This Law School Will Pay You To Take The GRE To Save Its U.S. News Rank From The Dreaded LSAT

Law schools are desperate to do away with the LSAT.

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — EMAIL FROM ANN GIBBS — GRE TESTING

Dear Recent Graduates,

On behalf of WFU Law, I’m asking for your help in conducting research about standardized tests in law school admissions.

As you are aware, the LSAT is currently the only standardized test used for law school admissions. It is expensive, rigid on scheduling, and not valuable to students considering other degrees outside of law.

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) may be a better alternative, but we need to test its validity for law schools. Like the LSAT, the GRE also tests verbal reasoning and analytical writing, but is taken by about five times as many students around the world. We are working on this research with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and two other law schools.

This research can possibly improve law school admissions, and build on Wake Forest Law’s position as a leader in transforming legal education.

We need:

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  • 150 WFU law students or recent graduates (Classes of ’13 and later);
  • Who are willing to take the 4-hour GRE here at any Prometrics testing location (thousands worldwide) or on campus if you happened to be in town on Saturday February 13 OR who are willing to share a past GRE score that was taken in August of 2011 or later, and
  • Who are willing to have their LSAT scores, law school grades, and demographic information used for anonymous comparisons.

You will receive lunch on the day of the test and $50-$75 for your time:

  • $50 to take the GRE;
  • An additional $25 if your GRE score places you no lower than 20 percentile points under your LSAT percentile. This is offered as an incentive for you to take the test seriously, though there is no need to study.

Can you help us by being part of this study? We really need good participation from the students and alumni, and I am hoping this can be a community effort.

If you are willing to share a score from a previously taken GRE (August 2011 or later) or would like to sit for the February 13 test at WFU Law (or at a nearby Prometrics Center), please e-mail my assistant Patricia Starkey at starkepa@wfu.edu to let us know of your interest.

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We’ll follow up with more information and a registration process.

Many thanks for helping us blaze this new trail!

Warmly,
Ann Gibbs