LSAT-Flex + Will LSAT Logic Games Be Removed

I don't know who needs to hear this, but nobody knows whether the July or August LSAT (or any beyond) will be LSAT-Flex.

We do know your LSAT will have Logic Games, Logical Reasoning, and Reading Comp.

(Rumors of the death of Logic Games have been greatly exaggerated.)

Now everyone get back to studying :)

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Since someone just asked me about this, I'll share that response here, but I go more in-depth in my this LSAT prep class ("Will LSAT Logic Games Be Removed?"):

Questions remain about who exactly will be affected by the changes, what the changes will involve, and when those changes would actually go into effect.

There is some confusion (and apparent disagreement) between the parties regarding the terms of their joint settlement agreement, in particular, these lines from the related press release:

"Additionally, LSAC has begun research and development into alternative ways to assess analytical reasoning skills, as part of a broader review of all question types to determine how the fundamental skills for success in law school can be reliably assessed in ways that offer improved accessibility for all test takers. Consistent with the parties' agreement, LSAC will complete this work within the next four years, which will enable all prospective law school students to take an exam administered by LSAC that does not have the current AR section but continues to assess analytical reasoning abilities."

I spent the first 12 or so minutes of the LSAT prep class analyzing the language of this press release and other statements LSAC and the plaintiff's attorney made.

Things likely aren't as simple (or determined) as the media reports indicated.

I expect that schools would be fine with accepting scores from those who took it prior to the change.

In other words, I wouldn't expect them to *exclusively* require that all applicants take the newer version of the test, if the exam switches over to contain a new question/section type for all moving forward.

We already see schools being fine with older (and altered) versions of the LSAT. Currently, schools are universally taking both LSAT-Flex scores and regular. Back when dual/comparative RC was added in June 2007, they were fine with taking LSAT scores from exams administered before the change.

Of course, changes to Analytical Reasoning could be more significant, but schools have a lot of faith in LSAC's ability to create a valid and reliable admission test.