The average GPA for first year admissions in 2010 was 83 % ( A-average on a lettered GPA scale ) and the average LSAT score was 163 ( 88th percentile ), although the LSAT is not required for admission.

The median undergraduate GPA for the 2010 entering class was 3. 70, while the median LSAT score was 168.

At a meeting on November 10th, 1947, with representatives of law schools extending beyond the original Columbia, Harvard, and Yale representatives, the design of the LSAT was discussed.

For preparation purposes, only tests after June 1991 are considered modern, since the LSAT was significantly modified after this date.

The June 1991 LSAT was numbered as PrepTest 1, and the December 2011 LSAT was PrepTest 65.

A recent controversy surrounding the LSAT was the requirement that examinees submit to fingerprinting on the day of testing.

Instead a new program known as Lightweight Small Arms Technologies ( LSAT ) was begun.

The M249 was also to be partially replaced by a lightweight MG ( LMGA, now LSAT ), which was listed as being the successor to the M60 and M240.

The 2011 entering class was composed of 268 students ( from 5, 685 applicants )-it had a median LSAT score of 166 and a median GPA of 3. 66.

The median LSAT score among all students was 161, with the 25th percentile at 159 and the 75th percentile at 163.

The median LSAT score for the entering class in 2011 was in the top 2 % at 170 and the median GPA was 3. 71.

It was at this time Mathis took the LSAT and applied to law schools ; he was conditionally admitted to the University of Detroit School of Law, which was located in downtown Detroit, walking distance from city hall.

When the Law School denied admission to Barbara Grutter, a female Michigan resident with a 3. 8 GPA and 161 LSAT score, she filed this suit, alleging that respondents had discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and 42 U. S. C.

In the United States, most law schools require a bachelor's degree, a satisfactory undergraduate grade point average, and a satisfactory score on the Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ) as prerequisites for admission.

programs in Canada is based primarily on a combination of the student's undergraduate grades as well as their score on the Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ).

program is 3. 9, and the median Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ) score is 168 ( 96th percentile ), making the law school the most selective in Canada, and one of the most selective in North America.

The ILRG also has numerous other categories and ranks Suffolk University Law School as the 68th most selective law school, 45th for job placement before graduation, 78th for job placement after 9 months, 23rd for best bar passer rates among first time takers, 14th when ranking the school versus the state average for bar passage rates, 92nd for student to faculty ratio and 87th overall for student median LSAT / GPAs.

The Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ) is a half-day standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world.

Administered by the Law School Admission Council ( LSAC ) for prospective law school candidates, the LSAT is designed to assess reading comprehension, logical, and verbal reasoning proficiencies.

This led to an invitation of representatives from Harvard Law School and Yale Law School who ultimately accepted the invitation and began to draft the first administration of the LSAT exam.

Although one's LSAT score is extremely important for admittance into Law School, some law centers such as Georgetown University and top law schools like The University Of Michigan have added programs designed to waive the LSAT for selected students who have maintained a 3. 8 undergraduate GPA at the same universities.

The School of Law's students ' undergraduate median GPA is a 3. 65 and median Law School Admissions Test ( LSAT ) score is a 162.

The school also offers numerous pre-professional degrees, one such degree track is the Oxford Plan ; successful participants qualify for preferred admission to the School of Law and participants with an LSAT score of 155 or higher and an undergraduate GPA of 3. 5 or higher are guaranteed admission to the School of Law.

* Law School Admissions Test ( LSAT )

Smiley took the LSAT twice, as he was considering attending Harvard Law School.

During his deanship, NYU ’ s School of Law rose to number five in the U. S. News & World Report rankings of law schools ; an emphasis on faculty recruitment reduced the student faculty ratio from 19: 1 to 12: 1 ; the Hauser Global Law School Program was established ; the school became among the most selective in the U. S. ( average LSAT scores rose from the 94th to the 97th percentile ; average GPAs rose from 3. 54. to 3. 66 ); and in 1998 the school completed the then-largest fundraising campaign in the history of legal education ($ 185 million ).

Founded in 1947, the Council is best known for administering the Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ®), with over 150, 000 tests administered annually at testing centers worldwide.

With a score in the 99th percentile on the Law School Admission Test ( LSAT ), Sills hoped to attend Stanford Law School.

Based on these numbers, the J. Reuben Clark Law School ranks 12th in the nation for GPA and 25th in the nation for LSAT admissions standards.

The college also offers undergraduates who are pursuing a Political Science degree who wish to attend Law School for post graduate work a prep program and also offers LSAT test preparation, as well as administering the test on campus as well.

Along with consideration of the quality of an applicant's academic record and LSAT scores, the full-file-review admissions process places a heavy emphasis on an applicant's personal statement, letters of recommendation, community / extracurricular involvement, and work experience.

LSAC recommends advance preparation for the LSAT, due to the importance of the LSAT in law school admissions and because scores on the exam typically correspond to preparation time.

The LSAT is considered a critical part of the law school admissions process, along with GPA.

LSAC claims that their own research supports the use of the LSAT as a major factor in admissions, saying the median validity for LSAT alone is. 41 ( 2001 ) and. 40 ( 2002 ) in regards to the first year of law school.

In response, many law schools began considering only the highest LSAT score during the admissions process, as the highest score is an important factor in law school rankings such as those published by US News and World Report.

The program pioneered a unique application process among JD-MBA programs, in that there is a single admissions application and the GMAT is required, but not the LSAT.

However, it is often confined to a small set of reiterated disputes about Land Surface Air Temperature ( LSAT ) records, diverting attention from the broader evidence basis.

Factors such as community involvement, personal character, extracurricular activities and references are sometimes taken into account, but the LSAT remains far more determinative of admission than comparable standardized tests for other disciplines, such as the MCAT or GMAT.

An applicant cannot take the LSAT more than three times within a two-year period.

The LSAT is a standardized test in that LSAC adjusts raw scores to fit an expected norm to overcome the likelihood that some administrations may be more difficult than others.

LSAC claims that a more strongly correlated single-factor measure does not currently exist, that GPA is difficult to use because it is influenced by the school and the courses taken by the student, and that the LSAT can serve as a yardstick of student ability because it is statistically normed.

The current ABA rule now requires law schools to report only the highest LSAT score for matriculants who took the test more than once.