<p>This reminds me of a decades old sixty minutes “gotcha” with Mike Wallace, where they used a hidden camera to capture some Good Ol Boy who was selling dental school diplomas for $200. Wallace walked in and cordially confronted the guy with "you just sold this man a diploma that says he’s a dentist, for $200!. </p>
<p>The guy’s response was "I sure did. I wish I coulda sold it for $300.</p>
<p>Wallace admonished him for the fraud, and his response was…“I’m providing an important service; people need these diplomas!”.</p>
<p>It seems perhaps we are moving the currently egregiously unfair system a bit in that direction. At least for some.</p>
<p>No, it’s motivated almost entirely by low-ranking schools’ desire to avoid having their students’ weak LSAT scores hurt their ranking and reputation. I don’t think they particularly care how many black students they enroll.</p>
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<p>The current system is pretty objective. If your GPA and LSAT are high enough for a particular school, you’re almost certain to get in. It’s also not clear how the system is “unfair,” even if it’s flawed.</p>
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Wouldn’t this be not fair to people who studied and worked very hard for the lsat?
Also more applicants and less competition = drop in attorney salary? </p>
The LSAT, like the SAT and ACT, is most effective as an admissions tool when used on conjunction with undergraduate grades. Statistics show that those who score below a certain point simply do not do well in law school.
I have a fraternity brother who had a terrible LSAT score, something like a 17 on the old 10-48 scale. He had fine undergraduate grades and somehow did well enough on the GRE to get into graduate school. He finally made a 19 on the LSAT and was admitted. He studied more than anyone could possibly imagine, almost flunked out more than once, and spent a good bit of time on probation. He never passed the bar, despite repeated efforts.
Schools turn away people with poor LSAT scores for a reason. They do not do anyone a favor to admit them if statistics show they have a less than five percent chance of success. When somebody commits three years to law school and several more years struggling to pass a bar exam that they will never master, it’s a loss for everyone.
a bit in that direction. At least for some.</p>