ABA Journal, ABA Legal Ed Council Extends Test-Optional Admissions Variance:
Law schools can take three more years to determine whether they want to admit students without taking an admissions test.
The council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted at its quarterly meeting in Chicago on Friday to extend the deadline for applications requesting a variance from the standard requiring law schools to use a standardized test, like the Law School Admission Test or the Graduate Record Exam, as part of the admissions process.
The Standard 503 variance allows law schools to admit up to 100% of students who have not taken an admissions test, up from the prior rule, which allowed only up to 10%.
Law.com, ABA Council Extends Test-Optional Admissions Variance by 3 Years:
The ABA Accreditation Council has extended its test-optional admissions variance program for three years to bring in more law schools and data before deciding whether to reconsider changing its standardized-testing requirement.
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