Breaking: There is a surge in applicants this year, and what that means for you.

There is a 26% percent increase in law school applications this year. The admission cycle has started earlier than expected. The number of people taking the LSAT jumped 13% for August, September & October.

What does this mean for you? It may mean a more competitive market and higher entrance cut-offs (from prior classes), making it harder to get into better schools. Of course, schools generally are at lower capacity and have much room for additional customers too.

The real question is, if this becomes the new normal, how will the job market look in 5 years? The bottom line is: we are seeing growth in law right now, perhaps due to changes in the LSAT. See the full story here.

“[One] reason for the sharp increase early on may be due to the removal of the so-called logic games from the LSAT in August, as people rushed to take the new version of the test, said law school admissions consultant Mike Spivey. Logic games, which involved mind-bending hypotheticals, were considered by many to be the most difficult section of the LSAT, and the council opted to eliminate them following a 2019 settlement with two blind LSAT takers who claimed they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

— Reuters

PowerScore, now owned by Barbri, has updated materials

PowerScore has long been a legit force in LSAT prep. They were bought out by BarBri not long ago. Barbri specializes in law outlines and bar exam prep. The purchase in my mind was a sign that PowerScore had achieved a measure of success.

PowerScore now has new study books available that align with the LSAT's new format.

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The August Scores

The August test was the first without Analytical Reasoning (logic games). Yet, the scores were "very much in line with August scores in recent years and our expectations."

It is believed (by some) that the August test employed harder types of logical reasoning questions. The more difficult ones involve formal logic, conditional reasoning, and reasoning with numbers and percentages. It used to be that the amount of these kinds of questions in any logical reasoning section was more limited. The belief is that they are now increasing in proportion.