Just today, the latest round of LSAT scores were announced. Test takers received their first of many future nail biting notifications (acceptance/rejection letters, grades, ranking, bar exam, etc., etc.). Most Strongly Supported is now reporting that the curve for this administration of the LSAT was the easiest in recent history.
What does this mean on the admissions side? Other than a greater percentage of good vibes for recent LSAT takers, probably not much. Admissions programs will factor the change of this curve and the range of reported LSAT scores is sufficiently broad at the top to allow law schools to sort applicants in and out. If the goal of the admissions program is to attract the best students, the reported score range may have gotten a little tighter or a little greyey at the top, but there's still plenty of room for decisonmaking.
On the other hand, higher LSAT scores in general will be great (short term) for law school reporting, but it won't mean a great deal because everyone gets bumped up. Administrators and the ABA may find the new curve slightly annoying as it will change a relatively long standing and stable curve. It may be that the ABA law school benchmark for LSAT scores will be adjusted.
Now, if they would only adjust the curve for the California State Bar Exam.
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Comments
Not matter much? Everyone gets bumped up? NO! Not people who took the test in September or earlier--people who are still applying THIS CYCLE!
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