Reuters, High LSAT Demand Points to Competitive Law School Admission Cycle, More Interest in Legal Issues:

The current law school admission cycle kicked off with an 18% surge in people registering to take the LSAT entrance exam — a jump that likely favors schools competing for top talent and suggests increased interest from young people in careers focused on U.S. legal affairs.

Each LSAT administration in the latest cycle — which includes August, September, October and November—has posted increases in either test takers or those registered to take the test, compared with 2023, according to the Law School Admission Council, which develops the LSAT.

August examinees were up 35% while September was up 7%. Registrants for the just-concluded October exam increased 12% over 2023, while 29% more people have signed up to take the LSAT in November. Taken together, that amounts to nearly 22,000 more LSAT registrants than last year at this time. …

The spike in August LSAT takers was expected, as that was the first exam without the so-called logic games section.

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