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sanetruth wrote:From LSAC.org:

"New Evaluation Service for law school applicants starts August 15!
The Evaluation Service is a new way for law schools to learn about the skills and attributes applicants possess. Evaluators are invited by applicants via e-mail to electronically provide ratings and comments on six noncognitive skill and attribute categories; law schools specify how many evaluations and/or letters of recommendation will be required or accepted. The service is included as part of LSAC's Credential Assembly Service and is available at no additional charge."

Anyone know more details about this? Does it apply to this cycle? Seems a little last minute...

nullisecundus wrote:Depending on person, best or worst case (source: my ass) = You request from LSAC appointed evaluators via e-mail to evaluate you, and they do this via phone interviews maybe? Since it says its non-cognitive, it cannot be something related to LSAT and what else but an optional phone interview would give LSAC enough info to evaluate you?

RidiculouslyObvious wrote:

nullisecundus wrote:Depending on person, best or worst case (source: my ass) = You request from LSAC appointed evaluators via e-mail to evaluate you, and they do this via phone interviews maybe? Since it says its non-cognitive, it cannot be something related to LSAT and what else but an optional phone interview would give LSAC enough info to evaluate you?

This is a seriously strange comprehension of the new policy...

In late April, ANNE M. BRANDT, Executive Director of LSAC wrote:

Greetings! I write to let you know... about the new Evaluation Service that will be launched in late summer.

This service complements the Letter of Recommendation Service and law schools may accept, recommend, or require that applicants provide evaluations as part of the law school application.

An evaluation is composed of an online form with six categories of skills and attributes important in the law school admission process. The evaluator rates 30 individual skills and attributes and may provide comments about each category. General comments about the applicant can be made at the end of the evaluation. The service will be completely online.

Candidates will furnish LSAC with the names of those persons doing an evaluation; LSAC will contact the evaluator with a link to the website; and the evaluator will establish an account with LSAC and complete the evaluation forms online and submit them to LSAC.

The evaluations are sent as part of the law school report

CastleRock wrote:

In late April, ANNE M. BRANDT, Executive Director of LSAC wrote:

Greetings! I write to let you know... about the new Evaluation Service that will be launched in late summer.

This service complements the Letter of Recommendation Service and law schools may accept, recommend, or require that applicants provide evaluations as part of the law school application.

An evaluation is composed of an online form with six categories of skills and attributes important in the law school admission process. The evaluator rates 30 individual skills and attributes and may provide comments about each category. General comments about the applicant can be made at the end of the evaluation. The service will be completely online.

Candidates will furnish LSAC with the names of those persons doing an evaluation; LSAC will contact the evaluator with a link to the website; and the evaluator will establish an account with LSAC and complete the evaluation forms online and submit them to LSAC.

The evaluations are sent as part of the law school report

nullisecundus wrote:Well, I admit my interpretation is far-fetched but it does say six non-cognitive skill and attribute categories, trying to guesstimate from this; and since it isn't skills measured by LSAT list gets shortened considerably,

- Ability to articulate one's ideas (oral or written, both are cognitive as well, but I have no idea what non-cognitive in this context means)
- Presentability?!?! (Ho ho ho hope not )
- Social networking capability ?!?!

Dno seriously.

UCLA wrote:■Evaluations through the new LSAC Evaluation Service are not required. However, we will accept up to two.

CastleRock wrote:To me it just sounds like a recommendation form like Stanfords. They give the evaluator some criteria to check or comment on and the evaluator does so.

CastleRock wrote:

UCLA wrote:■Evaluations through the new LSAC Evaluation Service are not required. However, we will accept up to two.

CastleRock wrote:

UCLA wrote:■Evaluations through the new LSAC Evaluation Service are not required. However, we will accept up to two.

Bildungsroman wrote:

CastleRock wrote:

UCLA wrote:■Evaluations through the new LSAC Evaluation Service are not required. However, we will accept up to two.

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT LSAC YOU SCREWED ME AGAIN.

I'm not doing this, and if schools count it against me they can go to hell.