Harvard’s Accepting The GRE -- How Much Should You Freak Out?

Is this a cynical dumbing down of law schools or a reasonable academic accommodation?

test exam lastWith Harvard following Arizona’s lead and accepting GRE scores in the admissions process, more schools are starting to warm to the exam. But is the GRE really as good as the LSAT? Are schools just doing this as a cash grab at the expense of the profession? Elie Mystal thinks the GRE is basically filled out in crayon. I think it’s a perfectly acceptable alternative test. Jeff Thomas of Kaplan Test Prep joins the show to say we’re both a little right.

But seriously, if a standardized test compares a large sample of people, it provides the necessary data point for the admissions process when someone can say, “Oh, you scored in the 90th percentile, come on in.”

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