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  • Prelaw Is No Prep for the LSAT

    09/01/2009 12:43:02 PM PDT · by stan_sipple · 30 replies · 1,751+ views
    The Volokh Conspiracy ^ | 9-1-2009 | Jonathan Adler
    Using 1994-1995 and 2002-2003 data, Nieswiadomy (1998, 2006) found that economics majors scored well on the LSAT. These results are frequently posted on university web sites by Economics and other departments. This note, which updates the prior studies using current 2007-2008 data for the 2008-2009 class of students entering law school, finds that Economics majors still perform at or near the top of all majors taking the test. Economics majors (LSAT score of 157.4) are tied for first (with Philosophy) of the 12 largest disciplines (those with more than 1,900 students entering law school). Economics is tied for second (with...