The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has reported that the application process for entry into the 2024 and 2025 academic year remains highly competitive. Law schools in both the United States and Canada are facing challenges in admitting aspiring lawyers due to the increased demand and rigorous selection criteria
The August 2024 LSAT is an important step for law school admission. Here are the key details:
- Test Dates: The primary test dates are August 7-10, 2024. You can choose to take the LSAT either remotely or at a test center.
- Scores Released: LSAT scores will be released on August 28, 2024. Make sure you have an approved LSAT Writing sample on file to receive your score.
- Registration Deadlines: Register by June 27, 2024 to avoid late fees. Accommodation requests are also due by this date.
- LSAT Score Preview: For $45, you can preview your score before it's sent to schools.
- Median LSAT Score: The median LSAT score for 2024 law school admission is 159.
Remember to check official LSAC resources for any updates or additional information!
Year-over-year law school applications
There was a 13% increase in the number of applicants last year.
According to LSAT, this was the
''largest year-over-year increase in law school applications since 2002. Not only was the increase in applications immense, but the number of applicants with LSAT scores in the 175 to 180 band grew as well, from 732 last year to 1,487 this time around''.
LSAT Results and Law School Admission Increase
For the first time since 2002, Law schools in the US will experience a high enrollment of students, students with high LSAT test scores.
“This was the cycle that surprised everyone,” said Mike Spivey of Spivey Consulting, whose firm assists clients in the law school admissions process. “In some cycles, applicants are surprised. In some cycles, law schools are surprised. But no one was able to anticipate the incredible spike of high LSAT scores.”
More Intelligent students doing LSAT 2024
The increase in the number of high LSAT scores can be attributed to a high number of intelligent students wanting to do law.
The Law School Admission Council has said that their data show aspiring law students had more time to study for the admissions test during the pandemic. And their efforts are yielding higher scores.
Read more about LSAT, the body that conducts the August 2024 remote admission tests
LSAT online tutors on remote LSATs
LSAT online tutors also noted that due to the change in 2024 LSAT Writing tests, the LSAT is done remotely, both Part A Multiple Choice and Part B Essays.
The test takers do the test in their own homes and are less stressful and more manageable than a longer exam taken at a testing centre.
The change could have had a better effect on the students' LSAT results this year, 2024. The remote LSAT test is going to remain until June 2024.
Spivey predicts that the law schools in the US are going to go through a tough time deciding who to admit into the academic years 2024 and 2025.
“You’re going to see a competitive cycle early on,” he said. “And I think schools are going to go incredibly slowly in admit decision-making. They got burned this year.”
Read more about the Law School Admission Test, LSAT.
