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LSAT or GRE? Some law schools say giving applicants an option may improve diversity

Some law schools are expanding entrance exam options as a way to try and encourage more diverse students to apply.

LSAT or GRE? Some law schools say giving applicants an option may improve diversity

Some law schools are starting to wonder if the test they have long used for admissions — the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) — may have created barriers to a more diverse applicant pool. That’s why about two dozen law schools, including Harvard University’s, started offering applicants an option to submit a more common standardized test, the GRE. The policy is only a few years old but admissions officials say it seems to be working.

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