TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 29, 2025

The American Bar Association (ABA) has voted to extend the deadline for law schools to apply for permission to admit students without requiring an admissions test, including the LSAT, Above the Law reports. The move follows a November decision by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar to allow schools to seek variances from Standard 503, giving them the option to admit up to 100% of students without a test score, a major shift from the prior 10% limit. Since then, more than a dozen law schools have applied for the variance, which is expected to reshape admissions policies nationwide.