More law schools are accepting Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores in place of Law School Admission Test (LSAT) results, a change that is gaining support in the legal profession. While most attorneys still prefer the LSAT, approximately one in five lawyers (21 percent) who were surveyed by Robert Half Legal are in favor of this shift in the law school application process.
Lawyers were asked, “Should law schools accept GRE scores from prospective applicants in lieu of LSAT scores?” Their responses:*
Yes |
21% |
No |
56% |
Don’t know/no answer |
24% |
101% |
|
*Responses do not total 100 percent due to rounding. |
“The GRE is gaining acceptance among law schools, with Georgetown University Law Center and Harvard Law School among the more than 20 institutions that allow GRE scores as part of a strategy to attract a wider range of applicants,” said Jamy Sullivan, executive director of Robert Half Legal. “The GRE also holds appeal with prospective law school students since it is offered more frequently than the LSAT, can be used with other postgraduate applications and allows test takers to control which scores they want to report.”
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