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RIP Michigan Law’s Wolverine Scholars Program

28 Nov

In 2008, Michigan Law established the “Wolverine Scholars” program which would admit Michigan undergrads into law school if they had a minimum 3.80 GPA. No LSAT required. One may say, no LSAT wanted. A fair amount of criticism was leveled…

 

Law School Applicants Now Have The Social Test Along With The LSAT

25 Oct

It comes as no surprise that a growing number of law school admission offices are starting to use the “public” web as a way of investigating potential law students. A Kaplan survey is showing that 41% of admissions officers have…

 

Declining Academic Credentials of 1Ls: Will the mad dash to fill seats in the legal academy put lower-tier law schools at risk of losing ABA accreditation?

14 Oct

After presenting a statistical analysis showing that enrollment rates at ABA law schools have been increasing while LSAT takers and law school applicant rates have been declining over time, Gary Rosen writes If the sharp drop in takers in June…

 

LSAC Working to Audit LSAT and GPA Statistics Provided By Law Schools

11 Oct

One the heels of my post yesterday, Senator Boxer Calls Out ABA On Jobs Data And Scholarships, comes news that the LSAC has had a change of heart and will now audit LSAT and GPA scores reported annually by law…

 

Every Little Fraction of a Point Matters: A Brief (Don’t Know If Complete) Chronology of the Univ. of Illinois College of Law Administration’s Unethical Conduct

30 Sep

2011: Gaming academic credentials of 1Ls since Class of 2011 Illinois Law Academic Credentials Median LSAT Median GPA Class of 2014 163 (not 168) 3.7 (not 3.8) Class of 2013 167 3.6 (not 3.8) Class of 2012 165 (not 166)…