Yesterday, Law School Transparency revisited its 2015 investigation into the weakened admissions standards at dozens of law schools. Two years ago, LST concluded “a minority of schools made unethical admissions decisions in response to budgetary pressure.” This minority comprised 44 schools categorized as either “extreme risk” or “very high risk” based on 25th percentile 1L LSAT scores. (LSAT scores are the best predictor before law school of whether students will pass or fail the bar exam.)
Today, LST finds that the group of “extreme” or “very high” risk schools has swollen to 51. In other words, “one in four law schools had gone too far in 2016, enrolling large numbers of students likely to fail.”
source: Law School Transparency
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