Michigan Daily, How Dropping Logic Games Has Influenced Accessibility and LSAT Score Trends:
In October 2023, the Law School Admission Council announced they would be removing the analytical reasoning, or “logic games,” section of the Law School Admission Test and replacing it with an additional logical reasoning section starting in August 2024. One admission cycle later, the new LSAT is sparking conversations at the University of Michigan — a top 10 law school — about accessibility in the application process.
The change was the result of a 2017 lawsuit against LSAC brought by Michigan resident Angelo Binno claiming the analytical reasoning section was disadvantageous for visually impaired test-takers. In an email to The Michigan Daily, Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at Michigan Law School, described Binno’s case and wrote that the analytical reasoning section was difficult to complete without a visual aide. … In addition to unfairness for test-takers with visual impairments, Zearfoss wrote the analytical reasoning section was biased towards affluent students due to its coachable nature. …
Following the August 2024 format change, there has been a general increase in LSAT scores. In alignment with an overall upwards trend in scores for the past four years, LSAC reports a 42.2% increase in applicants applying to law school with LSAT scores ranging from 175 to 180, the highest possible score, in 2025 compared to 2024.
In an interview with The Daily, LSA rising senior Rohan Vyas, founder and former president of Michigan Business Law, said he had some concern about this trend in scores as someone interested in applying to law school.
“When they removed the analytical reasoning, I think you did see some LSAT score inflation after that,” Vyas said. “I’m not super opinionated on it — I think, as someone who’s shooting for the highest score possible, seeing other people get higher scores is like, ‘Hooray for them,’ but at the same time the inflation isn’t necessarily the best thing.”
Derek Muller (Notre Dame): "More recent developments, including the acceleration of extra time test-takers and the dropping of logic games from the LSAT, promise to further dilute the predictive validity of the LSAT in yet-unknown ways."
Prior TaxProf Blog coverage:
- LSAC To Drop 'Logic Games' From LSAT Starting In August (Oct. 19, 2023)
- The New LSAT Is Bad For America (May 3, 2024)
- Will Removal Of Logic Games From The LSAT End STEM Majors' Dominance In Top Scores? (June 7, 2024)
- Law School Admissions Practices Continue To Look At The LSAT Like It's 2005 (Mar. 26, 2025)
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