If you’ve been paying attention to the world of legal education, you know change is afoot. The LSAT was once the only standardized test if you had aspirations to become a lawyer. But there’s a new kid in town, with more test dates and applicability to other graduate programs, the GRE has quickly become the new hotness. To date, 17 law schools have decided to accept a GRE score in lieu of an LSAT score for admissions decisions.
But the decision to accept the GRE has not been without peril. The ABA — the law school accreditation body — has taken its sweet time weighing in on the validity of the GRE as an alternative to the LSAT. ABA Standard 503 requires admissions tests be “valid and reliable,” and whether or not the GRE meets…
