I have never been a fan of the LSAT. Fortunately, I cannot remember my own experience with the law school admission test. But I know that it is a huge impediment for many law school applicants. The very fact that the LSAT has only proven to predict success for the first semester of law school should be proof enough that it has to go.
I know many excellent lawyers who did not score particularly well on the LSAT. Some of them are just bad test takers, some of them were disadvantaged in their educational experiences, and others of them have documented learning disabilities and different styles of learning. None of those situations necessarily equate to a lack of ability.
So, let’s give it up. Surely it will increase the work of law school admission deans and staffs because making the piles of “yes,” “no,” and “maybe” will become more difficult and require different ways of evaluating competency and promise of success. But it will be worth it. The time has come.
Here’s a more comprehensive discussion of why.
