Wednesday, January 17, 2018

GRE or LSAT?

And another bites the dust. It feels like more and more schools are hopping onto the GRE bandwagon. As of 1/17/2018 here the complete list of GRE open schools:


Law Schools That Accept GRE Scores

Law schools that have recently announced accepting GRE scores include:
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
  • Brigham Young University Law School
  • Brooklyn Law School
  • Columbia Law School
  • Georgetown University Law Center
  • Harvard Law School
  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
  • St. John's University School of Law
  • Texas A&M University School of Law
  • University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
  • UCLA School of Law
  • University of Chicago Law School (joint degree)
  • University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
  • Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Washington University School of Law
*Note that the University of Chicago Law School accepts GRE only for joint degree students.

The pressing question on most prospective law students' minds is: "So which is easier?"

If you're a native English speaker, I'm not so sure. But if you are a non-native English speaker, then perhaps the GRE is a better test.

I'll definitely be doing more primary source research on this matter. But for now, here's what I know:
  • More than 70,000 students in China, for example, took the GRE in 2016. While just under 800 students in China took the LSAT in 2016. 
  • While both the GRE and LSAT claim to be "reasoning" exams, there are noticeably glaring differences, for example, GRE has a list of vocabulary words and math, while LSAT has the infamous "games" section. 
Unless you are dead set on only applying to the above list of schools, the LSAT is the "better" tests in terms of more bang for your buck. Soon, however, more schools may jump onto the bandwagon. If so, then much like b-schools (where either the GMAT or GRE scores can be submitted for admissions purposes) you will truly have options to choose from.

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