Reuters, New Law School Diversity Program Has a Twist: Guaranteed Admission:
Ten U.S. law schools have agreed to offer one-year deferred admission and scholarship money to promising, underrepresented candidates whose initial applications don't make the cut, according to AccessLex Institute, a nonprofit that advocates for access and affordability in legal education.
To keep their place at the participating schools, including Willamette University College of Law and the University of St. Thomas School of Law, applicants will have to complete a year-long program designed and administered by AccessLex to improve their Law School Admission Test scores and give them additional foundational skills and knowledge. …
The organization said it hopes to have 15 law schools signed up by the official launch next year. The schools will refer up to 10 applicants and offer them deferred admission and a scholarship of at least 20% of tuition provided they successfully complete their year of preparation. …
Participants must have an LSAT score that is in the 25th percentile or lower. They must also be from a racial or ethnic group that is underrepresented in law schools; be the first in their family to go to college; or have received federal need-based Pell grants as undergraduates.
