re: American Bar Association Scraps LSAT

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so maybe the 2 years of nation wide data, they concluded the test are worthless and doesn’t affect your ability to learn law.

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WRONG.

And there's no way that you can be THIS F*CKING STUPID.

Everyone knows why they’re dropping the LSAT (and the ACT and the MCAT and the SAT and the GMAT., etc.). They see that their completely f*cking racist and unconstitutional admission policies that have been implemented over the last 55 years are getting ready to finally be eradicated. So, now they want to develop a system, whereby they can keep racially discriminating against a certain segment of society, and it’ll be much harder to prove. It doesn’t take a f*cking genius to figure this out.

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I mean we don't need any more lawyers as is

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Probably not true. They're not as bad as doctors, but they have gone to lengths to artificially limit the number of attorneys, and there now are observable shortages in many areas.

On the surface, it's not obvious to me that a good attorney must also do great on the LSAT. However, eliminating it in the name of "equity" is likely misguided.

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I get it on the LSAT it's a shitty test and the word games part can be maddening. But you need something to gage prospective lawyers.

You could go the way of most European countries and adopt the apprentice program. Less lawyers though, but probably better lawyers. You still have to pass the bar though. Louisiana bar is no cakewalk.

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I had always heard the LSAT was the closest thing to just a straight up IQ test amongst standardized tests.

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You'll see a lot more people fail Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 of the licensing process if schools continue to pop up and the MCAT goes away.

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Well 2020-2021, most law schools waived LSAT scores because of COVID, so maybe the 2 years of nation wide data, they concluded the test are worthless and doesn’t affect your ability to learn law.

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It's 2022. How much "lawyering" do you think is being done by baby lawyers in less than a year?

The LSAT has 3 sections - a logic games, analytical reasoning and writing sample - all three of which are necessary skills to successfully get through law school.

Should it be revamped? Yes. Eliminated? No.

Someone could have a 4.0 GPA in kinesiology, but it doesn’t mean that this person has the best analytical or logical skills and should be automatically admitted into law school.

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They argued that eliminating the test could lead to an overreliance on grade-point average and other criteria they say could be “infused with bias.”

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Yeah, bias against morons

The lesson here is to use white males for professional services. You know they earned their spot.

Actually, I see that there is now. Sorry.

I honestly don't remember writing when I took it, but that was a lifetime ago.