More Law Schools Drop the LSAT for Top Applicants
As enrollment drops, schools excuse their top-performing undergrads from the four-hour entrance exam
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The piecemeal retreat from the Law School Admission Test is gaining momentum.
The University of Hawaii said this month it would drop the LSAT for some applicants, joining a growing number of law schools around the country trying to make it simpler for high-achieving students to enroll. The schools are taking advantage of new rules issued in August by the American Bar Association that let law schools fill 10 percent of their classes with people who have not taken the LSAT but have done very well in college and on other standardized tests, such as the SAT.