WSJ Blog on the LSAT Forum

[things fall apart]

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/01/13/is- ... -the-dodo/


Interesting when you tie this in with the oversaturation problem. The LSAT is also a big moneymaker.

I think rather than getting rid of it, I think there should be some flexibility either in modifying the test or coming up with a different benchmark. I always find it interesting "some schools" get rid of this because that always means Yale Stanford Harvard etc because they are immune to ratings and the game they were winning before the ratings were ever even imagined.

[pjo]

The article really doesn't give much support for the need to get rid of the LSAT as much as the need to add additional criteria for being admitted. You don't have to get rid of the LSAT in order to have interviews like they do with med. school, which would def. help things out. What would be even more interesting is if you needed 3-5 years working in a legal setting to get into a good school, like B-School. I think both of those would help cut down the applicant pool.

[Pricer]

The article really doesn't give much support for the need to get rid of the LSAT as much as the need to add additional criteria for being admitted. You don't have to get rid of the LSAT in order to have interviews like they do with med. school, which would def. help things out. What would be even more interesting is if you needed 3-5 years working in a legal setting to get into a good school, like B-School. I think both of those would help cut down the applicant pool.

You don't need an MBA and to pass a business test to practice business. You do need a JD and to pass the BAR to practice law. Business school and law school are not comparable. An MBA is just an extra degree that earns you more respect and networking opportunities. A JD is essentially required to practice law, at least to the extent that no state BAR is going to allow you to take the exam without the degree.

[Big Dog]

Actually, there are a handful of states that do not require a JD grad to sit for the bar. California is one of them. New York is another, but does require one year of LS.