Demand For In-Person LSAT Spikes After Huge Remote Testing Failure

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We are seeing an uptick in people who want to test in person because of what they’ve heard about the online test. That’s a fairly significant shift to in-person testing, which is not surprising given the experience that people had.

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— Mark Murray, a spokesman for the Law School Admission Council, in comments given to Reuters on the increased demand for in-person testing in the wake of the overwhelming technical issues that plagued the latest administration of the remote LSAT. About 2,700 would-be law students will retake the exam this weekend, with 30% switching from a remote testing format to an in-person exam format.

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