu of the LSAT as a criterion for admission. What’s different between the two? According to qsleap.com, “The LSAT is more a test of your reasoning skills than your subject knowledge (in math and verbal). The GRE is a mix of two – it tests your reasoning skills as well as subject knowledge.”

Harvard says it can be too expensive for some students to take both when they are considering both law school and other graduate programs. And they did a study suggesting that both are equal predictors of success in law school. Makes sense no?

Back in the age of the dodo when I applied to law school there was complex math on the LSAT. They have since eliminated that. Anyway, one assumes other schools will follow suit. The test prep companies shouldn’t care, they still have to prepare you for something. And really are the standardized tests that important anyway as against your school grades and recommendations?