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VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

VIEWPOINT: Challenge LSAT Inaccessibility

By Dominic Gordon September 1, 2023

The Law School Admission Council (LSAC), the group of law schools that runs the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), is in the midst of reforming its entrance exam. In 2019, a blind test-taker successfully...

Georgetown Law Median LSAT Scores Increases 3 Points With Rise in Applications

Georgetown Law Median LSAT Scores Increases 3 Points With Rise in Applications

By Elyza Bruce November 4, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center was one of six top law schools to report a three-point increase in median test scores for the class of 2024.  The Law Center Class of 2024 brought an “unprecedented”...

FILE PHOTO: RYAN BAE FOR THE HOYA | Digitization will allow the Law School Admissions Test to be administered nine or more times each year, instead of the previous four, and to return scores more quickly.

LSAT Shifts to Digital Platform, Incorporates Tablets

By Sophie Haber September 27, 2019

The Law School Admissions Test transitioned to a fully digital platform starting last Saturday, as part of an initiative to increase the exam’s security and accessibility. From Sept. 21 and onward,...

VIEWPOINT: Creating a More Inclusive GULC

By Jane Aiken September 19, 2017

At a time when the law is more important than ever, the Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting the GRE graduate school entry exam — in addition to the law school aptitude test as a part of...

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Georgetown Law Drops LSAT Requirement, Begins Accepting GRE

By Jeff Cirillo August 8, 2017

The Georgetown University Law Center announced Monday it will allow applicants to submit their scores on the graduate school entry exam, becoming one of four programs to offer an alternative to the...

Vanishing Assurance

By Editorial Board January 26, 2016

The Georgetown University Law Center announced the indefinite suspension of its early assurance admissions program last week. For the past 29 years, this program admitted a select number of high-achieving...

Top Students Can Bypass LSAT

By Lily Westergaard November 6, 2012

For 25 years, the Georgetown University Law Center’s early assurance program has admitted a select number of Georgetown undergraduates without requiring them to complete the LSAT. For many prospective...

Test Prep Program to Develop This Semester

By Bebe Albornoz March 2, 2012

After launching its partnership with Grockit, an online interactive test-prep service, in October, the university is looking to expand the pilot program this spring. According to Randy Bass, executive...

Bar Considers End of LSAT

By Heather Flynn February 1, 2011

Law school-bound Georgetown undergraduates who dread the thought of taking another standardized test may be able to put their fears to rest. According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, the American Bar Association...

GU Law Most Popular in U.S.

By Mariah Byrne November 2, 2010

While Georgetown is a popular destination for prospective undergraduates, it is even more popular among law school hopefuls. Last year, the Law Center received 12,404 applications - the most of any law...

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