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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:43 PM Author: chartreuse insecure theatre indirect expression http://www.law.columbia.edu/news/2017/10/2018-pilot-accept-GRE-score?utm_content=buffer3a14f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The pilot program aims to expand pathways to legal education. As part of its ongoing commitment to preparing students to be leaders in the legal profession, as well as other fields such as science, technology, public policy, and business, Columbia Law School will accept Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores in addition to LSAT scores from applicants to the three-year J.D. program beginning on a trial basis in fall 2018.
The GRE will allow an even broader pool of candidates to apply to Columbia Law School. The GRE is offered frequently in hundreds of locations around the world and is accepted by a wide range of graduate and professional degree programs. This option could be particularly attractive to those whose academic or professional pursuits—such as engineering and the life sciences—have historically not been aligned with the study of law. Encouraging such individuals to pursue a law degree reinforces Columbia’s commitment to fostering an interdisciplinary approach to legal studies.
“The world has become increasingly interconnected and it is part of our mission to prepare students to address the challenges brought on by change,” said Gillian Lester, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. “To that end, we are devoted more than ever to assembling classes that comprise the broadest possible array of talents, skills, interests, experiences, and backgrounds.”
In compliance with American Bar Association standards, the Law School authorized a validity study that used anonymized data to evaluate the GRE performance of current and past Columbia Law School students. The study concluded that the GRE is comparable to the LSAT in predicting success in the first year of law school at Columbia.
The decision to accept the GRE will also reduce the cost of applying for individuals who would otherwise be required to prepare and sit for an additional test. This is in keeping with the Law School’s drive to make a Columbia Law School education even more accessible for all qualified students, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Accepting the GRE will not change the Law School’s core philosophy of holistic admissions; applicants will continue to be reviewed on the basis of myriad factors, including academic record, caliber of writing, recommendation letters, individual characteristics (such as leadership qualities, experience, and demonstrated interest), and, when possible, interviews. |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:11 PM Author: turquoise center Haaaaaaahahahaha.
GRE isn't more difficult than LSAT. At least not for me. I had top ten percent scores on the GRE (97 Verbal) and on the LSAT I only got a 159, like 70th percentile. |
Date: October 17th, 2017 2:44 PM Author: chartreuse insecure theatre indirect expression is the gre really as good a predictor as the lsat? is that simply because any standardized test is just getting at IQ/g?
how did they even conduct a study when students did not have to report GRE scores in their applications? |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:47 PM Author: lake forum Pay consultants, get study. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463576) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:44 PM Author: territorial charismatic school lol what a fucking scam. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463544) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:47 PM Author: Exhilarant overrated piazza memorize those vocabs words, browns (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463572) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:04 PM Author: Carnelian mind-boggling striped hyena (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475682) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:48 PM Author: Swashbuckling Pearl Really Tough Guy Dysfunction 1800000000 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463586) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:49 PM Author: Obsidian bbw goyim GRE is more difficult than LSAT. Also, no fee waivers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463592) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:49 PM Author: Swashbuckling Pearl Really Tough Guy Dysfunction They can hide the scores and not report them to US news though. That’s all that matters (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463601) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:50 PM Author: glittery school cafeteria chad Will USNews allow themselves to get cucked or will they punish? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463608) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:53 PM Author: Swashbuckling Pearl Really Tough Guy Dysfunction If the gre and mba applications are a good indicator it will take 3-4 years for schools to start publishing their GRE scores. This buys the schools time, but it’s a clear sign that they’re all in tttt decline
We know from lsat score trends the top lsat scorers aren’t going to law school anymore |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:08 PM Author: fragrant corn cake lodge Every non LSAT taker should be counted as a 130 or whatever the lowest LSAT score is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34484078) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:53 PM Author: Floppy stain I wouldn't say it's more difficult. It requires more knowledge and less intelligence. It's easier to teach somebody how to score well on the GRE, which law schools desperately need as LSAT scores of applicants plummet. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463628) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:54 PM Author: Hairless point why would people who can do math go to law school (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463638) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:57 PM Author: Obsidian bbw goyim If you're a polisci shithead who's forgotten all the math you've learned, you have to reteach yourself all that material, and learn to apply it under time pressure, subject to a harsh curve,
Also, the RC Qs have multiple correct As, and one must select all of the to receive credit. Process of elimination becomes more uncertain. |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 3:09 PM Author: Floppy stain The math is basically all high school math, and not thought to be a particularly hard section. Also, liberal arts types probably benefit from the vocab section on the GRE. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463784) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:01 PM Author: Marvelous goal in life base CR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475659) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:58 PM Author: glittery school cafeteria chad If all scores of LSAT applicants are plummeting equally, why does it matter at all? It's not as if law firms can pass on the crop of law grads churned out and assign legal work to medical students or investment bankers. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463670) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 3:07 PM Author: Floppy stain To some extent they can, yes. They just hold on to that 9th year associate or hire a lateral instead of a fresh grad. Law schools don't give a shit about employment though. They just need to be able to fill their seats without taking a US News hit. I assume that is what CLS is doing here. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463771) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 2:54 PM Author: Costumed free-loading old irish cottage no, it is much easier. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463634) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 3:10 PM Author: Plum Dashing National Security Agency the gre is easy as hell bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463797) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 3:06 PM Author: fiercely-loyal native I really don't think it's a question of offering an easier test (in some ways the GRE can be more annoying to prepare for). The GRE scores will be published anyway. It's just a way to open up the potential applicant pool in the face of continuing declines in applications and enrollment. A bunch of people looking at grad school and not even thinking of law school, might take the GRE. They get a good score and maybe they get enticed to send a few apps to the law schools. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34463760) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 10:25 PM Author: Useless ticket booth background story yup and they stupidly go to Columbia instead of some third tier business school because "ivy!" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34467203) |
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Date: October 17th, 2017 10:18 PM Author: chartreuse insecure theatre indirect expression (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34467139) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 9:53 PM Author: chartreuse insecure theatre indirect expression (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475597) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 9:57 PM Author: infuriating indian lodge gunner Surprised not to see more criticism. Seems like a very obvious way to mine broader fields of only loosely interested candidates and avoid reporting constantly lower LSAT scores. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475630) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:03 PM Author: chartreuse insecure theatre indirect expression i'm very curious about these studies that supposedly show the gre is as predictive as lsat for 1l grades. i find that hard to believe given that the lsat is very tailored to law school and legal reasoning. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475678) |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:02 PM Author: Marvelous goal in life base If the GRE is like the SAT, then I think it is significantly easier than the LSAT and much more learnable. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475663) |
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“To that end, we are devoted more than ever to assembling classes that comprise the broadest possible array of talents, skills, interests, experiences, and backgrounds. But seriously, we just want more blacks.”
“To that end, we are devoted more than ever to assembling classes that comprise the broadest possible array of talents, skills, interests, experiences, and backgrounds. But seriously, we just want more blacks.” |
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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:38 PM Author: Stubborn rigpig library lol @ anyone who thinks this is anything other than a cynical way to backdoor in a bunch of retarded minorities without taking a rankings hit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34475997) |
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Date: October 19th, 2017 11:09 PM Author: Navy razzle-dazzle famous landscape painting lazy white bros should fill out LS apps with URM marked, randomly bubble the GRE and see how they make out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3766799&forum_id=2#34484081) |
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