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April 6, 2020

Answering Your LSAT vs GRE Questions

Answering Your LSAT vs GRE Questions

In 2016, the GRE score became an acceptable compliment and, in some cases, a substitute to an LSAT score. With that, there are tons of common questions that students have regarding the subject. This post is an effort to consolidate a number of resources on the subject of the GRE vs the LSAT and answer […]

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May 23, 2018

GRE Short Passage Questions and LSAT Logical Reasoning

Question Task Patterns Last week, in response to the news that the ABA approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used for admissions purposes we discussed overall structural similarities between GRE and LSAT Reading Comprehension. This week we will compare in more detail similar question tasks on the GRE and the LSAT, […]

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May 16, 2018

GRE vs LSAT: Reading Comprehension

Multiple Options to Consider Among those working in test preparation or law school admissions, news of law schools’ expanding adoption of the GRE has been a seismic shift in the last two years. The latest news is that the American Bar Association council approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used […]

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March 21, 2018

GRE to LSAT Conversion Matrix

A Rough Guide In its continued effort to attract law schools and law school applicants to consider respectively accepting or taking the GRE, ETS has created a tool to give a rough conversion (± 5 point margin of error!) between given GRE scores and LSAT scores. The margin of error says it all: it’s hard […]

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December 27, 2017

GRE Score Correlation with 1L GPA at Law Schools

Results of ETS Large Scale National Validity Study During the ongoing expansion of the GRE into law school admissions, law schools frequently cite the predictive validity of GRE scores for law school performance. However, the statistics that back up these claims have not yet been publicly available. PowerScore has been fortunate to receive an advance […]

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August 9, 2017

The GRE and LSAT: The Big Picture

Birds of a Feather? Both are grad school admissions exams. Both are aptitude tests. Both have been around forever. Both test reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills. You’ve seen one standardized test, you’ve seen them all? How similar are the LSAT and the GRE after all? You may have guessed the answer to this one: […]

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August 9, 2017

GRE Now Accepted for Admission at Multiple Top Law Schools

New Options for Law School Applicants  It has begun: Northwestern and Georgetown Law to accept the GRE. https://t.co/Tn2D303m8M and https://t.co/0FkOlIxRSd — Dave Killoran (@DaveKilloran) August 8, 2017 The GRE General Test for law school admissions began as an experimental pilot program initially adopted at the University of Arizona and then expanded with Harvard’s announcement in Spring of 2017; now that […]

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